This conference originally aired on: 02/24/2009.

One modifier could save you thousands in drug-waste dollars.

Coding mistakes can cost oncology practices one-third of their rightful drug reimbursement. But if you know all the ins and outs of coding drug waste — including modifier JW rules — as well as off-label use, you’ll be on your way to getting the most bang for your drug-billing buck. 

Join coding expert Brenda Chidester, CPC, CCS-P, for this 1 hour audioconference, where you'll learn tips you can’t afford to miss if you code for oncology drugs. You’ll come away with the strategies you need for spotless claims, even for the most troublesome oncology coding offenders.

Topics covered:

• Separate modifier JW fact from fiction.
• Wondering which drugs have “waste” per administration? We will review some of the top drugs.
• Do you know the latest non-FDA approved treatments -- and what they mean for your claims.
• Can you apply Medicare waste rules to private payer claims? 
• Learn the easiest way to keep up with the clinical trials that are right for your practice.
• Easy steps to properly report multiple wasted drugs per claim.
• Charging the patient for wasted drugs: Smart move or asking for disaster?

Who should attend? Oncology coders, billers, office managers, practice managers, physicians, and nurses.

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Brenda Chidester CPC, CCS-P is currently the Coding Compliance Manager of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, in Houston, Texas.  She coordinates and oversees the Coding Compliance Department in all aspects of auditing and training. 

Chidester has 17 years experience (10 years in single specialty physician and 7 years  in large multi-specialty) in single and multi-specialty practices.   She is experienced in all areas of coding and reimbursement including claim filing, denial review and appeal, payment posting and COB, and coding. Her area of expertise is coding. 

In addition, Chidester has coded from chart notes and operative reports for Oncology, Urology, Cardiology, Ob/Gyn and Ophthalmology and has audited E&M and operative notes from most all specialties.   

Chidester was a coding instructor for 7 years for San Jacinto Junior College teaching CPT and ICD-9 classes as well as a presenter for the AAPC local chapter in her area.

Chidester teaches various coding classes at San Jacinto Junior College and is President of the Southeast Texas Chapter of Professional Coders.  She is a former National Advisory Board Member for the American Academy of Professional Coders.