Schedule	Ob-Gyn Track
	Pre-Conference Workshop- Thursday, December 1, 2011
11:00am – 1:00pm	Early Registration/ Exhibits
1:00pm – 5:00pm	Ob-gyn Coding 101: Bolster Your Confidence — Know What You’re Doing
	Whether you’re a beginning or seasoned coder, reinforcing your ob-gyn coding know-how is a firm step to optimal reimbursement. In this educational pre-conference, you’ll get an overview of the most commonly reported ob-gyn procedures and learn vital details about CPT/ICD-9 codes. Our experts will reveal ways to ethically code to your ob-gyn practice’s full potential. You can’t afford to miss this session!
Presenter:	Jan Rasmussen, CPC®, ACS-OB, ACS-GI and Melanie Witt, RN, CPC®, COBGC™, MA
2:45pm – 3:00pm	Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
	Main Conference Sessions Day 1 – Friday, December 2, 2011
8:00am – 9:00am	Registration/ Refreshments/ Exhibits
9:00am – 10:00am	Where In The World Is Carmen Gyn-Surgeon?
	Before you code a gyn surgery you have to know the playing field. Based on his experience as a practicing gynecological surgeon and a COBGC, Dr. Stuber will take you on a tour of pelvic anatomy and decipher typically used op note lingo. Once you know how the pelvic organs are interconnected and what the surgeon was trying to describe, you will be better able to choose correct coding options as you work with operative notes.
Presenter:	Harry Stuber, MD, COBGC™, FACOG
10:00am-10:15am	Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
10:15am-12:15pm	The Ob-gyn Documentation Extravaganza: Practice Coding from the Written Record
	Ever wonder what sort of E/M note would be required to get paid with a procedure on the same day? Stumped on whether to select you E/M service based on the key components or counseling time? Op note coding got you down? This interactive 2-hour session will get you going on the right track for these and many other common documentation interpretation headaches. Come code with the experts and hone your coding skills.
Presenter:	Jan Rasmussen, CPC®, ACS-OB, ACS-GI, Melanie Witt, RN, CPC®, COBGC™, MA, and Harry Stuber, MD, COBGC™, FACOG
12:15pm – 1:15pm	Lunch/ Exhibits
1:15pm-2:15pm	Ob-gyn Changes for 2012: How to Apply These to Your Daily Coding Practice Pronto
	Start your ob-gyn conference (and year) on the right foot. Here’s what’s new for 2012 including Medicare regulations, CPT codes, and ICD-9 codes. You don’t have any grace periods, so our expert presenter will show how you how to apply them to your daily coding practice pronto.
Presenter:	Jan Rasmussen, CPC®, ACS-OB, ACS-GI
2:15pm-3:15pm	In or Out? The Documentation Says it All in the L&D Setting
	Take a close look at your provider’s documentation to determine whether to use the inpatient, observation or outpatient codes for your gyn or ob patient. Simple phrases can make the difference.
Presenter:	Jan Rasmussen, CPC®, ACS-OB, ACS-GI
3:15pm-3:30pm	Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
3:30pm-4:30pm	Credentialing, Contracts, and Compliance
	You can be the best coder in the world, but this will mean nothing if you fail to deal with credentialing, contract and compliance issues. This session will take a look regulatory guidelines and legal matters we must deal with and boil them down to easy to understand concepts. These will include a look at HIPPA, CLIA & OSHA regulations; how credentialing and contracts with payers will affect your bottom line; what the most recent recovery laws mean for continued practice health; and much more.
Presenter:	Melanie Witt, RN, CPC®, COBGC™, MA
4:30pm-5:00p.m.	Ob-Gyn Q&A
	Come prepared with your most pressing ob-gyn questions at this brief Q&A session with our panel of experts.
