Reporting Frailty and Advanced Illness and Quality Measure Exclusions
Laurie King, RN, HealthChoice

HEDIS® measures, used to drive improvement efforts surrounding best practices, are often of no benefit or even a detriment to the quality of life for older adults with limited life expectancy or disabilities that interfere with measure compliance.

Hospice patients are automatically excluded, but other frail patients with advanced illness can only be excluded at this time by coding and billing specific diagnostic codes within specified parameters.

Laurie King, RN, HealthChoice will present a lunchtime webinar on Documenting Frailty and Advanced Illnessto explain the background, process, and value behind documenting and reporting these diagnoses.

Date: Thursday

Time: Sept 18 12:15

Online Only. Only for MetroCare member providers and their staff.   1 hr CEU available

ICD-10-CM Coding Updates for 2026  Sept 24 9 AM

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

The ICD-10-CM changes effective Oct 1 are just around the corner, and preparation for all the code changes, new guidelines, and regulations is critical for compliance and revenue preservation. 

Karen will review the changes to coding guidelines along with the code changes and new diagnosis codes. Remember to order those new manuals and have them with you, if possible, for this class.

Date:               Wednesday, Sept 24, 2025

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

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

• 3 hrs CEUs

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

Supervising and Billing for Advanced Practice Providers: Avoiding a Billing Nightmare 
Jackie Boswell, MBA, FACMPE – Assistant Vice President SVMIC

Overview: This presentation discusses state level supervision requirements and discusses requirements for Medicare “incident to” billing, as well as billing and credentialing with commercial payers.Objectives:• Understand the requirements for physician supervision requirements of mid-level providers in your state• Discuss “incident to” billing and when it applies•

Date: Thursday OCT 16
Time: NOON
Location: online only.

Link will be emailed to registrants one day prior **This course is open only to participating MetroCare physician members and their staff.Contact Person:         Donna Pendergrass 901-261-7796 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.***** 1 CEU hours available *****

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