CPT Evaluation 2013 - CPT Evaluation & Mgmt Coding : A Look At the Tough Stuff - Part 2 - Webinar By MentorHealth

Overview: This session is dedicated to the correct usage of CPT and the key components surrounding some of the more complex CPT Evaluation and Management services. I will provide a quick-look utilizing the AMA guidelines for CPT coding to clarify the services being billed, for complex E&M physician based medical services. Correct usage of CPT E&M Coding provides a means to which a physician office can provide more information to the insurance or 3rd party payer.
A good thorough understanding of the complexities of these more "difficult" E&M codes and be reviewed to see if they can add additional revenue and fiscal success for a physician based practice. CPT E&M codes add information to the claim, and provide insight into the medical necessity of complex and unusual evaluation and management physician based medical services. These complex E&M codes also help provide additional information to support upper tier and critical based hospital and outpatient physician services 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 regarding concepts of E&M's more difficult areas such as critical care, prolonged Services, Special E&M, Wellness/Preventive Medicine, Newborn Care, Online-medical Evaluations and Telephone Evaluations.
We will discuss components for appropriate usage, and documentation requirements of criteria needed for correct reimbursement of these "special" services provided by physicians, in an office or hospital setting.
By understanding the correct key components of these special E&M services 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 by submitting these "difficult codes" correctly. We will also cover E&M physician based services that are provided in the hospital/facility areas that include newborn care changes, and critical care 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, can glean some new information regarding some of these mis-used, and often overlooked CPT billing codes. This session can give a coder/biller and added boost of education to enhance, or reinforce their coding skills. 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:
Understand the Guidelines (Critical Key Components)
Critical Care Services
Prolonged Services
Special E&M Services
Wellness/Preventive Medicine
Newborn Care Services
Online Medical Evaluation
Telephone Evaluation
Unlisted Services
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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