District II 2017 Upstate Meeting
 

ACOG DISTRICT II 

ICD-10 CODING 

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 

Registration required - 6 CMEs

  Agenda


10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.        COMMON DO’S AND DON’TS IN OB/GYN OFFICE CODING

After completing this session, attendees should be able to:

·         Construct documentation that supports the billing of E/M services during the same encounter as a Preventive Medicine service.

·         Identify factors that prevent billing higher levels of E/M service.

·         Recognize circumstances that allow for E/M coding at the same encounter as an office-based procedural service.

 

12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.                LUNCH BREAK

 

1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.     ENSURING YOUR OPERATIVE REPORT SUPPORTS YOUR SURGICAL BILLING

After completing this session, attendees should be able to:

·         Define the elements needed to appropriately code services that are commonly missing in operative reports.

·         Review operative reports to identify best practices in surgical documentation.

·         Select appropriate codes in real-life surgical case studies.

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.                   AFTERNOON BREAK

 

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.             ICD-10-CM CODING FOR OB—HOW TO MAKE THE HARD CHOICES

After completing this session, attendees should be able to:

·         Discuss the unique challenges that ICD-10-CM brings to coding for obstetrics

·         Examine case studies and make good coding choices in difficult circumstances.

·         Identify code selection that must occur in different stages of pregnancy.

 

4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.           AVOIDING THE MOST FREQUENT ERRORS IN CODING FOR OBSTETRICS

After completing this session, attendees should be able to:

·         Ensure that protocols are in place to capture all appropriate services provided in the context of global obstetrics.

·         Describe the most common ways that payers manage reimbursement for global obstetrics cases.

 


6 CMEs

ACCME Accreditation
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


College Cognate Credit(s)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 Category 1 College Cognate Credits. The College has a reciprocity agreement with the AMA that allows AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to be equivalent to College Cognate Credits.