The Conference has come and gone, and was a great
success. Thanks to everyone that attended. If you missed it we look
forward to seeing you next time.
Congratulations to Jean Pryor for winning the iPhone!
Many other attendees won other prizes, including free
Intelicode products, Books, etc.
Details for the 2009 Conference will be posted when they
are available.
Previous Intelicode Conferences:
Register for
the Intelicode Conference and you will be entered to win an
iPod touch! We are now giving away an iPhone!
Who:
Intelicode Users and other E&M Coding Professionals.
What:
Mastering auditing for physician services to help participants enhance their
understanding and confidence in auditing. The day will wrap up with an
Intelicode panel presentation to demonstrate features, answer questions, and
encourage feedback.
Speakers:
Joan Gilhooly, CPC,
CHCC
Kim Huey, CPC, CCS-P, CHCC
Jan Rasmussen, CPC, CCP, ACS-OB, ACS-GI
When:
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
Where:
Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites, 8787 Keystone Crossing, Indianapolis, IN 46240
Cost:
Includes one night/single room, meals during the conference, and
4.5 AAPC Approved CEU's!
Registration and Payment Deadline: April 4th, 2008. Any registrations received after April 4th will be subject to room availability and a late registration fee.
Schedule:
8:30 - 9:00
Sign in, welcome, and continental
breakfast
9:00 - 10:30
Session 1 - Hands on auditing with 3
experts - Look at specific examples of office consultations covering issues
associated with levels of service and type of service including examples of
common issues.
10:30 -
10:45 Break
10:45 -
12:15 Session 2 - Hands on auditing analysis with 3 experts – Look at specific examples of office consultations covering issues associated with levels of service and type of service including examples of common issues. Discussion on medical necessity will follow.
12:15 - 1:00
Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 Breakout sessions
1. Joan Gilhooly – Coding and Auditing for Inpatient Physician Services - In this session we'll cover the unique (and often misunderstood) coding and documentation rules for Initial Inpatient/Initial Observation Care, Same Day Admit/Discharge, Hospital Consultation Services, Issues with Subsequent Hospital Care Coding, Discharge day services and Critical Care. The session will also include tips for educating physicians regarding these services to increase their coding and documentation compliance.
2. Kim Huey – Auditing for Non-physician Practitioner Services - will discuss incident-to, shared, and independent billing by nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, certified nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives. The session will include auditing tips and hands-on auditing of actual non-physician practitioner documentation.
3. Jan Rasmussen – Preventative Medicine - We will look at the problem areas when a patient is seen for both a problem oriented visit and a preventive visit on the same date of service. There will be actual notes reviewed and tips given for documenting and auditing these types of encounters.
2:30 - 2:45 Snack Break
2:45 - 4:00 Intelicode panel presentation to demonstrate features, answer questions, and encourage user feedback.
Call
1-800-786-4231 for more information or to register!
