Upcoming events

NCCI Edits and Modifiers in 2026 June 17 Presented by: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, FAHIMA NCCI edits help prevent inappropriate payments when two procedures occur/are billed together. Appropriate use of modifiers can affect/be affected by NCCI edits, sometimes causing confusion, denials, and coding compliance issues. Do you know how to look at these edits and understand how the modifiers are affected? Join Karen for a detailed discussion of modifiers that are affected by NCCI edits and increase your coding knowledge. Questions and discussion are encouraged. Date: Wednesday June 3 OR June 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. • 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.

Make Kind & Honest Feedback a Team Habit 

Gretchen Napier, MSHA, SHRM-SCP, FACMPE – Senior Medical Practice Consultant, SVMIC

Make Kind & Honest Feedback a Team Habit

One of the primary barriers to effective leadership is lack of effective feedback to staff. The primary reason most leaders do not provide helpful feedback is because it feels uncomfortable. Giving feedback, especially criticism, is painfully difficult, but it is still your duty as a leader to give it. On the other hand, if you deliver the feedback in a harsh or overbearing way, it may do more damage than it helps. You owe it to people to help them improve and to help them improve at the earliest possible moment.

Date: Thursday June 18
Time: 12PM- 1PM

For MetroCare members and staff only. 1 hour CEU available

CODING EXTERNAL CAUSES: INJURIES, ADVERSE EFFECTS, POISONINGS, & OTHER CONSEQUENCES IN 2026 Presented by: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, FAHIMA This important and often overlooked area of coding will be addressed through chapter specific coding conventions and sequencing guidelines and rules relating to injuries, poisonings and other external causes. Additional emphasis on coding the highest level of specificity will be covered to aid in reporting medical necessity. A few areas covered include coding: • Contusions, open wounds, lacerations • Traumatic injuries including burns • Insect bites, abrasions, foreign bodies, superficial injuries • Poisonings and toxic effects of substances • Procedural complications Please bring your ICD-10-CM manual to class for participation in the exercises. This class is open only to participating MetroCare physician members and their staff. Date: Friday, June 5 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: online only. Link will be emailed one day prior.3 hours CEU available Contact Person: donna Pendergrass 901-261-7796, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Documentation and Coding for Pediatrics 2026 Presented by: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P, CPC, FAHIMA ****REPEAT OF FEB 2026 PROGRAM NO NEW CEU**** The session will review CPT4 and ICD-10-CM coding for Pediatrics with special attention to pediatric quality measures that are part of our value-based contracts. New and existing CPT4 and ICD-10 coding processes, sequencing guidelines, rules, and regulations as well as coding conventions and interpretations affecting appropriate diagnostic code assignment will be discussed. 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. Please bring your CPT 4 and ICD-10-CM coding manuals for class exercises. Date: Friday, July 10 Time: 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Location: Online only. Zoom link will be sent one day prior. ****3 CEUs available by request*** **This series of courses is open only to participating MetroCare physician members and their staff. Contact Person: Donna Pendergrass 261-7794, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

“Pencils, Pressure, and Panic: Mental Health at Back to School.”

Dr. Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH

July 15 12:15-1:00 PM 

Online Presentation. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants one day prior .

Anxiety affects 1 in 4 children and is now the most common mental health diagnosis in youth, prompting new recommendations for routine screening in pediatric and primary care settings.

Dr. Barnes will help our community prepare for the back‑to‑school season with a timely and practical talk to explore how schools, healthcare providers, and communities can better recognize anxiety, reduce stress, and support children as they return to the classroom.

Dr. Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH, is the Urban Child Institute Endowed Chair of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Associate Professor at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.Chief of Psychiatry at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, she leads multisector mental healthinitiatives with a system of care approach, and serves in leadership roles on the Executive Boardfor AACAP and as President of the Tennessee Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.