2024 Boot Camp Day 1 Part 1: Overview of Basic Medical Terminology2024 Boot Camp Day 1 Part 1: Overview of Basic Medical TerminologyPresented by: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, FAHIMA

All healthcare workers should be familiar with the language of medicine. This class is great for those new to healthcare and is a wonderful review for others. It teaches ways to learn how to break words into their word parts to facilitate understanding of medical terminology.

Practice exercises will aid with spelling and pronunciation of terms. Join expert Karen Scott to update terminology skills to aid with your coding responsibilities and challenges.

Date:     Friday, June 7, 2024

Time:      9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Online Only. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one day prior.**This series of courses is open only to participating MetroCare Physicians members and their staff. CEUs will be availableContact Person: Donna Pendergrass 261-7796, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.***** 3 CEU clock hours are available *****

2024 Boot Camp Day 1 Part 2: Advanced Anatomy and Medical Terminology

Presented by: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, FAHIMA

Anatomy and medical terminology will be reviewed by using a process of breaking words into their word parts to facilitate their understanding. More in-depth terminology will be discussed for a better comprehension of procedures, conditions, disorders, and diseases.This class is good for anyone who may need introduction to or review of more complex terms used in the practice of medicine and is a follow-up to last month’s basic level class. Practice exercises in this session will aid with spelling and pronunciation of terms.

Date: Friday, June 7, 2024Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Online. Web link will be emailed one day prior to event.Contact Person: Donna Pendergrass This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tips for Successfully Reporting HEDIS Quality Measures for Value-Based Contracts
by Laurie King RN HealthChoice Provider Engagement Clinical Specialist 

Improve your quality metric scoring in value-based contracts with tips for more efficient documentation and reporting of HEDIS based metrics presented by Laurie King, RN,  who performs the quality attestations for our value-based network. This brief lunchtime webinar is well suited for clinicians as well as managers and billers and is highly applicable across multiple contracts.

Date: June 12

Time: 12 NOON

For MetroCare Physician members and staff only: One hour CEU available

2024 Coding Boot Camp ICD 10 Day Presented by: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, FAHIMA

History of Diagnostic Coding/Instructions for Manual Use

-Official coding Guidelines

-Layout of manual sections/tables

Practice looking up diagnoses

-Special attention to rules around maternal/fetal/neonate coding

-Necessity and proper use of Z codesTime:9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Six hours CEUs available

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Online only. Links will be emailed to registrants.Printed materials will be emailed in advance with the Zoom invite.For questions contact: Donna Pendergrass This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.***For MetroCare Member Practices and staff only*****

PAYER RECOUPMENTS AND AUDITS: UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THOSE DIRTY WORDS    June 20, 2024  Jackie Boswell   MBA, FACMPE SVMIC Assistant VP

This session will discuss compliance surrounding payer recoupments and methods to avoid deselection, penalties and fines.

Date:              June 20

Time:               12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.     

Location:        Online only. Link will be emailed to registrant 1 day prior.

**This course is open only to participating MetroCare Physicians members and their staff. 1 hour CEUs will be available.

Contact Person: Donna Pendergrass   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.