The Westin New Orleans Canal Place
New Orleans, LA
March 16 – 17, 2012
* For additional registrants please call customer service at 1-800-908-9414.
Target Audience
This seminar is designed for physicians, NPs, PAs, Coders, and Billers familiar with basic coding techniques—it will help improve your understanding of coding for urological services. Accurate coding is a team effort. Register your whole billing team!
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing medical education activity, participants should be able to:
List the changes to the Medicare Program for 2012
Cite changes to CPT and ICD-9 codes
Code complex urological issues and multiple procedures
Determine coding for the appropriate level of evaluation and management services
Formulate practical applications of the coding information presented and put to use in the everyday practice
Grasp the relationship between encounter documentation and code selection
Friday Evening – Surgical Coding Challenges 2012 (Optional, for an additional fee)
Refreshments provided to attendees of this workshop
Registrants will be encouraged to send in their most challenging operative notes for a group workshop.
Faculty:
Edna R. Perez, ACS-UR
Bring your 2012 Coding Books to this Session!
Friday Evening Agenda
5:15 p.m.
Registration
5:30 p.m.
Documentation keys for operative notes
6 p.m.
Practical procedure coding exercises
7 p.m.
Questions & Answers
7:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Saturday Coding Seminar 2012
Faculty:
Edna R. Perez, ACS-UR
Richard Rutherford, CMPE, CHA
Guest Speakers:
M. Ray Painter, MD
Mark Painter
Bring your 2012 Coding Books to this Session!
Saturday Agenda
7 – 7:30 a.m.
Registration—Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 8 a.m.
Review CPT Coding Changes Affecting Urologists
8 – 9 a.m.
Office and Hospital E&M Coding Changes & Documentation Pitfalls
9 – 9:15 a.m.
Break
9:15 – 10 a.m.
Other Site of Service E&M Coding (SNF, Observation Care, Prolonged Services)
10 – 10:30 a.m.
E&M Modifier College
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Keeping the Payers Honest – (Medicare Advantage, Eligibility, ABNs, Appeals)
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Medicare Updates
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2 p.m.
Urologic Procedural Coding Tips
2 – 2:30 p.m.
Procedural Modifier College
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
E&M Coding Workshop
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Operative Report Coding Workshop – Match wits with the AUA Coders
4:30 p.m.
Q&A & Wrap up
Earn AAPC or AHIMA Coding Certification Credit While You Learn
Continuing Education Units (CEU)
The Friday evening session has been approved for 2.25 CEUs and the Saturday program has been approved for 7.25 CEUs by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program content or the program sponsor.
Course Location/Hotel Information
The Westin New Orleans Canal Place
100 Rue Iberville
New Orleans, LA 70130
To hold a reservation, a major credit card number must be provided.
$179 single/double occupancy. The AUA is holding a block of rooms at the hotels listed above. It is advised that you book reservations at your earliest possible convenience to receive the discounted group rate. The room blocks may sell out prior to the cut-off date for reservations. Should this occur, the AUA is unable to guarantee additional reservations at the hotel. Attendees must make their own room reservations directly with the hotel. Be sure to mention the AUA 2012 Coding Seminar to receive the group rate.
If you book your hotel accommodations before the cut-off date, you will be entered to win a 2012 AUA Practice Managers' Network (PMN) subscription absolutely free!! We will draw the lucky winner on Saturday morning.
Cut-off Date: Friday, February 24, 2012 Hotel Reservations: 888-627-8180
Accreditation
The American Urological Association Education & Research, Inc. (AUAER) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The American Urological Association Education & Research, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The AUAER takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
AUA Disclosure Policy
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the AUAER must insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its activities.
All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners and presenters) provided by the AUAER are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships they have with any commercial interest. The AUAER must determine if an individual's financial relationships may influence the educational content with regard to exposition or conclusion, and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from serving as planners or presenters, but rather to provide the audience with information on which they can make informed judgments about the material presented.
Unlabeled or Unapproved Use of Drugs or Devices
It is the policy of the AUAER to require the disclosure of all references to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices prior to the presentation of educational content. The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.
Disclaimer
The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty members, authors, and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the AUAER.
Evidence Based Content
As a provider of continuing medical education accredited by the ACCME, it is the policy of the AUAER to review and certify that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.
Special Assistance/Dietary Needs
The American Urological Association Education & Research, Inc. (AUAER), an organization accredited for Continuing Medical Education (CME), complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act §12112(a). If any participant is in need of special assistance or has any dietary restrictions, a written request should be submitted at least one month in advance. For additional assistance with your request please call 800-908-9414.
