ABCs of 99211-99215: How to Make Sure You Code at the Right E/M Level

Your Expert Presenter:
Barb Pierce, CCS-P, ACS-EM Join chart audit coding veteran Barb Pierce, CCS-P, ACS-EM, for a no-nonsense, plain-English guide to E/M coding and auditing so that you collect full, correct reimbursement and steer clear of auditors. With her 20+ years as a coder and trainer, plus as author of the Board of Medical Specialty Coding’s Advanced Coding Specialist – Evaluation and Management Auditing (ACS-EM) exam, Barb brings a unique combination of physician office management and chart auditing experience to her programs. Every year, she conducts more than a dozen sold out chart auditing seminars throughout the country. Now’s your chance to experience Barb from the comfort and convenience of your office … and ask her questions!
Who Should Attend
This conference benefits a wide variety of health care professionals. Billing and coding staff Physicians and non-physician practitioners Practice administrators & executives Front office staff Compliance officers Consultants There is no limit to the number of staff from your office who can participate. One registration fee lets your entire staff listen in via speakerphone! Save money — no travel expenses!

It’s easy for physicians to get in a rut billing the same level of evaluation and management code regardless of the services they perform. Many are in the habit of underdocumenting. They either undercode their services to match the level of documentation (or lack thereof), or simply bill for what they did, regardless of supporting documentation, so it looks like they’re upcoding. These patterns wave a giant red flag at auditors.

So how do you educate your physicians to bill the correct level every time? Tune in to this 60-minute audio led by E/M guru Barb Pierce, with Professional management Midwest. Barb has made E/M coding her focus for the last 10 years and has uncovered time-tested tips to ensure that you are billing the correct level again and again. Barb shows you:

How to analyze documentation to understand the difference between 99212, 99213 and 99214. What history, examination and medical decision making is necessary for each level.
The particulars of 99211. Warning – you don’t automatically get to bill a “nurse visit” every time your nurse is involved in the patient care. Bonus: Sample policy and procedure with guidance on how to identify situations where you can legitimately bill 99211.
Exactly what review of systems is required for the various levels, and how can you help your physicians work smarter, not harder.
How to successfully document 99214 using the status of three chronic conditions.
What it takes to be a 99215 – and is it always an admission waiting to happen?
How the established patient E/M codes compare with the new patient visits. And what really is a new patient, according to CPT’s refined definition for 2007.
How to make the consult request, which typically has been set up by the office staff and not physicians. You’ll get the newest clarifications from Medicare, plus tips on how to set up internal policy. Bonus: receive a sample consultation confirmation form you can implement right away.
How to create and implement useful templates.
What to keep in mind if you’re planning to let the EMR code your visits.
What documentation is required to bill a visit and procedure on the same day?

Approved for 1 CEU

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One registration fee lets your entire staff listen in! Save money - no travel expenses!