AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ON-DEMAND
Sponsored by: Coding and Billing for Outpatient Rehab Made Easy: Proper use of CPT codes, ICD-9 codes, and Modifiers
presented on September 23, 2008
Are you prepared for the ICD-9 coding changes?
Ensure reimbursement and get paid the first time!
Get a handle on the new ICD-9 coding updates and avoid coding headaches by listening to this informative 90-minute audio conference.
Incorrect codes cost you time and money. As a practitioner, it is your responsibility to understand the mechanics of documentation and the effect it has on your coding and claims. We’ll illustrate ways to ensure that your documentation supports the codes you pick so you get paid.
Listen to HCPro and coding expert Kate Brewer, PT, MBA, GCS, for a valuable audio conference on ICD-9 coding for therapy services. You’ll get best practices that cut through the coding clutter and help you pinpoint problem coding areas in rehab so you submit a clean claim the first time and get the money you deserve. We also offer strategies you can use to protect yourself and your facility during an audit.
A lot has happened this year. Ensure that you are up-to-date and coding your claims correctly by listening to this informative 90-minute audio conference.
At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:
- Identify ICD-9 code additions and deletions
- Understand how to handle problem codes, including v-codes and late effects
- Illustrate proper procedures for applicable ICD-9 codes
- Explain how to support medical necessity and prevent possible reviews through accurate coding
- Understand how to effectively apply CCI edits to therapy claims to ensure a clean bill
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- 2009 ICD-9 Codes
- Code additions
- Code deletions
- Problem codes
- Late effects
- Understanding v-codes
- Practical guidance on choosing ICD-9 codes
- Looking up and cross referencing codes
- Ensuring you have the correct code
- Help ensure reimbursement
- Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)
- Medical Necessity
- Certification process
- Other types of reviews
- Practical tips: CCI edits quarterly updates
- Column I/II codes
- Documentation support to reflects the portion of the edit
- Question & Answer Session
BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive these helpful “take-aways” provided within your materials packet:
- Cheat sheet - Latest ICD-9 changes
- Cheat sheet - CCI edits chart for fourth quarter
These materials are provided with PDF links.
MEET THE SPEAKER
Kate Brewer, PT, MBA, GCS, is the president/owner of Progressive Rehab Solutions providing practical consulting services to rehabilitation professionals and vice president of rehabilitation services for Greenfield Rehabilitation Agency, Inc. Kate has presented nationally on documentation, coding and rehabilitation management issues and is a recognized expert in long term care rehabilitation. She has served as the Nominating Chair for the APTA Section on Health Policy & Administration and as Chapter Treasurer for the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association. In addition, with HCPro, Inc., she has published The How-To Manual for Rehab Denials and Appeals: Navigating the Medicare Process, Restorative Nursing Made Easy, and The Essential Guide to Therapy Management: Skills for Rehab Professionals and is on the editorial board for HCPro’s Briefings on Outpatient Rehabilitation Reimbursement and Regulations.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Rehab directors, private practice owners, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, coding and billing professionals
IMPORTANT NOTE:
HCPro also hosted another audio conference on ICD-9 codes for 2009: one focused on the requirements for HIM professionals on August 28, 2008. Check HCPro’s Healthcare Marketplace for information on this program.
AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audio conferences, we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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