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Coding and Documentation for Ophthalmology and Optometry: Optimal and Compliant Coding for Improving Reimbursement

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$219

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Provider:
Cross Country Education, LLC

Topic(s):
Health Care > Nursing

Who Should Attend?
Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Practice Managers, Coders, Reimbursement Specialists, Billers, Nurses, Medical Assistants

Full Seminar Description

Discover the answers to your questions on coding, ICD-9/CPT linking, NCCI edits, bundled codes and Local Coverage Determination codes. Also, learn how to locate the information needed to fight carrier-specific guidelines.

Practitioners of Ophthalmology and Optometry know that this specialty has its own exam codes, unique procedures and specific guidelines for reporting procedures. General coding classes don't always provide the specific, detailed information needed for optimal reimbursement. Physicians and office personnel who do not know how to manage the complexities of the insurance reimbursement system run the risk of not being paid full fee for their services. Claims returned or paid only in part is revenue your practice is unnecessarily losing everyday.

Attend this comprehensive one-day course to examine coding and documentation guidelines for both the most common and the more difficult ophthalmology and optometry procedures. Gathering information from a wide variety of resources, and combining the instructor's experience training coders for over ten years, this seminar is designed to save you time and money. Determine how to get your claims paid the first time you submit them. Identify practical techniques to simplify and streamline your records process. Outline how the ICD, CPT, NCCI and bundled codes all work together. Assess how to train your staff and keep abreast of new guidelines. In the end, better reimbursement results in increased physician AND patient satisfaction. And isn't patient satisfaction the core of your business?

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Ophthalmologists
• Optometrists
• Practice Managers
• Coders
• Reimbursement Specialists
• Billers
• Nurses
• Medical Assistants

"Mr. Restuccio helped us capture revenue we had no idea we were missing. His thoroughness and insight proved most beneficial as we redesigned our fee schedules to accommodate the actual services we were rendering and not being compensated for." - Lee Brown, Director of Administrative Services, Memphis, TN

"Jeff's refreshing teaching style is both enlightening and educational. His comprehensive seminars provide instructions to avoid costly coding errors and curb claim denials. You'll get answers to difficult coding questions without spending hours on research or hiring consultants." - Betty Gower, CPC, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC

Participants are asked to bring a current version of ICD/CPT books, as well as a sample of their fee ticket, progress notes and op reports.

WHAT YOU WILL COVER

• Learn how to create an Ophthalmology Progress Report Document and Fee Ticket that will ensure correct coding -- the first time you submit a claim
• Assess the top 25 errors coders and billers make when reporting procedures
• Discover the answers to your questions on not just coding, but also ICD-9/CPT linking, NCCI edits, bundled codes and Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Guidelines
• Examine effective techniques on how to locate, store and retrieve the information you need to fight the neverending, carrier-specific guidelines and requirements of Medicare and Private Insurance Carriers
• Perform hands-on coding of actual ophthalmology operative reports
• Examine in-depth how to code procedures accurately and compliantly for optimal reimbursement
• Determine which codes are billable with the Medicine ophthalmology exam procedures
• Recognize what differentiates reconstructive surgery from cosmetic
• Develop a fee ticket that will speed up the billing process
• Create a documentation form that will ensure compliance
• Assess how to effectively manage the neverending list of carrier-specific guidelines
• Examine how to code specific ophthalmology op reports
• Determine how to code for specific ophthalmological procedures such as strabismus, photo-dynamic therapy and victrectomies
• Identify essential information not in the CPT manual that you need to know for accurate coding and billing
• Detect the top coding and documentation errors medical professionals make
• Outline practical ways to train your staff and keep abreast of new and ever-changing rules and guidelines
• Collect the maximum amount of money OWED to you without committing insurance fraud

Sponsor Background:

Leading the Way in Professional Development.

Cross Country Education is a national leader in high-quality educational products and services for the entire health care industry. Our seminars and training programs are designed to help health care providers achieve improved performance and results in all areas of clinical, financial and operational management. Our faculty of more than 150 instructors are the "best of the best" in their field of expertise and know how to provide programs that really make a difference to participants.

Since 1995, we have trained over 1,000,000 providers, managers, nurses, behavioral health professionals and other key personnel throughout the entire healthcare industry. We produce over 5,000 seminars and conferences annually for the health care industry. Plus, we coordinate in-house training for health care facilities. Let us provide your training and professional education needs!

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