Early Registration

Back to Basics: Nuts & Bolts of Understanding Ob-gyn Coding
Presenter: Peggy Stilley, CPC-OGS, ACS-OB & Jan Rasmussen, CPC, CCP, ACS-OB, ACS-GI

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

Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

Expert Strategies for Global Ob Coding Successs
Presenter: Melanie Witt, RN, CPC-OGS, MA

Do you know how to code the first ob visit? What about coding unrelated symptoms or complications? What do high-risk pregnancies entail? What about multiple gestations and fetal demise? Go beyond basic global ob services how-to's. Learn what you should do in these tricky situations -- as well as other top coding conundrums.

Master the Most Common Office Gynecological Procedures -- and Their Pitfalls
Presenter: Jan Rasmussen, CPC, CCP, ACS-OB, ACS-GI

If you want to clarify your gynecological coding practices, then this session is for you. You'll learn about the most common gynecological office procedures, including colposcopies, hysteroscopies, EMB (the difference btw EMB, D&C, and use of dilators), paracervical block versus local, IUD (Mirena), TCA applications, injections and vaccines. Also, learn how to handle multiple procedures performed the same day and other problematic gray areas.

Preventive Medicine
Presenter: Jan Rasmussen, CPC, CCP, ACS-OB, ACS-GI

Preventive services continue to baffle physicians and coders.  This discussion with clarify Medicare guidelines as well as how to wade through the myriad of private payer rules. Documentation will be presented to help you understand billing multiple services at the same session.  

Here's How to Code What Isn't Included in the Global Service
Presenter: Melanie Witt, RN, CPC-OGS, MA

You know that you should include a lot of services your ob-gyn performs for a pregnant patient in the global fee, but here's what you can report separately: NST, BPP, U/S, external cephalic version, amnio and amnioinfusion. Here's how to do it!

Alleviate Coding Confusion for the Uro-Gyn Specialty
Presenter: Harry Stuber, MD

Terminology for the urogynecology specialty can be different than gynecology. Discover proper coding for urodynamics testing, and office procedures (biofeedback, Kegels, etc.)

Refreshment Break

Evaluate You Interviewing Techniques.
Presenter: Peggy Stilley, CPC-OGS, ACS-OB

Get Answers to Your Questions: How many FTEs are needed to effectively run an office?  Do you have written policies and procedures?  Are job descriptions written for each staff position?  

Consultations
Presenter: Jan Rasmussen, CPC, CCP, ACS-OB, ACS-GI

Consultation issues continue to plague all specialties.  The OIG and CERT continue to find high error rates for consultations.  This one hour session will take a look at consultation criteria and documentation to avoid problems with payers but to get paid correctly for the services you are providing.

Cocktail Party

Continental Breakfast & Exhibits

Navigate Your Way through the Ob-gyn Surgery Maze
Presenter: Harry Stuber, MD

Do you know what services are part of the surgical technique? Do you know how to identify the approach & anatomy? Create mistake-free claims by unraveling your top surgery coding questions and applying them to real-life scenarios.

Your Top Gynecology Oncology Questions Answered
Presenter: Melanie Witt, RN, CPC-OGS, MA

Coding for gynecologic oncology cases can be a nightmare given the seemingly endless combinations. This session will take you through the essentials of gyn oncology coding from diagnosis to procedure combination to get these claims right the first time.

Maximize Your Reimbursement By Honing These Practice Management Skills
Presenter: Peggy Stilley, CPC-OGS, ACS-OB

Who manages appeals and denials in your office?  Are you happy with your contracts and fee schedules?  Are you monitoring revenue cycles? What reports are run from your practice soft ware each month?  What do these reports mean? Evaluate your practice by looking at trends.

Dissect These Op Notes And Arrive at the Best Claim Possible - Hands On!
Presenters: Jan Rasmussen, CPC, CCP, ACS-OB, ACS-GI, Peggy Stilley, CPC-OGS, ACS-OB, Harry Stuber,MD, & Melanie Witt, RN, CPC-OGS, MA

When an op note hits your desk, it's up to you to dissect the procedure, know the anatomy and terminology, choose what codes to include and which are bundled, as well as navigate post-op complications. Join all four experts as you tackle these cases and see how you fare.