Coding Update 2008
July 18-19, 2008
Mandarin Oriental
Washington, DC
Program Chair: Christopher P. Kauffman, MD, Gallatin, TN
Faculty: Aleksandar Curcin, MD, MBA, Coos Bay, OR; Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach,
MD, JD, Tucson, AZ; Thomas Faciszewski, MD, Marshfield, WI; Charles A. Mick, MD,Northampton, MA; William Mitchell, MD, Edison, NJ; David R. O’Brien, MD, Winston-Salem, NC; Gregory Przybylski, MD, Edison, NJ.
Correct coding is the key to appropriate and timely reimbursement. Consistently
rated one of NASS’ top courses, this two-day interactive, comprehensive coding/
reimbursement seminar covers pertinent issues in ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding, including the complex nuances of Evaluation & Management, Operative, Nonoperative and Radiology coding in the context of the process in which codes and physician work values. Network with others in the same Medicare region to uncover coding and reimbursement challenges and solutions. Meet one-on-one with faculty and participate in extended hands-on coding sections to apply appropriate coding techniques to both simple and complex clinical examples. Implications and effects of proper coding and contract negotiation techniques for appropriate reimbursement and compliance are discussed.