2026 Boot Camp Day 1 Part 1: Overview of Basic Medical Terminology
Presented 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, January 16, 2026

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 available Contact 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 *****

2026 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, January 16, 2026

Time: 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.

2026 Physician Fee Schedule:  lunchtime program Jan 21

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

Karen will discuss some details from the CMS 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, focusing on fee schedule changes that can directly and indirectly affect billing and coding.

Date:               Wednesday, January 14 and 21, 2026  

Time:               12:15 PM- 1:00 PM.         

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

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

2026 Coding Boot Camp ICD 10 Day Presented by: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P,

-History of Diagnostic Coding/Instructions for Manual Use

-Official coding Guidelines

-Layout of manual sections/tables

Practice looking updiagnoses

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

-Necessity and proper use of Z codes

Time:9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Date: Friday, January 23, 2026

Location: Online only. Links will be emailed to registrants.

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*****     Six hours CEUs available

Wegovy Indications for MASH

Belkis Llerena, Pharm.D., R.Ph,  Novo Nordisk

On August 15, Wegovy received a new treatment indication from the FDA for the treatment of noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (consistent with stages F2 to F3 fibrosis) in adults.

MetroCare will host Belkis Llerena, Pharm.D., R.Ph, of Novo Nordisk to discuss the new indications, screening for fibrosis, and specific steps required for authorization for coverage by commercial payers and Medicare beginning Jan 1 2026.

This webinar is recommended for providers who care for at risk patients and staff involved in the authorization process.

Date: NOVEMBER 12                  

Time: 12:15

Location: Online only. Link will be emailed to registrants with reminder one day prior to the event.

*****NO CODING CEUs for this event*******