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Hospitalists: Keys to Documenting, Coding and Getting Paid
Audio Conference Recording Price: 199.00 (U.S. Dollars) -
SUMMARY
Having hospitalists around makes life easier for the staff physicians but throws a monkey-wrench into the coders' world. Getting paid for services performed by hospitalists goes way beyond normal inpatient coding. Join us for a 60-minute audio program where you, your physicians, hospitalists and your coding and billing staff will discover:
- The difference between co-management and consultation - in plain English
- Keys to discharge coding - Clear up the confusion
- What to do if multiple physicians see the same patient on the same day
- How to code for observation when hospitalists are running the show
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
After this 60-minute audio conference, you and your co-workers responsible for coding services performed by hospitalists will walk away with a better understanding of the basics of hospitalist coding. You'll also discover keys to coding problem areas and complicated scenarios associated with having hospitalists in the facility.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Proper documentation & coding for biggest problem areas
- Consultation vs. co-management - clear up the confusion
- Who bills for what in co-management agreements?
- Observation vs. short stay - and how to bill for multiple physicians
- Do's and don'ts for these tricky scenarios
- Handling admits and discharges by different physicians
- Keys to coding and billing for multiple physicians seeing the same patient on the same day
- Transfer of care or co-management? How to tell the difference
- Wrapping it all up
- Follow up visit uncovers a new problem - here's help
- Keys to discharge management when hospitalists are involved
- Strategies for getting paid for subsequent visits
- Live Question and Answer Session - Have your specific real-world hospitalist coding questions addressed!
- Proper documentation & coding for biggest problem areas
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SPEAKER
Kim Garner Huey, BS, CPC, CCS-P, CHCC, CHAP * Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management * Certified Professional Coder * Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-based * Certified Healthcare Compliance Consultant * Certified Healthcare Audit Professional
- For the last twenty years, Kim has worked with providers in virtually all specialties. She has been privileged to be a presenter for the AAPC, Ingenix, Part B News and Decision Health, the Coding Institute. Kim served as President of Magic City Professional Coders and was a founding member of Capital City Coders.
- Kim works with clients to improve coding and documentation of services, and to ensure compliance with Medicare and insurance company regulations. She is also available for on-site visits for auditing and education as well as for on-the-record audits and general coding and reimbursement questions.
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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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