Power Up Your Chart Audit Program

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!

Take a look at the last ten charts that your practice audited – one of the biggest problems you’ll find is the physician failing to differentiate between review of systems and past history. Typically you’ll find the note says something like “patient has coronary artery disease” or “patient has diabetes,” but that’s past history – not a system review. Explaining the difference between the two is an educational point for your physicians – and can help bump up your E/M code to the next level.

Sign up today for Power Up Your Chart Audit Program and learn the secrets of running a top-flight chart audit program. Your presenter, Barb Pierce, has made chart auditing the focus of her career for the last ten years. If you are a practice administrator or a coding manager, you’ll want to attend this information-packed audio to ensure your practice is capturing every dollar it should in E/M coding – and you can’t do that unless your chart auditing program is the most effective it can be.

Benefit from Barb’s hard-won knowledge and discover:

Proven strategies to prioritize your audit focus.
(Tip: tackle those big money items first.)
How to nail down complicated claims that involve preventive medicine,
split billing, consults, time coding and other red flags that are easy for
government auditors to spot.
Smart moves to turn the results of your audit into corrective action.
What the physician needs to know, and what you should report to
your compliance officer.
Compliance-boosting tactics for provider education that win buy-in
from even the most reluctant physicians. (Hint: Money talks.)
Tips to create better templates. The documents you now have in place
may just need a little tweaking in order to meet the 1995 and/or 1997 Documentation Guidelines.

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CEUs:
Approved for 1.5 CEUs (ACS)	Approved for 1.5 CEUs
Approved for 3 CEUs	Approved for 1.5 CEUs

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