Upcoming Distance Learning Opportunity
DL 2017 1129 (Webinar)
Essentials of ED Facility Reimbursement: 2018 Updates
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Noon – 1:30 PM CST
Overview: Successful Emergency Department financial performance requires identifying key opportunities and avoiding common pitfalls. Join us and position your ED for optimized performance by taking a focused look at the critical areas of ED documentation, revenue capture and compliance. Learn about the most important and hot-off-the-presses 2018 OPPS changes affecting ED facility reimbursement and the evolving Observation Comprehensive APC. Topics covered will include correct E/M level assignment, observation rules and payments, and packaged services.
Topics include:
· Correct ED facility E/M level assignment
· Procedure documentation and accurate charge capture
· Charging for hydration, injections, and infusions
· Observation in 2018 and the Comprehensive APC
· Packaged services in 2018
· 2018 OPPS final rule update
Date: November 29, 2017 / Time: Noon – 1:30 pm (CST)Faculty:
Eli Berg, MD, FACEP, CEO, LogixHealth, and Assoc. Chairman, Dept. Emergency Medicine, Hallmark Health
Michael Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President, LogixHealth / Eli Berg, MD, FACEP, is a board-certified emergency physician and an expert in emergency department reimbursement. He is a former chairman of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Reimbursement Committee, and currently chairs the Massachusetts ACEP Reimbursement Committee. Dr. Berg is also a Medicare Emergency Medicine Carrier Advisory Representative, and is an active member of the ACEP Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee. Dr. Berg was recognized by ACEP as a Hero of Emergency Medicine, an honor bestowed upon a few selected emergency physicians who have “dedicated their careers to their patients, their community and their specialty.”
Michael Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, is a board-certified emergency physician and certified professional coder holding both a CPC and CEDC. Dr. Granovsky is the Director of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Coding and Reimbursement course, and leads the education efforts of ACEPs National Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee. He is currently serving as the Chairman of National ACEP’s Reimbursement Committee as well as the reimbursement subject matter expert to multiple task forces including quality measure development, episodes of care, ACEP’s CEDR QCDR, and Out of Network Fair Payment coalition. Dr. Granovsky also serves as editor for both ED Coding Alert and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) ED Specialty Coding Certification Exam. A nationally recognized expert, Dr. Granovsky is a regularly featured speaker and has been recognized with numerous national speaking awards, including ACEP Speaker of The Year.
Registration: The fee for this education offering is $150 per facility. Advance registration is required to ensure delivery of instructional materials. Please contact Rhonda Christensen at 605/361-2281 or for registration and/or further information by November 22, 2017. Electronic registration for this and other upcoming educational opportunities is also available at the SDAHO website, www.sdaho.org.
Upcoming Distance Learning Opportunity
DL 2017 1129 (Webinar)
Essentials of ED Facility Reimbursement: 2018 Updates
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Noon – 1:30 PM CST
Registration Form (to register online go to www.sdaho.org)
Registration Fees:
SDAHO Member $150.00
Non-Member $300.00
Payment must accompany registration form.
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Educate Your Entire Staff Quickly and Economically!
Register for this webinar to educate your entire staff in a short period of time without incurring multiple registration fees or travel expenses. The registration fee includes one telephone and internet connection for the presentation. You can gather numerous staff members in one room to “attend” for one economical price. Prior to the event, you will receive the presentation materials, which you can distribute to all participants. Please note that the registration fee is for one connection per facility. If participants at your site require more than one telephone connection, additional registration fees will be charged.