Description

Get ortho-specific solutions to lingering office E/M documentation and coding challenges that continue to slow down coding and claims filing. In this 60-minute program, you will examine a series of case scenarios and understand how to quickly solve coding issues related to the new E/M office visit guidelines.

Learning Objectives:-

• Know the details that must be present in the physician’s note for office E/M code selection using MDM and time
• Confidently code E/M office visits for a variety of situations, including new-patient/new-problem workups, fractures, and pre-surgical evaluations
• Guard against new E/M compliance risk areas

Agenda:-

• Understand how to distinguish the various levels of “problems addressed” in the new medical decision-making (MDM) table, including figuring out acute vs. chronic problems, and the difference between self-limiting and acute uncomplicated injuries
• Learn how to count tests accurately, and how tests count toward data analyzed during the visit
• Clarify lingering questions regarding the risk level
• See how the new rules play out in real-world cases
• Learn when a visit may be reported with an office procedure, such as an injection, and how this should be documented and coded
• Q&A

Who Should Attend?

• Orthopedic practice coders
• Coding managers
• Billing managers
• Clinicians