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Randy Stille, MBA
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Randy Stille, MBAPresident, Physicians' Billing, Inc. | Monday, November 2 02:30-03:45 p.m. |
174 - Practice Management Series 1B: Peace of Mind: Capture All of Your Charges with Correct Coding and Documentation PI
1.25 credits - Room: Breakers CD |
Randy Stille, MBA, President, Physicians' Billing, Inc.
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What if, for the same hour of work, you could increase your reimbursement by 20%? Or 50%? Or even 100%? It would be like that money you found in the seat cushion, wouldn't it? The reality of most practices is that with correct coding and documentation, revenue increases of this magnitude can be possible. Best of all, it can be achieved without significant new effort by you - it's just a matter of understanding the proper codes and documentation you need to support your charges. In this session, we introduce you to the basics of Correct Coding including ICD-9 / DSM IV diagnostic code basics, Correct Procedural (CPT) coding for Behavioral Health Professionals. We will focus on basic coding techniques and practices for psychiatric and psychotherapy encounter including hints and tips to reduce denials and improve overall reimbursement. Upon the completion of this activity, participants will be able to: - Understand what ICD-9, DSM IV, and CPT codes are, what they mean, and when to use them
- Unerstand how to use Common CPT codes for Behavioral Health Management
- Increase overall reimbursement through hints and tips they learned for improving coding
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| Wednesday, November 4 07:45- 09:00 a.m. |
311 - Practice Management Series 3A: Peace of Mind: Capture All of Your Charges with Correct Coding and Documentation; Advanced PI
1.25 credits - Room: Breakers CD |
Randy Stille, MBA, President, Physicians' Billing, Inc.
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So you've got the basics of coding and documentation down. Now it's time for the real fun! Just when you thought picking the right code was easy! Here we go into depth regarding advanced of psychiatric and psychotherapy coding, with emphasis on advanced techniques such as the usage of modifiers, places of service other key components to coding correctly for maximizing reimbursement. We will also look at policies and procedures related to improving reimbursement such as benefit checking, service prepayment, payment variance audits and other areas in the revenue cycle. Included in the discussion will be case studies and examples. Upon the completion of this activity, participants will be able to: - Understand and use advanced and rarely used CPT codes for services.
- Understand what CPT Modifiers and Places of Service are and how to apply them.
- Use policies and procedures to improve reimbursement and their relationship to proper coding and charging.
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