Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics

November 5-7, 2024

Make sure you are up to date with coding and billing policies for your orthopedic practice's critical surgical procedures. Understand the impact of latest revisions to spine and foot coding. Be prepared to address new payer policies that impact your most important procedures. Stay vigilant for potential compliance risks that can disrupt revenue.

Here's just a sampling of what we have in store for you in 2024:

• Delve into correct coding of shoulder repairs to ensure proper payment.
• Get the latest on payer documentation requirements and other policies that trigger denials for arthroscopic and open procedures.
• Strengthen understanding of AMA and NCCI rules for services including placement and removal of fixation and casting application.
• Learn practical strategies to identify and correct potential compliance risk areas before they become big expensive problems.
• Stay current with correct coding of hip fracture repair, replacement and revision arthroplasty, among other procedures.
• Learn to correctly code cruciate ligament repair, meniscal repairs, osteochondral grafting, and arthroplasty procedures.
• Get the latest guidance on how to properly code foot and ankle procedures.
• Grasp essential coding for hand and wrist procedures, including tendon repair, carpometacarpal arthroplasty, carpal tunnel repair, fasciotomy, fasciectomy, and fracture reduction.
• Gain a deep understanding of both musculoskeletal and nervous system surgical procedures and how they are reported in a two-part spine coding session.
• Expert advice: Get answers to your pressing coding, billing, and compliance questions during the Q&A sessions each day.
• Get your entire team trained without sacrificing productivity and without spending thousands of dollars.
• Reduced expenses. No travel time and no travel costs – participate from the comfort of your own happy place!
• Great networking opportunities and more engaging sessions – ask questions, get clarification and be part of the conversation.
• Access to the on-demand recording for 60 days after live event so that you can relisten and browse content at your own pace.
• Extra! Add-on a specialty – Pain Management, Anesthesia, and/or Billing & Compliance – and attend sessions from multiple tracks spanned over time.

At DecisionHealth, we are committed to delivering you the highest standard of training excellence, provided by nationally recognized industry experts, in an interactive virtual environment that promises more value and flexibility at an extremely affordable price.

Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics

Agenda

*All times are Eastern.

Day 1 — Tuesday, November 5, 202

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Strengthen Shoulder Surgery Coding
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Delve into correct coding of shoulder repairs including limited and extensive debridement, acromioplasty, Mumford procedures, rotator cuff repair, balloon arthroplasty and shoulder replacement. Get the latest on payer documentation requirements and other policies that can trigger denials for arthroscopic and open procedures to ensure appropriate payment.

12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Fracture Repair: Reduce Complex Coding Concerns
Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC
Put the pieces together to properly code and bill closed, percutaneous and open fracture treatment. Strengthen understanding of AMA and NCCI rules for services including placement and removal of fixation and casting application. Compare global vs. itemized billing scenarios to understand when each may be used.

1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
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1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Give Your Orthopedic Practice a Compliance Checkup
Doris V. Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC
Learn practical strategies to identify and correct potential risk areas before they become big expensive problems. Areas to be examined include incident-to-billing, durable medical equipment dispensing, telehealth, and more.

2:35 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Q&A Session with the Speakers
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC
Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC
Bring your most pressing and challenging questions and our expert speakers will answer them during this session. BONUS: Have a tough scenario or complicated question you’ve been struggling with, submit your scenario and/or question ahead of time and our experts will answer during the Q&A sessions. Submit to Laura Evans at Laura.Evans@decisionhealth.com by October 11, 2024.

Day 2 — Wednesday, November 6, 2024

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Troubleshoot Tricky Hip Coding Cases
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Stay current with correct coding of hip fracture repair, replacement and revision arthroplasty, among other procedures. Learn the finer points of poly liner replacement and correct coding of IM rods and fixation. Keep payer bundling rules straight for labral repair and osteotomy to address femoral acetabular impingement.

12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Kick Your Knee Procedure Coding Up a Notch
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Stay up to date on correct coding for cruciate ligament repair, meniscal repairs, osteochondral grafting, and arthroplasty procedures. Understand when to separately report chondroplasty and how to code it. Review case examples to help ensure comprehension.

1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
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1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Step Up Foot and Ankle Procedure Coding
Michael Warshaw, DPM, CPC
Revisions in this year’s CPT manual change the way practices should report hallux valgus correction, among other frequent foot procedures. Make sure you are on top of the latest guidance for these procedures as well as hammertoe correction, tendon repair, fracture reduction, fusion and more.

2:35 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Live Q&A with the Speakers
Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR
Michael Warshaw, DPM, CPC
Bring your most pressing and challenging questions and our expert speakers will answer them during this session. BONUS: Have a tough scenario or complicated question you’ve been struggling with, submit your scenario and/or question ahead of time and our experts will answer during the Q&A sessions. Submit to Laura Evans at Laura.Evans@decisionhealth.com by October 11, 2024.

