Current Trends in Spine Surgery
Description:-
There are changes for Orthopaedics in the 2018 ICD-10-CM that becomes effective on October 1, 2018, plus we also want to discuss the current trends practices may be dealing with relating to diagnosis coding and claims.
Conference Expectations:-
It is important that providers are aware of the ICD-10-CM codes that may be being added, revised, or deleted. Claims with inappropriate ICD-10-CM coding will be denied by insurance carriers, causing a delay in reimbursement. Also hear the latest in the industry about trends affecting coding policies and procedures related to ICD-10-CM coding for Orthopaedics.
Conference Focus for the Orthopaedic Practice:-
- 2018 changes to Chapters 12,13, and 19 of ICD-10-CM.
- 2018 deleted codes for ICD-10-CM
- Tips on helping your providers get to the appropriate level of specificity.
- Current common denials Orthopaedic practices are seeing, and how to avoid them.
- Documentation requirements for ICD-10-CM.
Who Should Attend?
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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