Sessions include:  1) How Successful Coders can Develop an Auditor’s Mindset; 2) Code it Right!; 3) Social Determinants of Health and ICD-10-CM Coding; 4) Understanding the Revenue Cycle Plus the Impacts of the New Physician E&M Coding Changes; 5) Diabetes Coding Back to the Basics; and 6) Hospital Re-Admissions

Sessions include:  1) Strategies for Dealing with Payer Denials; 2) CDI – The First 48 hours – CDI Query Response Time; 3) Does the Documentation Tell the Story; 4) Coding Updates Plus Reimbursement Impact & Documentation;  Requirements for Surgeries Eliminated from the Inpatient Only List; 5) Coding Productivity; and 6) Charge Analysis

With medical decision making (MDM) as the key element for the new E/M services guidelines, documenting the medical necessity is more important than ever. This session will walk through the key revisions to the E/M guidelines and discuss ways in which basic documentation principles will ensure that the medical record documentation paints a complete picture of the services rendered, and support the medical necessity of code selection for each level.

Presentation will address the FY 2022 updates to the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Code Sets and Official Coding Guidelines with an emphasis on their impact in the acute care setting. Revisions to the FY 2022 MS-DRG Grouper logic will also be reviewed.

This presentation will:

• Provide and explain the CPT E/M office or other outpatient service revisions and when those changes will take effect
• Identify why CPT E/M revisions are needed and the benefits provided
• Describe how the foundational changes will impact your work

The webinar will present the most current updates for coding and billing telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Join us for the 2021 E&M guideline Changes on demand webinar with Martha Wade, RHIT, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA, CPC-I.

Overview: This presentation will cover: E&M Updates Quality Issues Social Determinants Date Published: August 2020 CEU: 1.0 – Evolving Topics Speaker: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA,…

Overview: This presentation will cover issues for small hospitals. Date Published: August 2020 CEU: 1.0 – Revenue Cycle Management Speaker: Karen Scott, MEd, RHIA, CCS-P,…

Sessions include: Look at you doing “Leader-y” stuff!, HIM Data Analysis and Reporting, Texas State- HIM Update, and Presentation by Dr. Danette Myers

Join us to learn about the 1st quarter coding clinic updates for 2021. The speakers will discuss the changes that went into effect and this presentation will be a quick and easy way to gain knowledge about the updates!

Healthcare organizations are obviously under external requirements and scrutiny regarding the security of PHI, but those requirements only apply to PHI and are about protecting the respective individuals and not your organization.

In this one-hour coding educational session, Melissa Zavidil, RHIT, CCS, COS, will present A Covid Carol: Reporting Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020.

Our Lunch and Learn series for October will feature a presentation by the Public Health Informatics Supervisor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Arkansas Department of Health. Donald McCormick, MSHI will present a timeline of how contact tracing has developed beginning pre-Covid and as the Pandemic evolved.

Dr. Matt Brown, Associate Professor of Business Data Analytics at Arkansas Tech University, discusses the use of data analytics in healthcare.

MRO’s experts Rita Bowen and Angela Rose analyze the Information Blocking rule with a focus on HIPAA. Attendees will be immersed in a discussion around critical aspects of the rule and explore ways to operationalize its requirements to achieve compliance. Furthermore, they will walk away with tips and strategies to take back to their organizations to guide planning efforts for success.

ScanSTAT’s Privacy Officer Elizabeth McElhiney, MHA, CHPS, CPHIMS, CRIS and Compliance Officer Lindsey Miles, RHIT, CRIS will present this very informative webinar on Information Blocking. They will discuss what is considered Information Blocking, the 8 exceptions to the Information Blocking Rule, and the best practices for creating/testing new policies and workflows to ensure compliance.  If you want a quick overview of the purpose of the 2020 ONC Final Rule and the Information Blocking provisions, this webinar is for you!

The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 has created many challenges for healthcare settings.

Strategic thinking is essential in a rapid change environment and critical in leading a remote workforce. This presentation will discuss the challenges and successes of implementing new mission driven processes that support state and organizational requirements amidst rapid change.