Creating and Maintaining a Coding Compliance Plan for the Orthopaedic Office

HEALTHCARE Apr 19, 2018 60 minutes
01:00 PM EST 12:00 PM CST 11:00 AM MST 10:00 AM PST

Description:-

The Affordable Care Act mandates that all practices have a compliance plan when it used to be voluntary.  Whether you are creating or updating a compliance plan, this conference will assist you in making decisions about your compliance plan.

Conference Expectations:

The expectations of this conference are that the attendee upon the completion of the conference should have an understanding of the general requirements of a compliance plan, and also give best practices on what will work for your practice to be able to continue to maintain that compliance plan.

Conference Focus for the Orthopaedic Surgery Practice:

  1. The 7 components of a compliance plan created by the OIG.
  2. Defining the auditing process for your practice that will be manageable.
  3. Steps for follow up and disciplinary actions based on auditing results.
  4. Policies that should be part of your compliance plan for practice consistency.
  5. E/M auditing for the orthopedic practice. What has worked for other practice?
  6. A list describing the most frequently used tests in an orthopedic examination, for scoring in the audit.
  7. How to change your plan when the practice changes.

Who will benefit:

  • Physicians
  • Auditors
  • Coders
  • Billers
  • Medical Assistants
  • Physicians Assistants
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Scribes
Presenter BIO

Lynn Anderanin, CPC, CPPM, CPC-I, COSC is the Sr. Director Coding Compliance and Education for Healthcare Information Services, a physician billing and consulting service in the Chicago area.

  • Lynn has over 30 years experience in all areas of the physician practice including Practice Administrator, Billing Manager, and Director of Operations.
  • Lynn's experience is primarily in the specialties of Orthopedics, Rheumatology, and Hematology/Oncology.
  • She has been a speaker for many conferences, including the AAPC National Conferences and Workshops, Community Colleges, audio conferences, and Local Chapters.
  • Lynn became a CPC in 1993, a Certified Instructor in 2002, and a Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder in 2009.
  • She is the founder of the first local Chapter of the AAPC in Chicago, which is now 16 years old, and a former member of the AAPC National Advisory Board as well as other Committees for the AAPC.
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