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Featuring Melody W. Mulaik, MSHS, CPC, CPC-H, RCC, Coding
Strategies, Inc.
Sponsored by Coding Strategies, Inc. and CodeRyte
| San Diego, CA |
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 |
University of California San Diego
Medical Center |
| Philadelphia, PA |
Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Dallas, TX |
Thursday, March 13, 2008 |
Baylor University Medical Center (downtown) |
| Atlanta, GA |
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
Emory Crawford Long Hospital |
Part I: Before the Procedure
Participants will learn how to avoid costly errors through
a thorough understanding of the various operational and compliance
concerns for radiology that occur prior to the performance
of a radiology service. Specific topics will include:
Part II: After the Procedure Is Performed
This session will continue to build on their knowledge of
specific radiology practice and procedure requirements.
Issues to discuss will include:
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Accurate charge capture – who should performed?
Where are the traps?
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Radiology documentation guidelines
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Modifiers for Diagnostic Radiology Services
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Coding Tips and Traps by modality
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Frequently asked questions
Part III: After the Procedure Is Billed
This session will focus on the key areas of concern related
to appropriate reimbursement and the handling of rejects
and denials. Specifically the following areas will be addressed:
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Component coding and bundling
edits
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2008 coding and reimbursement updates for OPPS and MPFS
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Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)
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Appeals – should you or shouldn’t you?
Continuing Education Credit
AHRA has applied for 7.0 Category
A ARRT credits for each seminar. You must be present for
each education session
to be eligible for the CE credit related to each session.
Faculty
Melody W. Mulaik, MSHS, CPC, RCC is
the President and Co-Founder of Coding Strategies, Inc.,
located in Altanta,
GA. Her areas of expertise include billing and collections,
physician medical coding, revenue enhancement, front-end
hospital operations, management engineering, medical school
relations and operations improvement. Melody is a nationally
recognized speaker on such topics as Evaluation & Management
Coding, Developing an Internal Auditing Program, Radiology
Coding Compliance and other healthcare compliance issues.
Melody also holds the certification of Certified Professional
Coder (CPC).
Register today!
Hotel information
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For more information about the conferences and seminars,
call (978) 443-7591 or e-mail at info@ahraonline.org
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