The ABCs of Medical Coding: Everything You Need to Know for Optimal Reimbursement

Complete Seminar Details

This seminar will prepare beginners and veterans to better understand payor categories and the insurance world, along with an accurate and knowledgeable understanding of proper coding principles.

The field of medical coding is a dynamic, constantly changing industry that must be mastered by health care providers in order to achieve a profitable bottom line. It is critical to present a clear picture to third party payors of the medical procedures, services and supplies in a physician's office. To enter the field of coding and reimbursement, you must understand not only terminology and anatomy, but also the differences of the payor groups and how to interpret their rules to the selection of the applicable codes and modifiers. These payor groups include Medicare, Medicaid and commercial carriers. This will result in reduction of payment delays, denials and rejections.

This one-day seminar will prepare both beginners and veterans to better understand payor categories and the insurance world, along with an accurate and knowledgeable understanding of proper coding principles. The demand for qualified coders and billers will continue to increase with the aging of baby boomers and the complexities of the health care industry. Participants will gain valuable information to immediately assist them in their chosen fields and increase their practice's bottom line.

WHAT YOU WILL COVER

• Maximize your understanding of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
• Learn how the federal payor program (Medicare-Medicaid) is structured
• Understand commercial carriers and how the federal "Prompt Pay" law affects your collection activity
• Discover the essentials of modifiers and learn how to master them
• Learn how to reduce the most common claim denials for good
• Understand bundling edits and when and how to legally "unbundle"
• Gain a fundamental understanding of CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9
• Understand how Medicare and Medicaid are structured
• Learn the world of commercial carriers within the health care industry
• Maximize your understanding of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
• Learn how the federal payor program (Medicare-Medicaid) is structured
• Understand commercial carriers and how the federal “Prompt Pay” law affects your collection activity
• Discover the essentials of modifiers and learn how to master them
• Learn how to reduce the most common claim denials for good
• Understand bundling edits and when and how to legally "unbundle"

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Billing, Insurance and Coding Personnel
• Physician Office Managers
• Medical and Billing Managers
• Insurance Managers
• Medical Assistants
• Medical Records Personnel

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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