Day 3 — Thursday, November 7, 2024

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Align Your Spine Coding (Part 1)
Alison Kuley, CPC
Gain a deep understanding of both musculoskeletal and nervous system surgical procedures and how they are reported in this two-part session. Sharpen your knowledge of procedures including arthrodesis, facetectomy, laminectomy and osteotomy and stay up to date on coding vertebral tethering and the latest spinal implants.

12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
Align Your Spine Coding (Part 2)
Alison Kuley, CPC
Gain a deep understanding of both musculoskeletal and nervous system surgical procedures and how they are reported in this double-length session. Sharpen your knowledge of procedures including arthrodesis, facetectomy, laminectomy and osteotomy and stay up to date on coding vertebral tethering and the latest spinal implants.

1:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
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1:25 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
 Extend Your Wrist and Hand Coding Skills
Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC
Grasp essential coding for hand and wrist procedures, including tendon repair, carpometacarpal arthroplasty, carpal tunnel repair, fasciotomy, fasciectomy, and fracture reduction. Review anatomy and work through case studies to deepen your understanding of these procedures and how they are to be reported.

2:35 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Live Q&A with the Speakers
Alison Kuley, CPC
Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC
Bring your most pressing and challenging questions and our expert speakers will answer them during this session. BONUS: Have a tough scenario or complicated question you’ve been struggling with, submit your scenario and/or question ahead of time and our experts will answer during the Q&A sessions. Submit to Laura Evans at Laura.Evans@decisionhealth.com by October 11, 2024.

— Agenda subject to change —

Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics

Speakers

	Doris V. Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC, is principal consultant of DB Healthcare Consulting & Education. She is a multispecialty coding, reimbursement, practice management, and compliance consultant with specialty areas including evaluation and management, anesthesia, pain management, critical care medicine, interventional radiology, and cardiology. She is a consultant for the American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) and shares free educational content in her specialty areas on her YouTube page "Doris The Coder."
	Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC, is a coding and billing specialist at Cascade Orthopaedics’ MultiCare Cascade Surgical Center in Auburn, Washington. With 28 years of experience in the business of healthcare reimbursement, Burke worked her way up from being a receptionist at an orthopedic clinic to serving as lead coding and billing specialist/physician and staff educator for a private orthopedic surgery practice. She is also a Subject Matter Expert for AAPC, ASCA, Healthcare Inspired LLC, and many others. Burke has experience coding and billing in orthopedics, pain management, PM&R, ASC facilities, PT, OT, and podiatry, just to name a few.
	Alison Kuley, CPC, is on staff at nimble solutions (formerly National Medical Billing Services), where she works closely with her clients to make sure they understand what is needed to code cases accurately. Prior to that, she managed the revenue cycle staff at Litchfield Hills (Connecticut) Orthopedics. She has been a certified professional coder for more than 20 years and is a noted expert in the field of spine coding. Kuley is a regular speaker at conferences around the country and was member of the North American Spine Society (NASS) Coding Committee from 2019-2022. With her extensive experience, she is an expert in process, procedures, and reimbursement methodologies for the complex and ever-changing specialty of orthopedics and spine.
	Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR, has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare arena, including more than 20 years in orthopedic coding, billing, and reimbursement. Vaught frequently performs internal audits, provides education and training to physicians and office staff, and helps clinics establish billing and compliance policies. She is an advisor on orthopedic coding to the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance, and she helped develop the Advanced Orthopedic Coding credentialing exam. Vaught has contributed many articles to the AAOS Bulletin and has served as technical advisor to the DecisionHealth publications Medical Practice Coding Pro and the Orthopedic Coder’s Pink Sheet.
	Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CPC, CSFAC, CPODCS, COCS, CMSCS, is a practicing podiatrist and Certified Professional Coder who speaks nationwide on foot and ankle coding as well as durable medical equipment coding and compliance, among other topics. Dr. Warshaw is the author of numerous articles as well as the 2024 Podiatry Coding Manual, published by the American College of Podiatric Medicine. In addition, he specializes in forensic medical coding and has served as an auditor and expert witness in civil and criminal healthcare cases across the U.S.

Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics

Pricing

Retail price: $399.00

Add on a specialty – Pain Management, Anesthesia, and/or Billing & Compliance Virtual Summit – for $100 each.

Group pricing is as follows:

• 2-10 attendees = each attendee receives 10% discount off retail price
• 11-15 attendees = each attendee receives 15% discount off retail price
• 16-20 attendees = each attendee receives 20% discount off retail price
• 21 or more attendees = each attendees receive 25% discount off retail price

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Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics

Continuing Education

BMSC
This program is approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC) — Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit: Orthopedics on November 5-7, 2024 — 9 CEUs towards the maintenance of the ACS, SCP and CCP-P credentials.