Critical Care Coding and Documentation 2009 CD-ROM
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Hear a discussion of recent changes in guidelines for performing and documenting consultations, as well as the varying interpretations of these guidelines now occurring across the country. Understand how to appropriately document to ensure you get paid for all the services you provide, while adding a unique and interactive tool to your reference library.
This CD-ROM will help you:
- Learn and understand the revised definition of a consultation and distinguish a referral or continuing care from a consultation.
- Learn documentation and correct coding for consultations in your hospital, office, emergency room, observation unit, or clinic.
- Learn what consultation services nonphysician providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) can and cannot provide.
- Review the application of the teaching physician regulations to consultations.
- Help clarify any questions you may have regarding consultations and ICD-9 diagnosis codes, procedural codes, modifiers, and much, much more!
Who should view this CD-ROM?
- All physicians (private practice and academia)
- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants participating in consultative services
- Medical practice executives
- Practice administrators and managers
- Billing and coding staff
Faculty
Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, FCCP
Dr. Manaker is an actively practicing pulmonary and critical care physician at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he is also the Vice Chair for Regulatory Affairs for the Department of Medicine. He represents the ACCP and the American College of Physicians on the American Medical Association's Relative Value Scale Update Committee and serves on the Highmark Medicare Services Contractor Advisory Committee for Pennsylvania. Dr. Manaker lectures widely across the United States as a physician advocate, speaking on chart documentation, coding, and reimbursement topics, including the teaching physician regulations, critical care, evaluation and management coding, consultation policies, nonphysician providers, and the impact of electronic medical records.
Please note that the content in this program is the opinions of the presenters. The ACCP does not verify, endorse, or otherwise comment on the content presented by the presenters. Individual practice circumstances might differ; therefore, please use discretion when applying the presenters' recommendations. Neither the presenters nor the ACCP guarantee any particular outcomes.
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