Presenter:	Jan Rasmussen, CPC®, ACS-OB, ACS-GI, Melanie Witt, RN, CPC®, COBGC™, MA, and Harry Stuber, MD, COBGC™, FACOG
5:00-6:00 p.m.	Reception and Fellowship
	Main Conference Sessions Day 2 – Saturday, December 3, 2011
8:00am – 9:00am	Breakfast/ Exhibits
9:00am – 10:00am	Gleaning Gems from the Medicare Fee Schedule Data Base
	Do you know where to look when deciding a procedure you are about to bill allows a bilateral modifier or even an assistant-at-surgery? Learn how to read the MFSDB to improve your coding skills .
Presenter:	Jan Rasmussen, CPC®, ACS-OB, ACS-GI
10:00am-10:15am	Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
10:15am-11:15am	How the Practical Practice Makes For Comfortable Coding
	In a brand new one hour presentation FACOG/ COBGC, Dr. Stuber, draws on this 34 years experience in day to day Ob-Gyn office practice and discusses ways to facilitate time saving and compliant coding and documentation while avoiding the headaches too often encountered in a typical office. Be prepared to think outside the proverbial box as we explore how patient scheduling, pre-visit paperwork completion, use of the office website and hour to hour patient flow can be optimized to make your lives easier. Dr. Stuber separates such encounters as problem visits, annual well-woman examinations and procedures and goes in detail about how to plan for, conduct and code each while maintaining a sane, productive and orderly flow through the office day.
Presenter:	Harry Stuber, MD, COBGC™, FACOG
11:15am-12:15pm	Ultrasound Coding for Gynecology: Back to the Basics
	Do you know the difference between an HSG and a SIS, when you can bill for color Doppler, or when a gyn ultrasound should be billed instead of an obstetric one? There are not very many codes available to report gyn ultrasound procedures, but knowing which codes are appropriate for which situations will decrease denials. During this session we will discuss the indications for gyn ultrasound that are accepted by most payers, the documentation requirements for each type of gyn ultrasound and when it is appropriate to bill color flow Doppler.
Presenter:	Melanie Witt, RN, CPC®, COBGC™, MA
12:15pm – 1:15pm	Lunch/ Exhibits
1:15pm-2:15pm	Your Ultra Guide to Obstetric Ultrasound
	With ICD9 codes to make the case for ob ultrasounds and armed with the guidelines, it should be easy to get those claims paid. But in truth, payers are beginning to limit the number of ultrasounds per pregnancy, and in some cases require special certification to bill for them at all. But armed with the correct information you can overcome many of these obstacles. This presentation takes the coder through all aspects of obstetric ultrasound coding. Correct coding and documentation will be discussed for each level of ultrasound study including indications for each and finding the right ICD-9 code. Coders will learn about appropriate ultrasound combinations, ultrasound guidance, when to report an ob rather than gyn ultrasound, and much more. As a special bonus, attendees will receive an ultrasound checklist and a list of diagnosis codes for each major indication for ultrasound.
Presenter:	Melanie Witt, RN, CPC®, COBGC™, MA
2:15pm-3:15pm	Primer for Urodynamic Test Coding
	You may know where to find the urodynamics codes in the CPT book, but do you understand how to report them? This session will go over the documentation you should expect for each test and how multiple tests can help the physician determine the best treatment plan. Each test will be defined so that you will understand what is being measured and why. We will make the important connection between diagnoses and test options to ensure appropriate payment for the tests performed
Presenter:	Melanie Witt, RN, COBGC™, MA
3:15pm-3:30pm	Refreshment Break/ Exhibits
3:30pm-4:30pm	ICD10 Obstetric Guidelines: Viva l’Difference
	Don’t be caught unawares. In this session, you’ll confront the future by examining the differences between the ICD9 and ICD10 guidelines for obstetric services. Once you know the differences, you can quickly and easily build on your existing knowledge to be ready for the change on October 1, 2013.
Presenter:	Melanie Witt, RN, CPC®, COBGC™, MA