Program

Agenda and Format

Friday, March 1, 2013   
12:30pm - 12:45pm      Welcome & Introductions
12:45pm - 2:00pm   The Science of Reimbursement
2:00pm - 2:45pm Medicare 2013 Update
2:45pm - 3:00pm Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm Evaluation & Management Coding
4:00pm - 4:15pm CMS Non-Physician Practitioner Billing Guidelines
4:15pm - 5:30pm Global Surgical Package & Using Modifiers to Optimize Revenue
5:30pm - 6:00pm ICD-10-CM Overview
     
Saturday, March 2, 2013
8:00am - 10:00am Plastic Surgery Case Coding
10:00am - 10:15am Break
10:15am - 12:00pm Plastic Surgery Case Coding
12:00pm - 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm - 4:00pm Plastic Surgery Case Coding

Faculty: Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC

A seasoned speaker with KarenZupko & Associates, Inc., Kim brings a lively and engaging style to the coding and reimbursement workshops. The course materials reflect the combined experience of the KZA team over the past 25 years in operations management, billing and coding, managed care, contract analysis, staff development, training, and strategic planning to offer you a comprehensive look at the unique challenges faced in plastic surgery. Kim collaborates with our experienced plastic surgeon facilitators to bring you real-life coding and reimbursement scenarios.

Disclosure Policy

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) requires all instructors, planners, reviewers, managers, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of product are discussed in a CME activity or included in related materials.