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Join Medtronic Healthcare Economics for our educational Web Presentations 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, Web Presentations will be archived, so you may view them at your convenience.
Archived Web Presentations
Medicare DRG Changes effective 10-1-2009
Program Speakers:
Healthcare Economics Staff — Carol Male and Joanne Groenewold
Original Presentation Date:
September 16 and 17, 2009
Agenda:
- Identify DRG Changes for Cardiac Rhythm Management Device (CRDM) Therapies for FY10
- National DRG Payment Rates for Selected CRDM Therapies
- Key Highlights for Other Cardiovascular Therapies
- Q & A
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From the Mailroom to the Appeal: Are You RAC Ready?
Original Presentation Date:
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Overview:
- Understand the strategies hospitals have used to prepare for the permanent RACs
- Hear two hospitals share their insights about the audit process: resources, process, timelines, and response
- Recognize the impact to the CV service line
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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Calendar Year 2009 Update
Program Speakers:
Healthcare Economics Staff —
Joanne Groenewold and Teresa Stamper-Strelitz
Original Presentation Date:
Janurary 13 and 14, 2009
Agenda:
- Review key regulatory changes for Calendar Year 2009
- CPT Changes
- Changes to the Medicare Physician Payments
- PQRI Update
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Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Changes Effective 1-1-2009
Program Speakers:
Healthcare Economics Staff –
Teresa Stamper-Strelitz and Joanne Groenewold
Original Presentation Date:
December 16 and 17, 2008
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
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New 2009 CPT® Codes for Cardiac Device Monitoring
Program Speaker:
Linda Holtzman,
MHA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H
Clarity Coding™
Original Presentation Date:
December, 2008
Agenda:
- Background on the new codes
- Comparison of the 2008 and 2009 codes
- Utilization of the new codes
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Managing the Cardiovascular Patient’s Level of Care in a RAC Environment
Program Speaker:
Day Egusquiza, President, AR Systems, Inc.
Original Presentation Date:
September 30, 2008
Agenda:
- 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 Web Presentation (.wmv)
Note: The Web Presentation 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
Original Presentation Date:
September 9 and 10, 2008
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 Web Presentation (.wmv)
Note: The Web Presentation 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
Program Speaker:
Linda Holtzman,
MHA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H,
Clarity Coding™
Original Presentation Date:
May 14, 2008
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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EP Fellows Webex: Hospital Reimbursement
Original Presentation Date:
May 28, 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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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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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.
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.
Program Speaker:
Dr. Joe Zebrowitz, MD,
Executive Vice President, Senior Medical Director, EHR
Original Presentation Date:
December 12, 2007
View Web Presentation 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
View Web Presentation 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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