WHEN:
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 11:30am-1:30pm MT
WHERE:
Virtual (Zoom link will be provided after registration)
COST:
$200 per organization
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Medical Directors and Billing staff
OVERVIEW:
During this webinar, we will outline:
- The importance of coding and documentation.
- The purpose of coding.
- Coding concepts related to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code, and the International "Classification of Diseases" (ICD10) code.
- Good documentation, standards of documentation, what documentation facilitates, and what payers look for in documentation, etc.
- Medical necessity.
- Documentation for minor procedures.
- Documentation and coding for miscellaneous services (i.e., injectable drugs, modifiers, etc.).
- ICD-10 specificity.
- Learning Lab attendees will submit cases.
We will also discuss the documentation and coding requirements for these Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes:
- Chief complaint
- History
- Exam
- Medical decision-making
- Time spent
PRESENTER:
Shellie Sulzberger, LPN, CPC, ICDCT-CM, is a Licensed Practical Nurse and a Certified Professional Coder. Ms. Sulzberger received her nursing license in 1994 and was a practicing clinician at Saint Luke’s Health System for several years before transferring to the internal compliance/audit area. She became credentialed as a Certified Professional Coder in 1996 and assisted the Saint Luke’s Health System with performing medical record chart audits to verify the accuracy of the internal coding and claims processing. Ms. Sulzberger spent approximately six years as a coding/billing consultant with national accounting and consulting firms (BKD, Grant Thornton) before becoming the President of Coding & Compliance Initiatives, Inc. (CCI) in April 2003.
Ms. Sulzberger assists her clients with improving their operational performance in a variety of critical outcome areas, including coding/billing, corporate compliance, charge capture processes, etc. Ms. Sulzberger works with a variety of health care providers including hospitals, physician practices, and rural health clinics in their daily compliance and operational activities.
CME INFORMATION
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Utah Medical Association (UMA) through the joint providership of the UMA Foundation and AUCH. The UMA Foundation is accredited by UMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The UMA Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Questions about the training? Please contact Sarah Woolsey.
For assistance with registration, please contact Beth Fiorello.