AACE Endocrine Coding Webinar
Secondary Diabetes ICD-9 Coding;
What you need to know about endocrine specific ICD-9 changes in 2009
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EST
The AACE Endocrine Coding Webinar is designed for the physician, biller, or coder seeking to further their education related to coding, documentation and billing. In this webinar you will learn how to:
- Secondary diabetes codes have a new category. Learn how to keep sequencing accurate.
- Understanding how to correctly select Secondary Diabetes ICD-9 code(s) to their highest level of specificity and their relationship to procedural codes, based on chart documentation.
- Understand the methodology of billing the new secondary diabetes codes.
CME
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Cost
The course is $199 per participant and includes 1 hour of instruction.
Details
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EASTERN (11:00am Central; 10:00am Mountain; 9:00am Pacific)
Course is 1 hour in length and combines web-based learning with live teleconference lectures.
You will need an internet-ready computer and a speakerphone or headset to participate.
Presenter
Melissa Cacia, CPC, PCA
AACE Director of Socioeconomics & Member Advocacy and
HIPAA Compliance Officer
As the Director of Socioeconomics and Member Advocacy since March 2007, Melissa has 15 years of solid experience in the areas of coding, chart auditing, A/R management and practice operations. She has experience in nursing education, compliance, as well as Medicare and third party payor appeals. She holds a certification in coding from the American Academy of Professional Coders, as well as her Physician Chart Auditing certification. In her career, Melissa has audited thousands of records, facilitated coding seminars, and conducted many educational coding courses.
As the Director of Socioeconomics and Member Advocacy, she coordinates activities of coding, healthcare financing and third party reimbursement regulation, and other factors which affect the practice of clinical endocrinology on behalf of AACE. Melissa coordinates all updates pertaining to the publication of the AACE Endocrine Coding Manual with the Socioeconomics and Member Advocacy Committee. She is an active staff participant on several task force committees at AACE and will interact frequently with association members.
Webinar Instruction:
- Register online or fill out the registrations form and mail/fax it to AACE.
- You will receive a toll-free number to call on the day of the webinar.
- You will receive instructions and a link to the webinar's course materials via email to use during the presentation.
- Listen in, follow along on the Web or with course materials you've printed out. When prompted, dial in to ask questions.