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E/M Coding: How Nature of Presenting Problem Can Make or Break Your Claim
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SUMMARY
Auditors are taking a fresh look at E/M coding. They're bypassing the more traditional key components of history, examination and medical decision making and they're focusing more on Nature of Presenting Problem. Join us for a live 60-minute webinar where you and your co-workers responsible for coding will discover:
- Why there's more to E/M coding than just the 3 key components
- The different ways to consider nature of presenting problem - prospective vs. retrospective
- How to use the nature of presenting problem when selecting level of service
- Clinical examples of how nature of presenting problems applies
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
A large percentage of your revenue comes from E/M services and many are leaving money on the table by not understanding the appropriate role that the "nature of presenting problem" should play when it comes to selecting an E/M service level. After this live 60-minute webinar, you and your co-workers responsible for coding will learn how to properly use the nature of presenting problem in your E/M coding and how to defend your code selection from overzealous auditors.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- How nature of presenting problem is being used now
- CPT - a contributing E/M component , but not key
- CMS - how presenting problem determines medical necessity
- Carriers - how they view it - and will they pay
- Auditors - Their new focus on presenting problem in E/M coding
- The 5 types of presenting problems
- Minimal - is it even medically necessary?
- Self limited or minor - lower level codes only
- Low severity - which code levels are appropriate
- Moderate severity - documentation needed to code higher levels
- High severity - highest code levels
- How presenting problems affect coding
- Keys to determining correct code choice
- Ways to prevent down coding and up coding
- How presenting problem can help fight a denied claim
- Live Question and Answer Session - Have your specific real-world E/M coding questions addressed!
- How nature of presenting problem is being used now
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SPEAKER
Kenneth Engel, CPC, CHC, ACS-EM, CCP is Vice President, Corporate Compliance Officer, and a founding associate of Martin Gottlieb and Associates, a company which provides coding and billing services for emergency physicians who cover 48 emergency departments from six states. The company also services radiology and urgent care providers.
- As a software engineer, he worked to develop the company's medical coding and billing software.
- With 15 years of experience in dealing with complex issues involving physician reimbursement, coding, and compliance, he now administers a corporate compliance program, researches and develops coding policy, performs medical reviews, and provides coding and documentation education to medical coders and physicians.
- He is also an active member and past president of an AAPC Chapter in Florida.
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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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