Wednesday, April 14, 2010
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

Past Audio Conference, Purchase CD NOW!
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Featured Presenters

Lynn Hill Spragens, MBA
President and CEO
Spragens & Associates, LLC
Durham, NC

Julie Pipke, CPC
Reimbursement Manager, Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

About the Presentation

This audio conference will review the January 2010 elimination of consult codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The presentation will provide coding “crosswalks” to the proper code selection, which varies by payer. Particular emphasis will be placed on how to handle consults billed on time, how to use the prolonged care codes and the appropriate definition of a “new patient.” In addition, we will review examples of likely Relative Value Units (RVU) and revenue impact based upon palliative care coding patterns. Recommendations for the review of current results and ongoing challenges to coding and collection will be presented.

Join us!

Learning Objectives

• Identify at least two modifications needed for your 2010 billing documentation.
• Understand how to use the 2010 RVU and revenue models with your own data to project expected results and identify gaps for improvement.
• Effectively review 1^st quarter 2010 billing reports with your billing staff to identify issues and improve practices for payment.

Who Should Attend?

Physicians; nurses; social workers, financial managers; administrators and others involved in operating a palliative care program.

This presentation is especially geared towards program coordinators/medical directors of palliative care programs and billing specialists.

Call Details

• $89 per phone line or $99 for one phone line plus the audio conference CD-ROM (contains MP3 audio file and presentation PDF file)
• Payment is online by credit card only
• PowerPoint presentations accompany each audio conference
• You will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with the presenter
• Continue the discussion following the audio conference and post your questions and comments on CAPCconnect™ Forum in the Billing and Finance topic!
• We encourage you to invite your colleagues to listen with you

Any questions? Contact Margaret Schutz at (212) 201-2671 or margaret.schutz@mssm.edu