Understanding the Official Coding Guidelines for ICD-10-CM Coding
Lunch program

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

If you code your own encounters, this one hour program is especially for you.

These guidelines are rules, often overlooked, that have been developed to complement official coding conventions and instructions provided within ICD-10-CM itself.

Adherence to these guidelines when assigning ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes is required under HIPAA.

Join us for a discussion of these rules underlying the use of the codes and instructions within the main body of the manual. For those who have never read the guidelines, it can be an illuminating experience. It is a great review and update for those familiar with coding and coding rules.

Date:               Wednesday, Oct 4  OR Tuesday Oct 17

Time:                12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location:        Online. Web link and handout will be sent one day prior to the event.

**This series of in-service courses is open only to participating MetroCare Physicians members and their staff.

Contact Person: Donna Pendergrass

   901-261-7796

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***************One hour of CEU available***************

2023 Evaluation & Management Coding: 
Deep Dive with Updates

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

Did you miss our February and July programs? Then we are repeating this for you. If you already did this program in 2023, wait for our new updates in 2024. This is the same CEU certificate and topic from Feb and July.

Do you have questions now that you have been using the new coding rules?

SEND US YOUR DIFFICULT CASES (no PHE of course) email to:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">Donna.pendergrass@ metrocarephysicians.com

We will not reveal who sent them.

This class is an intensive, detailed review of all those evaluation and management coding changes over the last few years. Repeat sessions are the best way to learn.

Please have your coding manuals prepared to participate in some exercises.

Date:               Friday, Oct 6, 2023  

Time:              9:00 AM- 12:00 PM.        

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

     ******* for MetroCare members and staff only****

************* 3hrs CEUs available *****************

Coding for NonCoders

Presented by:

Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, FAHIMA

Administrators, billers, and other practice personnel who are not trained coders need an understanding of coding rules and functions in generating revenue and maintaining compliance with government regulations.

Class participants will gain some understanding of coding procedure fundamentals, the

use of ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, and HCPCS coding manuals to report services performed,

and with the process for assigning appropriate supporting diagnoses.

Build your coding knowledge or review the basics of assigning proper codes with expert

Karen Scott.

Please have your CPT-4, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM manuals available if possible for class participation.

Date:  Friday, October 6, 2023

Time:  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location:

Online only. Registrants will be emailed link one

day prior.

**This seminar is open only to participating MetroCare Physicians members and staff.

*******NO CEUs available since this is for NONcoders*********

Contact Person: Donna Pendergrass

Payer Recoupments and Audits: Understand and Manage Those Dirty Words
Jackie Boswell SVMIC Medical Practice Consultant

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

Objectives:

• Identify compliance surrounding billing and overpayments

• Prepare your practice to respond to audit requests

Online only. Link will be emailed one day prior. 

For MetroCare Physicians members and staff 1 hour CEU available

Coding the Endocrine System for 2024

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

Due to the importance of this topice,we are repeating this program that many were unable to attend in October. Those who attended at that time will not get a new certificate for this repeat.

The Endocrine system can be called the regulator due to its principal responsibility of providing a stable balance between interdependent elements of the human body through various hormones, thus making endocrine coding a necessary part of many specialties.

The ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 training session will include:

• Chapter specific terminology with anatomy
• Proper coding of conditions, disorders, and their complications
• Review coding sequencing, rules, regulations and conventions
• Stressing the importance of specificity in documentation and coding with identification

of co-morbidities that trigger HCCs (Hierarchical Condition Categories)

Please have your ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 manuals available for coding exercises.

You may submit your specific coding problems and questions to Donna Pendergrass at least a week ahead to be addressed by Karen during class. Please de-identify/remove any patient protected health information if you send clinic notes.

Date: Friday, Oct 13, 2023

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: Online only. Link will be emailed to registrants one day prior.

**This in-service course is open only to participating MetroCare Physicians members and their staff

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