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2-day In-person Seminar on Creating, Managing and Implementing a Coding Compliance Plan at Chicago

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Date: 05-Sep-13 to 06-Sep-13
Location: chicago / Chicago / Illinois / United States
Category: Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Conferences & Trade Fairs

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Visitors

• Coders
• Coding Manager
• Coding Auditors
• Compliance Director
• Providers

Exhibitors

Overview:
This two-day session will provide a strategy and detailed examples how to create and implement a coding compliance plan. A plan is not a static document; it is working document that must be reviewed and implementing constantly and continually.

Jeff will use his 15 plus years as an auditor, a coding training and documentation specialist to help you create a compliance plan that works for your practice.

Every Participant will receive and work through a 40-page sample Coding Compliance Plan during the workshop.

Why should you attend:
Fraud, incorrect documentation, and coding is a major risk for any medical practice. This webinar will show you how to create a compliance plans and a strategy for implementation and ensuring your coding, billing and documentation is compliant. A formal compliance plan is critical to ensuring that coding, documentation and reporting is accurate.

Areas Covered in the Session:
• Learn the seven components of a Coding Compliance Plan recommended by the OIG
• The importance of a Coding Compliance Plan
• The importance of Provider education
• How to improve an already existing Coding Compliance Plan
• Creating a plan "with teeth"
• Establishing a Coding Compliance Team
• Why periodic audits are crucial to the Plan
• Obstacles to implementing a plan
• The Impact of Up coding, Down coding and "Red Flags"
• Tips for improving documentation
• Using Peer Audits and Reviews
• Why using a third-party may help
• The difference between getting paid and coding and documentation compliance
• The ten most common problems with implementing a Coding Compliance Plan
• How to sell the Plan to the doctors
This two-day Seminar/workshop will include sessions on:
• Types of audits and auditors
• How to Audit
• Establishing internal Auditing Guidelines/Gray areas
• Medical Decision Making Documentation Training
• Carrier-Specific Rules and their role in compliance
• Specialty information
• Documentation Compliance
• Overview of ICD-10 and Compliance

Course outline:
Day 1 - Agenda

Lecture 1: Types of Audits and Auditing Agencies

Lecture 2: Compliance plan Intro (part one)

Lecture 3: Compliance plan Intro (part two)

Lecture 4: Art of the Audit (Part one)

Lecture 5: Art of the Audit (Part Two)

Lecture 6: Review of Internal Auditing Guidelines (example)

Lecture 7: Compliance Gray areas

Lecture 8: Resources

Lecture 9: Day One Workshop Review/Quiz
Day 2 - Agenda

Lecture 1: Review of sample Compliance Plan 2

Lecture 2: Related Topics: Medical Decision Making

Lecture 3: Related Topics: Carrier-Specific Rules

Lecture 4: Specialty Information Review (workshop)

Lecture 5: Documentation Compliance

Lecture 6: ICD-10 - Introduction-Overview-Issues

Lecture 7: Day Two Workshop Review/Quiz

Who Will Benefit:
• Coders
• Coding Manager
• Coding Auditors
• Compliance Director
• Providers
ABOUT SPEAKER:
Jeffrey Restuccio is a resident of Memphis, TN since 1980. He has two coding certifications: the Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) certified professional coder for physician (outpatient) reimbursement and the AAPC certified professional coder for hospital (inpatient) reimbursement. Jeff has been a certified coder since 1999.

Jeff has the unique combination of twenty years of experience, Medical Coding Certification (CPC & CPC-H), training experience (medical coding and billing) a strong background in databases and Information Systems, and an MBA in Finance.

DATE AND VENUE:
Location: Chicago| September 05-06, 2013 | 9 AM to 6 PM EDT
Venue: WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON
Price: $1,195.00
Register now and save $200. (Early Bird)
Until August 16, Early Bird Price: $1,195.00
from August 17 to September 03, Regular Price: $1,395.00
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