CPT Evaluation 2013 - CPT Evaluation & Mgmt Coding Basics: Refreshing your Skills-Part 1 - Webinar By MentorHealth

Overview: This session is dedicated to the correct usage of CPT and the key components. I will provide a refreshed utilizing the AMA guidelines for CPT coding to clarify the services being billed, for physician based medical services. Correct usage of CPT E&M Coding provides a means to which you provide more information to the insurance or 3rd party payer. A good thorough understanding of the key components (4T's) of this code-set is integral to fiscal success for a physician based practice.
CPT E&M codes add information to the claim, and provide insight into the medical necessity of evaluation and managing physician based medical visits. E&M codes also help provide additional information to support a service was performed as initial visits, established patient visits, follow up, and/or consultation with a patient that may take more time rather than the traditional E&M history, exam and medical decision making. (eg. significantly and /or separately identifiable Evaluation & management)
Why should you attend: In the healthcare field of CPT base physician billing, Evaluation & Management coding is commonly misunderstood and misused when submitting insurance claims for physician based services. By attending this webinar, It will give you tips, and helpful hints on how to appropriately use the CPT book for Evaluation & Management,. In this session, we will cover the basics and give a refresher of the basic CPT concepts regarding E&M. : In addition to the correct usage of the concepts of E&M we will cover many of the critical components for appropriate usage, and documentation for the criteria needed for correct reimbursement of physician based claims.
By utilizing the correct key components of E&M from CPT, you will be able to "paint the picture" of the care the patient received during the physician's office visit, and reap the benefit of a correct claim the first time through, and paid in a timely manner. This session will enable you and your office to enhance your revenue stream, by utilizing the correct E&M codes for the right reason. We will also cover E&M physician based services that are provided in the hospital/facility areas, in addition to office based E&M services. We will also discuss the usage of "unlisted" E&M and when it is/is not appropriate to use them. We will also touch briefly on the Preventive Medicine Services, that are included in the Evaluation and Management section of CPT, however, these evaluate and manage for "health and prevention" versus "evaluating and managing a specific complaint, or diagnosis.
Even the most experienced office based CPT coder, should refresh their skills. Many times these coders get "tunnel vision" in regard to how they are coding, and a quick shot refresher can give the experienced coder an added boost of education to enhance, or reinforce the basic concepts. In light of the implementation of ICD-10 coming up within the next year, having a good grasp of CPT skills, and the expertise and confidence of using E&M will make it much easier to concentrate on upgrading and learning the new concepts with ICD-10cm.
Areas Covered in the Session: We will be covering CPT E&M
Understand the Guidelines (Critical Key Components)
History
Examination
Decision-making
Counseling
Coordination of care
Nature of presenting problem(s)
Time
Unlisted Services
Document What You Did (according to the guidelines)
Bill what you documented
Collect what you billed
Appeal denied claims
Who Will Benefit:
Physician Office based, Medical Coders (Certified and non-certified)
Medical Office Managers
Medical/Insurance Billers
Medical Claims Reviewers
Medical Health Record Specialists
Medical Front Office & Back office Personnel
Medical Billing Students
Lori-Lynne Webb Lori-Lynne is an independent coding, compliance, and auditing specialist. She has 20+ years of multi-specialty coding experience and teaches coding, compliance and auditing skills for clinical and clerical staff, utilizing AMA and AHIMA based curriculum. Lori-Lynne is also an AHIMA ACE mentor
In addition to performing physician based coding and auditing services for Physician Services, she is a contributing author & Audio presenter for many national coding resource. She is a speaker, educator, writer and presenter for many national publications and companies such as the, AAPC, AHIMA and IdHIMA. In addition to her educational and technical writing, she also contracts and performs independent audit and education services for private practice physicians and facilities.
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