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CD #1: 2010 Ophthalmology & Optometry Coding Updates

CD #2: Frames, Lenses and CLs: File Right, Get Paid, Protect Your Practice

CD #3: Master Cataract Co-Management Billing and Coding

CD #1: 2010 Ophthalmology & Optometry Coding Updates presented by Raequell Duran, CPC

2010 will be here before you know it and if you haven't thought about the coding updates and changes, it time to start thinking about them.

Join coding expert Raequell Duran, CPC for this 60-minute audio session to get the updates you need going into the new year. Walk away with the coding confidence you need to begin a stellar new year.

Here's what you will learn:

Get the scoop on any new, revised or deleted codes for 2010:
- CPT-4, Procedural Codes
- CPT-4, Category III Codes
- HCPCS
- ICD-9, Diagnosis Codes
Medicare changes in store for 2010:
- Conversion Factor
- Consultation Services
- Advanced Beneficiary Notice
- PQRI
Eye Codes Versus E/M Codes
- Which code range is better for your practice in 2010?

CD #2: Frames, Lenses and CLs: File Right, Get Paid, Protect Your Practice presented by Joyce D. Ardrey, CPC

You need to file claims for "refractive" supplies correctly the first time so money isn’t lost due to re-filing or for Remittance Advice messages.

Join optometry coding and consulting expert, Joyce D. Ardrey, CPC, for this 1-hour audio event where she will walk through the ins and outs of billing eyeglasses and contact lenses as durable medical equipment. Joyce will break down the regulations and the LCD for refractive lenses for all jurisdictions.

Plus: Joyce will provide you with sample 1500 claim forms

Here's what you will learn:

Zoom in on the rules set by CMS’s "Supplier Standards".
If you're not using it properly Joyce will show you the proper use of ABN.
Inform the patient of their actual benefit and of their financial responsibility.
Scope out the requirements that covered and non-covered items must have on the claim form.
Get the most out of the National Supplier Clearinghouse contracting information.
What you need to know about Surety Bonds and Accreditation.
Up- to-the-minute information on contractors for each Jurisdiction (DME MACs).

CD #3: Master Cataract Co-Management Billing and Coding presented by Becky Zellmer, CPC, CBCS, MBS

If your cataract surgery coding is a little cloudy, you can say goodbye to the reimbursement you rightly deserve and say hello to an audit. Tackle common coding and billing problems that arise when billing for cataract co-management services in this information-packed 60-minute audio session with Becky Zellmer, CPC, CBCS, MBS. She'll give you all the tips and solutions you need to code cataract co-management services correctly the first time, so you can avoid audits and get timely payment.

Here's what you will learn:

The 3 most common mistakes when coding cataract co-management.
Where did you go wrong? Learn whether you're using the wrong CPT codes, diagnosis codes, modifiers or charge amounts.
Measure your audit risk -- discuss indications for co-managing patients.
Get a run-down of the most common CPT and diagnosis codes associated with co-management services.
How to file the claim correctly the first time, and find out what additional information you need to include.
Solid tips on communicating effectively with the co-managing provider.

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Raequell Duran, CPC, has over twenty years of experience in the medical field and is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and a former Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA). She worked at a multi-specialty clinic, a sub-specialty retina practice, a multi-specialty ophthalmology practice and in the hospital setting prior to beginning her consulting career in 1996. Ms. Duran presented coding courses across the nation for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and in annual meetings for organizations such as the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators, the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Vitreous Society and has participated in State society presentations for the California Academy of Ophthalmology, the Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians, the New Mexico Optometric Association and other societies and private practices for the last thirteen years and was also the consulting editor for The Coding Institute’s Ophthalmology Coding Alert for ten years. Her areas of expertise include CPT-4 & ICD-9 Coding, Evaluation & Management Code Documentation Requirements, Medicare Billing Guidelines, Chart Documentation and Technician Training. Joyce D. Ardrey

Joyce is a Practice Management Consultant specializing in Optometry with over 20 years of experience in the medical coding and consulting field. Mrs. Ardrey worked as the Business Administrator at a surgical co-management clinic, as well as a consultant for a practice management consulting group with clients in general medicine, ophthalmology, and dentistry, prior to starting her consulting company, Consultation and Implementation (C&I), in 1992. As a consultant, Mrs. Ardrey performs compliance and chart audits, staff and physician education, and office organization. Mrs. Ardrey has served on the Medicare Advisory Committee (CAC) representing Optometry for Pinnacle Business Solutions Inc. (Formerly Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas) the Medicare Carrier for OK, NM, AR, LA, RI & MO since 1996. She continues to serve with the new J4Mac, TrailBlazer Health Enterprises. She is also a member of the DME JC POE (Provider Outreach and Education) with Cigna Health Systems. Her areas of expertise include compliance and risk management, CPT©, ICD-9 and HCPCS coding, DME MAC supplier requirements on Refractive Lenses, E/M documentation requirements, Medicare guidelines, and chart documentation. She lectures regularly at the OAOP Spring and Fall Seminars and District Meetings and has presented at Pro-Tulsa Chapter (currently serving as President) of the AAPC, The Coding Institute, SWCO, MOA, AHEC and NSUOCO.

Becky Zellmer, CPC, CBCS, MBS, has 16 years experience in coding, billing, auditing, reimbursement and collections. She has a diverse background, having performed duties in medical offices from patient care to collections. She has had the pleasure of auditing and educating physicians nationally. She is currently employed at SVA Healthcare Services as a Medical Billing and Coding Supervisor. Zellmer has educated through teleconferences and national seminars with the Wisconsin Medical Society. She is certified as a CPC, CBCS and MBS. She is the current President Elect of the Appleton Area AAPC Chapter. Zellmer strives to educate attendees by explaining in-depth anatomy and disease processes, which provide the basic information vital to choosing the correct CPT and ICD-9 codes.

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