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Join Medtronic Healthcare Economics for our educational WebEx series. These presentations will provide information on coding, reimbursement and healthcare economics as they relate to Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management (CRDM).
Following the live presentation, WebExs will be archived, so you may view them at your convenience.
Upcoming WebEx Presentations
Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Changes Effective 1-1-2009
Program Speakers:
Healthcare Economics Staff –
Teresa Stamper-Strelitz and Joanne Groenewold
Dates and Times:
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
10 - 11 am Central time
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OR
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
12 - 1 pm Central time
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Agenda:
- Review key regulatory changes for Calendar Year 2009
- Changes to the OPPS payment system
- Medicare national payment rates for selected CRDM procedures
- Q & A
Who Should Attend:
- Cardiovascular Service Line Administrators
- Hospital Administrators
- Hospital Revenue Cycle and Reimbursement Specialists
- Hospital Patient Accounts Personnel
- Hospital HIM Personnel
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsements by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
New 2009 CPT® Codes for Cardiac Device Monitoring
Program Speaker:
Linda Holtzman,
MHA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H
Clarity Coding™
Date and Time:
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
11 am - 12:30 pm Central Time
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OR
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
1 pm - 2:30 pm Central Time
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This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 2 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsements by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
Topics:
- Background on the new codes
- Comparison of the 2008 and 2009 codes
- Utilization of the new codes
Who Should Attend:
Physician Practices and
Hospital Outpatient Staff
- EP and Cardiology Physicians and Fellows
- EP and Cardiology Physician Administrators
- EP and Cardiology Physician Coders and Billers
- Outpatient Hospital EP and Cardiology Coders
- Outpatient Hospital EP and Cardiology Billers
Archived WebEx Presentations
Managing the Cardiovascular Patient’s Level of Care in a RAC Environment
Program Speakers: Day Egusquiza, President, AR Systems, Inc.
Original Presentation Date: September 30, 2008
Agenda Discussion Items/Objectives:
- General overview of the CMS Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program
- Discussion regarding inpatient and outpatient levels of care
- Appropriate use of observation status
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View WebEx (.wmv)
Note: The WebEx video is a large file. It works best to save the file before attempting to play it. To do so, right-click on the link and choose "Save Target As.."
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Medicare DRG Changes effective 10-1-2008
Program Speakers: Healthcare Economics Staff —
Teresa Stamper-Strelitz and Joanne Groenewold
Agenda:
- Identify DRG Changes for Cardiac Rhythm Management Device (CRDM) Therapies for FY09
- National DRG Payment Rates for Selected CRDM Therapies
- Key Highlights for Other Cardiovascular Therapies
- Q & A
View slides (.pdf)
View WebEx (.wmv)
Note: The WebEx video is a large file. It works best to save the file before attempting to play it. To do so, right-click on the link and choose "Save Target As.."
Trouble viewing the video?
Download Windows Media Player 11.
Advanced EP Coding for 2008
Original Presentation Date: May 14, 2008
Speaker: Linda Holtzman, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, Clarity Coding™
Agenda:
- Advanced Coding, Coverage and Reimbursement
- Medicare cardiac device coverage
- CPT codes for cardiac device therapies
- Procedure and Diagnosis coding scenarios for a variety of arrhythmia and implant procedures
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View WebEx (.wmv)
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This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for one continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
This program has been approved for one CEU continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
EP Fellows Webex: Hospital Reimbursement
Original Presentation Dates: May 28th, 2008
Our 2008 EP Fellows Program is designed to help inform EP Fellows of the healthcare economics perspectives of today's clinical practice environment.
Agenda:
- Introduction to CRDM Healthcare Economics (HCE)
- Introduction to Medicare: Coding, Coverage, and Payment for Hospital Procedures
- Medicare Hospital Inpatient DRG Coding
- Medicare Hospital IP DRG Payment for FY08 and Hospital OP for CY08
- Documentation
- Inpatient vs. Outpatient and RACs
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View WebEx (.wmv)
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EP Fellows Webex: Physician Coding for Cardiac Devices
Original Presentation Dates: March 18 and 19, 2008
Our 2008 EP Fellows Program is designed to help inform EP Fellows of the healthcare economics perspectives of today’s clinical practice environment.
Agenda:
- Coding, Coverage and Reimbursement Basics
- Medicare cardiac device coverage
- CPT codes for cardiac device therapies
- Coding scenarios for a variety of arrhythmia and implant procedure
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View WebEx (.wmv)
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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Calendar Year 2008 Update
This web seminar reviewed the 2008 Medicare Physician fee schedule changes, conversion factors, CPT changes, PQRI updates, and Physician documentation.
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for one continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitues endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
Original Presentation Dates: January 22 and 23, 2008
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Calendar Year 2008 Update
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The Ins and Outs of Cardiac Devices:
Getting Patient Status Right
This web seminar reviewed the rules and regulations that govern admission status and discussed various approaches that hospitals use to determine admission status for Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management procedures.
Original Presentation Date: December 12, 2007
Speaker: Dr. Joe Zebrowitz, MD, Executive Vice President, Senior Medical Director, EHR
View WebEx slides (.pdf)
Download the audio (.wav, 126MB)
2008 Medicare OPPS Overview
This web seminar reviewed the OPPS Final Rule.
Original Presentation Dates: December 4 and 5, 2007
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for one continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
This program has been approved for one continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
View WebEx slides (.pdf)
Download the audio (.wav, 47MB)
CC/MCC Lookup Tool
Use this tool to search for CC and MCC diagnosis codes associated with the new Medicare MS-DRG payment structure.
Download the CC/MCC Lookup Tool (5MB Excel file)
Note: Please click "Enable Macros" when the file opens for the tool to work properly.
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