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Get help with your
toughest challenges in the new year
Outpatient infusion therapy continues to challenge coders
and billing departments and it wont get any easier in 2013. Before you forge
ahead into the new year, plan to spend 90 minutes with our outpatient infusion
services documentation and coding authorities, Robin Miller Zweifel and Susan
Howe. Through their expert analysis and interpretation, you will gain essential
knowledge to help ensure the correct payment, full regulatory compliance, and a
reduced risk of auditor action. Highlights:
Review of
2013 changes to coding instructions and APC payment rates
Special
focus on AMA clarification of the different coding hierarchies for hospital
outpatient versus physician office settings
What the
auditors (RACs, OIG, etc.) will likely be targeting in 2013, accompanied by
steps to minimize your risks
Specific compliance issues that will
confront your facility in 2013, including:
Documentation related to time, route, site and
flushes
Single versus mixed solutions
Concurrent versus sequential treatment
Local and national coverage determinations
Medical necessity
Coding hierarchy
Hydration
Chemotherapy
Case
examples to reinforce the rules for particularly challenging areas, such as
hydration (billable or non-billable?) and outpatient transfers from the ED to
observation status
About the presenters: This MedLearn Publishing webcast is presented by
Susan Howe, RHIT, CCS, CASCC, and Robin Miller Zweifel, BS, MT(ASCP).
Ms. Howe is a Senior Healthcare Consultant in Clinical
Consulting Services, at Panacea Healthcare Solutions. She has more than 25 years
of experience in health information management, inpatient coding, outpatient and
ASC coding, and data quality. In her role as consultant, Ms. Howe performs
inpatient DRG and diagnostic reviews and outpatient (APC/ASC) reviews. In
addition, her on-site assignments include verifying documentation quality and
code assignment. She also delivers education to inpatient and outpatient coding
staff, providing recommendations for medical records operations and instructing
facility staff on ICD-9-CM and CPT coding guidelines. Previous positions
include coding supervisor at an Indiana hospital, where she managed coding for inpatient,
outpatient, emergency room and home healthcare services.
Ms. Zweifel, BS,
MT(ASCP), is Vice President of Clinical Consulting Services - Chargemaster, at
Panacea Healthcare Solutions. She possesses 25-plus years of healthcare
industry experience, including 16 years in the clinical setting. At Panacea,
Ms. Zweifel's duties include conducting procedure coding and chargemaster
assessments, reviewing operations for regulatory compliance, and assisting in
the implementation of facility compliance programs. Among her responsibilities
are coding and compliance audits for outpatient medical oncology and pharmacy,
specific to drug administration service lines. In addition, Ms. Zweifel is a
contributor to MedLearn Publishing infusion services publications. She leads
the development of Panacea's CDMAuditor CDM Coding & Compliance module and
contributes to a number of publications and web-based products that help
providers maintain regulatory compliance, while ensuring positive revenue
outcomes.
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