Cardiology E/M Coding: Hospital and Office Documentation Compliance
Instructor:
Terry Fletcher
Product ID: 705312
- Duration: 60 Min
Why Should You Attend:
CMS along with AMA CPT finalized a number of significant changes to the coding for the E/M services for the cardiology specialty. Now that these changes have gone into effect, health care organizations should be monitoring and auditing their existing records to make sure they are capturing services and maximizing their reimbursements.
This presentation will address coding along with billing and payments for said services. It will also present real case study examples, easy to understand guidelines for E/M, and language examples to make sure physicians are compliant in their documentation when trying to capture new services in 2017. Also the new July information on 99214 exams will be discussed.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
- Capturing the new patient vs established patient visits
- Coding for an E/M and a diagnostic test on the same date
- Coding for hospital H&P's correctly and making sure documentation can support
- The new "star" symbol for 2017 and the impact it will have for Cardiology Telemedicine Services
- The roll of NPP's in the office and hospital for E/M services
- Modifiers as it relates to protecting the E/M when billed with other services
Who Will Benefit:
- Coders
- Billers
- Administrators
- Collectors
- Physicians
- Back Office Staff
Terry Fletcher
President, Terry Fletcher Consulting Inc
Ms. Terry Fletcher is a Specialty Coding Industry Expert, Auditor and Educator based in Laguna Beach, California, with over 30 years experience. Terry is a past member of the National Advisory Board for AAPC, past Chair of the AAPCCA, and National Conference educator. Ms. Fletcher is the Technical Editor for the Cardiology Coder's Pink sheet from DecisionHealth LLC and Editorial Advisor for Cardiology Coding Alert from The Coding Instutite. She is also an educator for McVey Seminars, MGMA, Audio Educator, AHIMA, AAPC, Medlearn, OnlineAudioTraining, ComplianceOnline, and Decision Health, teaching over 100 specialty coding seminars, teleconferences and webinars every year.
Terry holds a bachelor’s degree (BS) in economics, multiple certifications in coding, and her proficiency certification in ICD-10-CM: CPC, CCC, CEMC, SCP-CA, ACS-CA, CCS-P, CCS, CMSCS, CMCS, CMC. Her coding and reimbursement specialties include: Cardiology, Peripheral-Cardiology, Gastroenterology, E/M Auditing, Orthopedics, ICD-10-CM Coding, Neurology, and Interventional Radiology.
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