Creating a Better Patient Financial Experience
presented by 

 Laura Watkins, FACMPE, CPC – Senior Medical Practice Consultant, SVMIC

For any medical practice, every dollar counts. With the growth of high deductible health plans and out-of-pocket expenses, patients are increasingly responsible for a higher portion for the services they receive from providers. This session will address this ongoing trend and how practices can rethink and enhance their patient's financial journey.

Date: Thursday March 5
Time: 12PM- 1PM

For MetroCare members and staff only. 1 hour CEU available

Coding for Urinary and Male Genital Systems 2026

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

Revisit CPT and diagnosis coding with Karen Scott for the urinary and male genital system. Sharpen your coding skills to ensure selection of the appropriate codes for optimum reimbursement and coding compliance when reporting excisions, repairs and other procedures of the urinary system involving the male genital system. The section will include discussion of codes and documentation needed to support their use.

Problematic areas and common errors will be covered.

If there are applicable topics or questions that you wish to be addressed, please forward those at least a week prior to the session to make sure they are covered.

Date:              Friday, March 6, 2026

Time:               9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location: online. Link emailed one day prior.

**This series of courses is open only to participating MetroCare physician members and their staff.        3 hours CEU available

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***** CEU hours available *****

Dissecting & Coding Op Notes 2026- Repeat

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

The operative report is a blueprint to communicate the specific details of a procedure. It relates to coders the pieces of the procedure such as approach, device, body area/part, final diagnosis, and more.  Understanding how to dissect the report in order to find the details necessary in selecting the correct codes is essential.  Join this class to review the process aiding in:

• Ensuring coding accuracy
• Relating risk factors through patient co-morbidities
• Reporting services correctly for appropriate reimbursement
• Being prepared for an audit

Bring your CPT4 and ICD-10 CM manuals to class for class exercises.

Date:               Friday, March 6

Time:               1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

Location:         online. Link emailed one day prior.

 3 CEUs will be available

**This series of courses is open only to participating MetroCare physician members and their staff. ****

Care Management Coding 2026 Lunchtime Program
March 11

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

Join us for a comparison of the different types of care management codes and their requirements to include the new codes added for 2025. This is a great overview

Get all those acronyms straight: APCM, CCM, PCM, PIN, PIN-PS, CHI

 This session is very appropriate for clinicians as well as for coders.  

Date:               Wednesday, March 11     OR    Wednesday March 18

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.

• 1 hrs CEUs

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

Contact Person: Donna Pendergrass

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Care Management Coding 2026 Lunchtime Program
March 18

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

Join us for a comparison of the different types of care management codes and their requirements to include the new codes added for 2025. This is a great overview

Get all those acronyms straight: APCM, CCM, PCM, PIN, PIN-PS, CHI

 This session is very appropriate for clinicians as well as for coders.  

Date:               Wednesday, March 11     OR    Wednesday March 18

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.

• 1 hrs CEUs

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

Contact Person: Donna Pendergrass

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