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2009 Cardiology Coding Update – Getting Ready for Jan. 1
Audio Conference Recording Price: 199.00 -
SUMMARY
Here we go again. All the new codes are out - ICD-9 and CPT. Medicare has released the Physician fee Schedule RVU changes and the HCPCS changes too. Zeroing in all the changes that affect Cardiology can seem like a monumental task. Join us for a 60-minute audio conference where you and your co-workers will discover:
- CPT changes that affect Cardiology coding
- How medical necessity documentation makes or breaks your claim
- 2009 Physician Fee Schedule RVU changes: Do they help or hurt the bottom line
- Which HCPCS changes affect Cardiology
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
After this 60-minute audio conference, you and your co-workers responsible for Cardiology coding will learn the just released 2009 CPT code changes, HCPCS changes and the best ways to incorporate these changes so you get reimbursed and avoid time-consuming and frustrating denials.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- CPT code changes you need to know
- Changes to Cardiology coding that affect how and when to code
- Therapeutic service and procedure codes - what's changed
- Current Medicare rules and regulations impacting cardiology coding
- RVU changes to the 2009 Physician Fee Schedule
- Which RVU changes affect you
- What affect will the changes have on your bottom line
- Billing techniques to ensure proper and full reimbursement
- HCPCS and ICD-9 changes that affect Cardiology
- Patient history and patient management codes - keys to getting paid
- How to bill and get paid for prolonged services since modifier -21 is being deleted
- Keys to using the new cardiology codes effectively
- Live Question and Answer Session - Have your specific real-world Cardiology coding questions addressed!
- CPT code changes you need to know
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SPEAKER
Betty A. Johnson, BA, CPC, CCS-P CIC, CCP Consultant/National Speaker/Educator American Academy of Professional Coders - National Advisory Board Officer
- Betty Johnson is the President and CEO of CPC Solutions, Inc., a Chicago-area based healthcare consulting firm. In addition to providing coding education across the country, Betty is a healthcare consultant with over 19 years experience in physician coding, billing, and education. She holds a B.A. in Health Care Administration.
- Betty is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) through the American Academy of Professional Coders. She is also a Certified Coding Specialist for Physicians (CCS-P) through the American Health Information Management Association. In addition, Betty holds certification as a Certified Compliance Professional (CCP) and a Certified Interventional Coder (CIC). Her background includes many years of practice management experience in a variety of specialties.
- As president of CPCSI, Betty focuses on coding and billing issues of provider practices, both large and small. She also concentrates on health care regulatory issues, fraud and abuse compliance, reimbursement issues, and PATH guidelines.
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AAPC CREDITS
This program has prior approval by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Additional information on obtaining your CEU will be included with your purchase.
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
The speaker's PowerPoint presentation slides are included with your audio recording purchase. All materials are accessible through the Internet and can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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PRICING
$199.00 for audio conference recording (CD or DVD) and program materials.
This is an outstanding program and therefore we offer purchasers a Money Back Guarantee. We are so confident that you will find the conference valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee from now until 30 days after the audio recording is shipped, making this a risk-free investment. Audio recordings will be received approximately three weeks after the live conference.
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