Optimizing Compliance and Maximizing Revenue from Jeffrey P. Restuccio

Optimizing Compliance and Maximizing Revenue for Ophthalmology and Optometry from Jeffrey P. Restuccio

Faculty:Jeffrey P. Restuccio

Duration:6 Hours | Format:Audio and Video

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Outline:

A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT CODING FOR EYECARE

• CPT coding fundamentals
• HCPCS coding – G codes – S codes – V codes
• Contrast and comparison of the E & M codes vs. the eye exam codes
• The intermediate and comprehensive eye exams
• Overview of Evaluation and Management (E & M) guidelines
• What services you can and cannot report with the office visit codes
• Tips on how to find the very best insurance company and employer in your town
• What is your most likely audit?
• What your EMR is currently not checking or gathering accurately
• How to
  • think like an auditor
  • manage strict coding compliance and optimal reimbursement
  • train the providers and what is required of them

COMMON EYE PROCEDURES COVERED

• GDX/OCT Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (SCODI)
• Co-Management and cataract surgery
• Fundus Photography
• Visual Field Exam
• External ocular photography
• Ophthalmic echography and biometry
• Coding for dry eye syndrome and punctal plugs
• Miscellaneous procedures

NEW AND IMPROVED! ADVANCED ICD-10 CODING

• Added, Deleted, and Revised codes for 2018
• Degenerative Myopia
• Blindness
• Low vision,
• What does disease specificity really mean?
• Formal ICD-10 coding training concepts
• When two codes are required and not just one.
• Exceptions and “Gotchas”
• Keratoconus
• Pterygiums
• Amblyopia
• Glaucoma

CRITICAL TO THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS

• National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) information
• Relative Value Units (RVU’s)
• Local Coverage Determination (LCD) guidelines
• Global Days/Global fees
• The Bilateral Surgery Indicator

SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN THE OFFICE

• Codes for removal of foreign body
• Coding for repairs
• Epilation
• Punctal Plug insertion
• Correct use of Modifiers

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Description:

Every day eyecare professionals are missing revenue opportunities because they just don’t know the basics or are overly concerned with “red flags” and being audited. This seminar focuses on optimizing coding and documentation compliance first. Only then can you bill every office visit and procedure at the appropriate and highest compliant level without fear. Learn how to work smarter, not harder.