Main
Conference: October 16, 2008
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Pain Management Hot Spots and Changes – Now
and in the Months Ahead
Devona Slater, President, Auditing for Compliance and Education,
Leawood, Kansas
The only thing constant in the field of pain management is
change. Join Devona Slater, one of the national experts on
pain management, on profitability of pain practices, new coding
trends and more. Whether it’s new CPT® and ICD-9
codes, the impact of fee schedule changes, changes from private
payers, or changes in what and how you bill for procedures
performed in ambulatory surgical centers, the landscape of
pain management reimbursement has shifted measurably. Devona
shares with you what they mean for your reimbursement.
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Refreshment &
Networking Break
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
The Anatomy of Pain: Understanding the Source
Marvel Hammer, President, MJH Consulting, Denver, Colorado
As pain management coders and billers, you need a working
understanding of human anatomy to effectively function in
your jobs. Errors due to a lack of basic anatomy knowledge
lead to incorrect authorizations, misreported diagnoses and
services and claim denials. Avoid finding yourself in this
situation by sitting in on this session with Marvel, as she
gives you an “inside perspective” on the anatomy
and common diagnoses in a pain management practice.
11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch for all attendees
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Get Your Pain Management Practice Ready for Electronic Medical
Records
Joanne Mehmert, President,
Mehmert & Associates, Kansas
City, Missouri
Buyer beware: Do you work for your electronic medical records
(EMR) or do your electronic medical records work for you?
Electronic medical records are already the norm for some practices
and will soon be the norm for all, so if your practice is
not yet geared up, you need to get moving now. Find out from
Joanne Mehmert what the benefits and liabilities of EMRs are,
as well as what you need to know about how to select an EMR
program and how you should use it.
Bonus: Template Tips: EMR Dos and Don’ts
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.A Step-by-Step Guide through a Medicare Audit
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Vicki
Myckowiak, Partner, Myckowiak Associates,
Detroit, Michigan 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Concurrent sessions
(Choose one)
Concurrent Session A:
Get Paid: How to Code
for Pumps and Stims
Devona Slater
One of the most confusing topics for pain coders is billing
for implantable pumps and stimulators. Improper coding and billing
may result in delayed reimbursement, needless denials and appeals,
or simply not getting paid at all. And the complex rules don’t
make it any easier. Fortunately, Devona is here to guide you
through this minefield by putting the rules for implantables
into plain English. She walks you through requirements from
pre-certification to appeals.
Concurrent Session B:
Follow the Rules:
Compliant Use of the
ICD-9 Guidelines in a
Pain Management Practice
Marvel Hammer
Do you follow the rules when reporting ICD-9 diagnosis codes?
Are you aware that the use of the ICD-9 Guidelines is not “elective”?
Don’t get caught with a payer denial due to incorrect
diagnosis reporting! Join Marvel in this session to review the
HIPAA-mandated ICD-9 Guidelines applicable to pain management,
some of which contain requirements such as separate reporting
of integral/non-integral conditions, etiology and manifestation
conventions, and late effects. You will also get tips on how
to help your provider accurately document a patient’s
condition so you can report the ICD-9 codes compliantly.
Bonus: 2008 ICD-9 guidelines specific to pain management (not found in most 2008 ICD-9 code books!)
