Anesthesia Coding, Billing, & Compliance - Day Two
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 | Friday, November 14, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Limited
Bonus Opportunity - Breakfast
with the Experts
Register for this special breakfast session with the conference
presenters. Talk frankly about the reimbursement problems
plaguing YOUR practice and get input from some of the field’s
top consultants. Considering their regular hourly fees, this
is a bargain you don’t want to miss! (Separate
fee required; see registration form.) Attendance is limited
to 25 participants.
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Ready,
Set. . . Code!: Difficult Anesthesia Coding Cases and Solutions
Devona
Slater, President, Auditing for Compliance and Education,
Leawood, Kan.
Ever wonder why a case should be assigned with an alternate
code? Does the site of incision or the fracture weigh
you down? Dive into some of the more complex anesthesia
billing situations in this interactive workshop that draws
on real-life case studies. Devona will take you through
the common mistakes and difficult coding cases in anesthesia. Seasoned
and novice coders alike will benefit from expert tips that
will assist you in your daily anesthesia case coding.
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Compliance
Mechanics: Protect Yourself and Your Practice
Vicki
Myckowiak, Partner, Myckowiak Associates
The government and private payers continue to prosecute providers
for perceived fraud and abuse. Learn what you need to do to
stay compliant and avoid allegations of fraud and abuse. You’ll
examine the current enforcement hot spots for practices, billing companies,
hospitals, and coders with tips to avoid trouble. Compliance is a
natural next career step for coding pros — get the tools you
need to get your practice on the right track.
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. –12:00 Noon. Criteria
of Medical Direction: When and How to Use It
Kelly
Dennis, MBA, CPC, ACS-AN, President, Perfect Office
Solutions, Leesburg, Fla.
Find out what medical direction is all about and learn what you need to do to address it when dealing with modifiers, relief, concurrency problems and other difficult areas. You will get the tips you need to make it easier for you to follow Medicare’s documentation rules for a medically directing anesthesiologist. You’ll also learn which services can be performed while medically directing (sometimes it depends on your individual state carrier directions!). Finally, Kelly will also discuss how to determine whether medical direction is incomplete, and whether or not to bill the QZ modifier in such cases.
12:00 Noon – 12:45 p.m. Speaker Panel Q&A
Wrap-Up
The floor is yours – Bring your anesthesia coding,
billing and compliance questions to this session and find
out the solutions our panel of presenters have to offer.
12:45 p.m. Conference Adjourns
