| Schedule | UrologyTrack |
|---|---|
| Pre-Conference Workshop- Thursday, December 1, 2011 | |
| 11:00am – 1:00pm | Early Registration/ Exhibits |
| 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Non-Surgical Urology Coding in the Hospital and Office |
| In these times with the economy and changing payer guidelines cutting into your reimbursement, your practice is likely looking beyond surgerical procedures to bring in money. Make sure you know how to get the most $$ out of both hospital- and office-based services your urologist performs, while still staying compliant. Learn the ins and outs of E/M coding and modifiers and review the top documentation errors to survive payer audits. Bring home checklists to assess your compliance for shared visits and incident-to billing and templates to document physician education | |
| Presenter: | Elin Baklid-Kunz, MBA, CPC®, CCS® |
| 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 | Getting Ready for ICD-10: Urologic Coding |
| All medical providers will be converting from using ICD-9 to ICD-10 on October 1, 2013. Most urolgists and their coders are unaware of the details of the change and how it will affect their practice and coding. This presentation will review the background and basics of ICD-10, the effects it will have on our Urology practices, and what preparations you should be making now, to make a smooth transition and not be left out | |
| Presenter: | Jonathan Rubenstein, MD |
| 10:00am-10:15am | Refreshment Break/ Exhibits |
| 10:15am-11:15am | Endourology Update 2012: Maximizing Procedural Coding, Eradicating Confusion and Updating Rules and Regulations |
| As technology continues to advance, urologists are performing more and more complex surgeries using a variety of endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotics instruments. The changes present unique challeges in your coding that if not coded correctly may cost you money and set up your practice for an audit. In addition, uteroscopic and endourology coding may or may not be bundled, so when treating stones, tumors, or performing reconstruction, learn what is and is not billable and avoid costly mistakes that could wreak havoc on your practice if not properly coded. Learn the proper coding and secrets for unlocking maximal billing for these newer procedures and techniques. Discover the secrets to ureteroscopy payments and learn when you can — and can’t — override CCI edits. | |
| Presenter: | Jonathan Rubenstein, MD |
| 11:15am-12:15pm | Inpatient vs. Observation vs. Extended Recovery: Know the Rules and Risk Denials |
| A new perspective in 2012! Patients using hospital beds are not always “admitted” to the hospital, which can create significant confusion and lead to denials. This session will help you understand the critera to determine patient status, proper documentation requirements for each status, and accurate billing and coding for each situation. Learn these vital information to reduce the risk of denials and maximize your billing. Plus get some insights on how global periods affect billing. Don’t leave money on the table by not understading these guidelines!! | |
| Presenter: | Jonathan Rubenstein, MD |
| 12:15pm – 1:15pm | Lunch/ Exhibits |
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | Radiological Coding for the Urologist |
| Many urolgist do not know that they may bill for performing radiological procedures and also for their interpretation of the x-rays and films. This hour long presentation will review the radiological services performed by urologists, and how they may code, bill, and be paid for these various services and interpretations of the radiological studies. This will include the proper coding to remain compliant and accurate for these services rendered either in the hospital or office. Included will be the coding for IVPs, the variuos cystograms, CTs, sonogragphy, and other radiological servives that a urologist may perform. | |
| Presenter: | Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 2:15pm-3:15pm | Coding for the Treatment of Postoperative Complications and Coding for Payable Services provided within the Global Period. |
| Although most services performed in a global period are not payable, there are many services that are payable, and not knowing and not billing for these services can amount to large amounts of unpaid services. This presentation will identify these services and show which services may be paid when billed with and without certain modifiers. Many of these services revolve around postoperative complications and their treatment as well as other services (E/M) within the global period. | |
| Presenter: | Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 3:15pm-3:30pm | Refreshment Break/ Exhibits |
| 3:30pm-4:30pm | Female Urology and Urodynamic Coding Update 2011 |
| Coding for Female Reconstruction, Urodynamics, and related procedures is an ever-changing and challenging issue, and accurate coding and billing can be confusing even to the most experienced coder. Learn what is billable, what is not billable, and how to maximize reimbursement for the work that is performed. In addition to reconstruction coding, learn proper billing for urodynamics, Renessa, PTNS, and Interstim. Learn changes and updates from 2011 and what to expect in 2012. | |
| Presenter: | Jonathan Rubenstein, MD |
| 4:30-5:00 p.m. | Question and Answer with our Experts |
| Get the chance to ask questions and seek further clarifications to our panel of experts in this 30-minutes Q&A | |
| Presenter: | Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr., MD, FACS; Jonathan Rubenstein, MD |
| 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 | What Urology Practices Need to Know about RAC and CMS Oversight in 2012; How to Create an Internal Compliance Plan |
| This session will explore compliance issues and focus areas of the various government programs monitoring compliance in physician practices. Issues specific to Urology practices will be highlighted as well as other areas of general interest. Learn how to stay up-to-date on the activities of government oversight programs and determine if your practice is at risk. In addition, learn how to create an internal review process or Compliance Plan to foster education and reduce the risk of denials, audits, and fines. | |
| Presenter: | Jonathan Rubenstein, MD |
| 10:00am-10:15am | Refreshment Break/ Exhibits |
| 10:15am-11:15am | Accurate and Compliant Billing for Integrated Urology Services |
| Urologist perform a significant number of integrated services in their practices, and with the release of a number of new biological and hormonal therapies, many services that were previously referred out are being brought back into the Urologist’s office. Learn proper documentation, billing, and coding practices for integrated services such as uroflow, post-void residual, catheterizations, bcg, Testopel, Xgeva, Provenge, Fiducial marker placement, intermittent catheterization teaching, pelvic floor therapy, among others. | |
| Presenter: | Jonathan Rubenstein, MD |
| 11:15am-12:15pm | Coding for the Treatment of Benign and Malignant Lesions of ther Bladder. |
| There is still much confusion as to how to bill for transurethral resection and/or fulguration of solitary or multiple lesions of the bladder. What diagnoses to use . How to classify stages and/or grade of the tumors. When billing for a “bladder biopsy” when to use CPT codes 52204, 52214, or 52224 for biopsy and/or treatment of a bladder lesion. This presentation will clarify when to and what CPT codes to use to maintain compliancy and correct coding when presented with these clinical scenarios. Clear and concise tables will be presented to allow an easy and reproducible understanding for which codes are needed. | |
| Presenter: | Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 12:15pm – 1:15pm | Lunch/ Exhibits |
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | Urological Consultations: The Last Word |
| As we all know, urological consultation coding has changed. This presentation will give a summary of the new coding for urological consultations in the office, hospital, and outpatient. The proper documentation for the various levels will be presented in a simple easily understood template. A special algorythm will be provded to allow easy choice of the proper CPT codes for each clinical scenario. | |
| Presenter: | Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 2:15pm-3:15pm | Practicum: Dig into this Real- World Urolgy Case Studies and Op Notes (part 1) |
| Each attendee will receive several operative reports of common and uncommon urology, urogynecology, and pediatric urology procedures which they will be asked to properly code. Dr. Ferragamo as a moderator will review the coding policies and rules for the case at hand and suggest then the proper codings for the procedures . An array of different procedures and their codings will be discussed. This will provide the coder with a clear understanding of the choices made for coding the various urological procedures. | |
| Presenter: | Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr., MD, FACS |
| 3:15pm-3:30pm | Refreshment Break/ Exhibits |
| 3:30pm-4:30pm | Practicum: Dig into this Real- World Urolgy Case Studies and Op Notes (part 2) |
| Continuation | |
| Presenter: | Michael A. Ferragamo, Jr., MD, FACS |
