December 15, 2021 @ 12:00pm

The Final Rule was released on time this year, November 2. As is often the case, there is something for everyone to object to in the rule.

First, the conversion factor decreases $1.30 to $33.59. But, CMS also clarifies its position on split/shared visits involving a physician and non-physician practitioner for 2022 and 2023. For critical care, CMS is adopting the CPT book’s language for critical care services. In a relief to surgical practices, they are allowing critical care services in the post-op period that are unrelated to the surgery. This is the current rule. CMS is developing new modifiers for split/shared and for post-op services. There is a clarification (not a policy change) to the the Teaching Physician rules about using time to select E/M services. The webinar will discuss CMS’s updates to telehealth policy for 2022 and 2023, something everyone is interested in hearing about.

After the webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe CMS’s policy changes for shared services
• Identify the modifiers for shared services and critical care
• Define CMS’s telehealth policies for mental health services

November 18th, 2021 @ 12:00pm Eastern

While there are only 159 new diagnosis codes in the ICD-10-CM code set, effective October 1, 2021, there updates to the official guidelines that coders need to know about. Not surprisingly, the guideline changes emphasize specificity. There are new codes for the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and who can document these in order to capture them on the claim form. There is a new code for post-COVID-19 and instructions for its use. This webinar will highlight the new codes and guideline changes for this code set.

After the presentation, participants will be able to:

• Describe where to find the new files and guidelines, and how to interpret them
• Identify new codes relevant to their practices
• Understand how and why to use the SDoH codes

October 21st, 2021 @ 12:00pm Eastern

Medical practices face new risks and opportunities as changes to the healthcare marketplace ignite the pressure to strengthen revenue cycle management (RCM).

Look at the landscape of healthcare delivery now. You’ll see competition from disruptive new market players, virtual care furthering its strong foothold, an increase in mergers and acquisitions, and a deepening healthcare affordability crisis. This level of change demands a fresh look at RCM.

In this webinar, speaker, author, and consultant Elizabeth Woodcock provides a roadmap to optimize your practice management system, prevent denials, and strengthen cash collections. Find out about initiatives you can implement immediately.

After the presentation, participants will be able to:

• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare reimbursement landscape
• How successful medical practices handle patient collections
• Strategies to prevent denials
• How to best manage denials when they occur
• How to create your action plan for better RCM