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What are the changes to nuclear medicine codes for 2019? How will payment changes affect your bottom line? And will your staff finally be able to get a grip on the complexities and areas of confusion that put revenues and compliance at risk? If you need answers to these questions, you need this MedLearn Publishing webcast! Using easy-to-understand language, our long-time nuclear medicine coding expert, Donna Richmond, will guide you through 2019 key changes and walk you around high-risk coding, charge capture and billing pitfalls.
Learning Objectives:
- Explanations of any 2019 CPT® code changes specific to nuclear medicine, including radiopharmaceuticals, plus a general review of nuclear medicine coding
- Familiarize yourself with any nuclear medicine payment changes and the impact on providers in the facility, physician and IDTF settings
- Finding and understanding edits — National Correct Coding Initiative and others — relevant to nuclear medicine
- Discussion of national and local coverage determinations applicable to nuclear medicine exams
- Help with areas of difficulty or confusion, such as CCI edits for radiopharmaceuticals and the documentation required for limited and complete codes
- Coding guidelines for cardiac PET and other nuclear medicine exams
- How to report and charge for missed or discontinued appointments
- Case examples, using dictated reports, to illustrate common coding scenarios and reinforce key concepts
- Time permitting, answers to attendee questions
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About the Presenter
Donna Richmond, BA, RCC, CIRCC, CPC
Donna Richmond is a Senior Healthcare Consultant at Panacea Healthcare Solutions. She has worked for more than 25 years in medical billing, coding and compliance, with a primary focus on radiology, including nuclear medicine. She has published articles in several newsletters and magazines and is a frequent presenter of radiology webcasts and seminars.
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Continuing Education
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This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 1.5 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
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This program has been accepted by the Radiology Coding Certification Board (RCCB) for 1.5 hours of continuing education credits towards RCCB recertification.
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Approved for 1.5 of ARRT Category A CE credits by AHRA.
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Please Note: AHRA CEUs are approved for the live event only. AHIMA, RCCB and AAPC CEUs are approved for the live, on-demand and CD versions. All webcasts will offer a Certificate of Attendance (COA). If we do not offer the CEUs the attendee is looking for, attendees can take the COA and try to apply to the agency of their choice.
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