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End your consult code confusion and get the latest on what's happening with consult codes for Otolaryngology. No doubt you've heard the buzz about consult codes and, you're probably also getting mixed information from everywhere about what codes to use, who's paying what, and the crosswalk process. It's time to set the records straight and get the all of the correct information from 1 reliable source - Join coding expert, Barbara J. Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CENTC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CHCC, to find out what non-Medicare payers expect, proper coding for services, optimized - compliant - revenue for services, and proper handling of Medicare secondary claims. Here's just a glimpse of what you'll learn: - Medicare’s treatment of consultations versus the AMA in 2010
- Details of the Medicare rules for converting what was considered consultations to non-consultation codes
- The difference between inpatient and outpatient coding for services which were considered consultations for Medicare patients
- How Medicare Advantage programs handling consultations
- How to submit a claim and be paid when Medicare is the secondary payer to a private payer
- Are you required to send a report to the requesting physician when an opinion is requested for a Medicare patient?
- What is the crosswalk from Consultation codes to non consultation codes?
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Order Below or Call 866-458-2965 Today!Your Expert Speakers
 Barbara J. Cobuzzi is President of CRN Healthcare Solutions in Tinton Falls, NJ where she provides consulting in coding, billing and reimbursement, practice process and compliance on a national level. She holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from New York University. She holds certifications from the AAPC as a CPC, CPC-H and a CPC-I. She also holds a specialty certification in Otolaryngology (CENTC). Ms Cobuzzi is a past member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) National Advisory Board as well as their Executive Board. She has also earned her Certification as a Healthcare Compliance Consultant from Healthcare Compliance Resources. She is frequently quoted by leading industry newsletters. Ms. Cobuzzi owned Cash Flow Solutions, Inc, a medical billing company for 12 years where practices received high value added coding and billing services, before she closed the billing company and entered into full time consulting. Barbara is a speaker for The Coding Institute, AAPC, the national MGMA conference, her state MGMA meeting, the AOA, the AAO/HNS, state Otolaryngology Societies, as well as other organizations. Barbara Cobuzzi is also the Consulting Editor of Otolaryngology Coding Alert, Medical Office Billing and Collections Alert and Part B Insider, as well as on many of the Editorial Advisory Boards of other coding publications. Ms Cobuzzi also participates in fraud investigations and has been part of the physician defense team as an expert witness. Her team has been very successful in assisting their physician clients deal with criminal and civil fraud prosecutions. Her background in industrial engineering and MBA along with coding, reimbursement and compliance provides Ms. Cobuzzi a unique perspective on practice management and the unique problems facing practices on a daily basis. Barbara is also a Senior Coder and Auditor for The Coding Institute.
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