Early Registration

Back to Basics: Gather These Nuts & Bolts of Oncology Coding

Start your conference experience off right by building a must-have oncology coding foundation. This refresher course will strengthen how you report the most common procedures and diagnoses, and prepare you for the following conference sessions.

Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

Ready, Get Set, COLLECT! Increase Your Charge Capture For Oncology Drugs

Many practices cite drug reimbursement as a significant concern, and nowhere are these issues more relevant than in the oncology practice. Learn how to streamline your HCPCS and NDC tracking problems and get this area of practice overhead out of the red zone. Discuss unit billing, Medicaid issues, wastage policies, off-label approvals and more.

Navigating the Neoplasm Table: Simple Strategies Every Coder Should Know

Coding for neoplasms is no cakewalk — especially when the pathology report and the diagnosis notes don’t meet eye-to-eye. Discover how to successfully navigate your way through the tricky coding situations and pitfalls that can turn neoplasms into nightmares. Learn simpler ways to code neoplasms to the highest specificity, and the documentation requirements that will secure fast and full payments every time.

Tune in on Stereotactic Radiosurgery Coding

Whether your practice has been performing gamma knife procedures for years, or you’re just getting started with these increasingly popular treatments, you can get help unraveling the complex coding intricacies. Learn what role the radiation oncologist plays in this team procedure, how CCI bundles impact SRS codes, and what documentation your payers are looking for — so you can choose the right codes and modifiers for clean claims every time.

Stay on Top of New ESA Rules

Treating post-chemo anemia with erythropoiesis stimulating agents is nothing new, but even the most experienced oncology coders may start to feel lost in the flurry of recent coverage decisions — and controversies. Catch up on the latest Medicare rules and restrictions, and learn what information (including new modifiers for 2008) you need for clean claims.

Solid Solutions for Serious Oncology/Hematology Reimbursement Leaks

Oncology/hematology reimbursement has declined in recent years, and on top of that, regulations, codes and methods change at a moment’s notice. But you’re not up the creek if you know the most current regulatory information — and where you can seal your reimbursement leaks. Discuss how to fully capture the charges for all the services your practice renders, and discover the billing mistakes you can’t afford to make.

Refreshment Break

Dig Into Brachytherapy Coding to Get Every Penny You Deserve

Go step-by-step through the brachytherapy coding process, revealing the codes you’re most at risk of overlooking — including the new HCPCS source codes. Discover how technology changes affect the codes you choose, and the secret to bulletproof documentation.

Don't Get Stuck With Phlebotomy and Blood Draw Confusion

Therapeutic phlebotomy is most often associated with the hematology side of oncology practices. But coders sometimes confuse the procedure with blood draws that are common in follow-up care for chemotherapy. Find out when it’s appropriate to code 99195, which diagnosis codes will back you up, and how to avoid the hydration bundles that might kill your claims.

Cocktail Party

Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

Become an Infusion Suites Coding Guru!

Concurrent, sequential, piggyback, oh my! Our expert walks you through common chemotherapy administration protocols and their codes. This session will provide you with common billing scenarios, coding guidelines, and documentation tips to optimize reimbursement while ensuring compliance.

Capitalize on Your NPP's Services

Billing for physician services can be hard enough, and when you add non-physician practitioner services to the mix, the job just gets tougher. But utilizing your NPPs to the fullest means all the more time for your physician providers to spend on those ultra-complex — and higher paying — services. Learn the ins and outs of NPP reimbursement, with a focus on PAs and NPs. Stay compliant with supervision requirements, and unravel sticky credentialing issues.

Refreshment Break

Plump Up Your Ambulatory Pump Pay

Tired of being put through the wringer when it comes to ambulatory infusion pump claims? Overcome the most troubling pump reporting hurdles with the latest drug, maintenance and supply coding advice. And you won’t want to miss these expert tips for dealing with DMERCs.

Doc. About Your Documentation

Are the doctors in your office not exactly “McDreamy” when it comes to documentation? If their documentation is more like a “McNightmare,” this session gives you all the tools you need to help them fix it. First, you’ll learn how to audit existing medical records for documentation red flags, and how to communicate with doctors to get the results you need. You’ll also learn when, how, and IF to use templates and other tools to train the physicians in your practice to produce the documentation of your dreams.