Physician Coding, Billing and Reimbursement

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This webinar is to help the non-coder understand the basics of Medicare Billing, Coding, and reimbursement. Whether you are new to the clinical front desk or have been involved with it to some extent for years, there is a need to understand how to coding is from when it’s documented, how it’s submitted to the insurance, and how to interpret, how the insurance payers have paid it and apply appropriately to the accounts.

One of the biggest reasons for high dollar revenue in a physician’s practice is the misunderstanding of payments. When it is denied or if additional information is needed for review to make payment. This webinar will help decipher the basics of physician-based accounts receivable and to help with reducing your outstanding accounts with a basic understanding of when there are contractual write-offs, deductibles to be billed to the insured, and how long you have to file and/or appeal a claim. This webinar will go over these fundamentals to help with better accounts receivable management to make your year-end books look even better.

Learning Objective:

• Understanding the basic concepts of AR management
• An overview of Medicare and why it’s important to understand
• What it means for front desk personnel to understand the insurance fundamentals
• An introductory overview of procedure coding and reimbursement
• The basics of the application of payments to insurance accounts
• How to read and understand an explanation of benefits

Areas Covered in the Session:

• CMS inner workings annual deductibles, coinsurance, and timely filing requirements
• The CMS 1500
• An overview of the CPT book
• How to read and apply of Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
• Live Q&A session

Suggested Attendees:

• Physicians in private practice
• Office Managers
• Medical Billers
• Coders
• CDI Professionals
• Finance and AR Staff
• Emergency Department
• ED Case Manager
• ED Staff
• Front Desk Staff
• Medical practitioners
• Practice Manager
• Revenue Specialists
• Healthcare Provider
• Outpatient Staff
• AR Staff
• Healthcare Provider
• Outpatient Staff

Presenter Biography:

Maya Turner is a certified professional coder with close to 30 years of experience with coding reimbursement, healthcare compliance, and education. She is a published author and a sought-after subject matter expert. Her successful accomplishments include designing many education campaigns with her employer with successful outcomes including:

• Telehealth(Pre/Post PHE)
• 2021 EM Changes
• Remote Patient Management
• Medicare Annual Wellness
• CY2022 Split Shared final rule

Her three-dimensional thinking process has proven to be instrumental in her success. Her understanding of the most complex subjects with clear rationale is unmatched when presenting material and is well received.

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