Coding For Pediatrics
PRE-RECORDED AUDIO CONFERENCE
Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: Request for replay on any day
Length: 60 Minutes
Speaker:Donelle Holle, RN
Quick Review To Pediatric Coding And Billing.
Whether you are a veteran pediatric biller or a novice, you are well aware of the fact that a lot more is involved in filing clam than just plugging in numbers.
To make sure all the groundwork is laid for squeaky-clean claims, join expert speaker Donelle Holle, RN, for this 60-minute audio program and she'll walk you through general coding for pediatrics which includes review of leveling of care, coding for procedures, hospital services, modifiers, ICD-9 and 10 brief introduction and other CPT codes that pediatrics are likely to forget which negatively affects the reimbursement. Keep in mind that every service you forget to bill for eventually damages your revenue and in the complete scheme of things can lead to a huge revenue loss.
Plus, as an added bonus, you also get a complete handout of the codes and how to use them correctly.
Take a look at what you’ll learn from the session
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Know how to appropriately document levels of care
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Know the significance of ICD-9 coding and its effects on your payments
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Learn how documentation of procedures are vital in getting paid appropriately
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Newborn care can be challenging to bill for, know how to bill for those 2nd and 3rd days
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Learn how to use the modifiers correctly
Donelle Holle, RN, has nearly 30 years of coding and billing experience in the Pediatric practice. She has worked in the primary care pediatric practice as a nurse, as well as a manager and biller. She later went into consulting and began providing seminars on coding and reimbursement. Holle was also a practice manager for Pediatric Specialty Practice and continued to do consulting and offered assistance with changes to improve the practice’s collections. Prior to doing consulting and seminars fulltime, Holle was the director of professional services for the University of Michigan’s Department of Pediatrics. In her tenure there, she supervised reimbursement and challenged carriers, as well as reviewed documentation and trained physicians on proper coding and documentation. Holle currently provides coding and reimbursement seminars nationally, provides onsite training, and chart auditing services.
