Catalog Number : cra1697
Title : Critical Access Hospitals and Telemedicine
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 6-25-2015
Webplay Price : $ 125 for two weeks viewing

Target Audience:

• CAH Coding Personnel
• Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
• Nursing Staff
• Outpatient Service Area Personnel
• Chargemaster Coordinators
• Financial Analysts
• Compliance Personnel
• Physicians
• Practitioners
• Other Interested Personnel

Webinar Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Prerequisites for Participating:

General knowledge of healthcare providers including coding, billing and reimbursement activities.

Webinar Objectives:

• To understand the general concept of telemedicine and how it works
• To appreciate the underlying technology that allows telemedicine services to work
• To understand the special terminology used in telemedicine and telehealth
• To review the rules and regulations surrounding telemedicine services
• To understand special requirements for physicians and practitioners
• To appreciate how to code, bill and the reimbursement process for telemedicine services

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

• Overview
  • Telemedicine Services
  • Telehealth Services
  • General Process
  • Review of Terminology
• Underlying Technologies
  • Interactive Communications
  • Electronic Monitoring
• Clinical Issues for Telemedicine
  • Physicians
  • Non-Physician Practitioners
  • Consultation Services
• Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Issues
  • Coding and Claims Filing Requirements
  • Special Codes and Modifiers
  • Distant Site Consideration
  • Originating Site Considerations
• Special Considerations for CAHs Sources for Further Information

Attendance Certificate:

Upon attending this course you will receive a 1.5 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate. There is usually a reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow these to count for each state. If you have any questions, please ask your state association.

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.