Catalog Number : cra1065
Title : Charge Master: Coding and Charge Capture
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 5-21-2013
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

What process should be used to determine when modifiers should be used? Should coding for hospital services be accomplished through the chargemaster? To answer these questions and more come join us in this important and educational Webinar.

Target Audience:

• Chargemaster Coordinators, Health Information Management Personnel, Billing and Claims Generation Personnel, Compliance Personnel, Patient Financial Management Personnel, Cost Accounting Personnel, Cost Report Personnel, Financial Analysts, Managed Care Contract Personnel, Revenue Enhancement Personnel, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, Financial Planners, All Other Hospital Personnel Interested in Pricing

Webinar Objectives:

• Understand the Overall Role of the Hospital's Chargemaster in the Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Process
• Review The CPT and HCPCS Coding Requirements for Outpatient Claims Filing
• Appreciate the Difference Between Static Coding and Dynamic Coding Relative to the Chargemaster
• Understand the Different Systematic Approaches That Can Be Taken to Coding for Outpatient Services
• Be Able to Develop Flow Charts of Different Types of Coding and Charge Capture Interfaces to the Chargemaster
• Assess the Effectiveness of Coding and Billing Flow Relative to Proper Claim Generation
• Appreciate the Role of Professional Coding Staff Relative to the Chargemaster
• Identify the Standard Problem Areas Within Hospitals for the Coding Interface to the Chargemaster
• Review Action Steps that Chargemaster Coordinators Can Take To Audit the Chargemaster and Make Improvements
• Review Several Service Areas Relative To Different Coding Approaches
• Appreciate the Significant Compliance Issues Relating to the Coding Interface to the Chargemaster

The following are a few of the topics to be discussed:

• Overview of CPT and HCPCS Coding
  • Hospital Outpatient
  • Physician Clinics
  • Modifier Utilization
• Overview of the Chargemaster
  • Chargemaster Information
  • Revenue Codes
  • CPT/HCPCS Codes and Modifiers
  • Charges and Charge Structures
  • Capturing Chages
• Assessing the Coding Interface to the Chargemaster
  • Dynamic Coding
  • Static Coding
  • Combination or Hybrid Flows
• Alternative Interfaces - Analysis and Assessment
  • Coding and Modifier Interface
  • Charge Capture Interface
• Special Service Areas - Alternative Approaches
  • Emergency Department
  • Infusions/Injections/Chemotherapy
  • Interventional Radiology
    • Surgical
    • Cardiovascular
  • Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
  • Provider-Based Clinics
• Auditing The Coding Interface to the Chargemaster
  • Product - Final Claim Form
  • Process - Coding/Billing/Charge Capture Flow
• Hospital Action Steps

Contact Hours:

All participants: Must attend the entire Webinar and complete a Webinar critique to receive a 1.5 Hour Attendance Certificate for each program.

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.