Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit | Anesthesia

November 6-8, 2023 | Live Virtual

Virtual Event Day 1 Virtual Event Day 2 Virtual Event Day 3

Virtual Event Day 1

Monday, November 6, 2023
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. ET	It Is Brain Surgery—Anesthesia for Intracranial Procedures Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC, President - DB Healthcare Consulting and Education Get your head in the game when you code anesthesia services for intracranial procedures (00210-00222). This group of codes includes anesthesia for complex procedures such as aneurysm surgery and tumor removal. Learn how to select the appropriate code for intracranial procedures, discover how patient positioning influences coding and find out which services are typically bundled into the anesthesia service.
12:55 –1:40 p.m. ET	Scope It Out: Anesthesia Coding for Endoscopy Explained Pamela Linton, CPC, CANPC, Corporate Coding Manager, Anesthesia and Pain Management - Zotec Partners In 1842 an American physician used modern anesthesia for the first time. Nine years later a French physician created the first functional endoscope. Both disciplines have come a long way and this session will give you a close look at the best practices for reporting anesthesia services with a variety of endoscopy procedures. You’ll get tips to help you efficiently select codes, learn to detect documentation errors and review relevant Medicare rules, including the new policy for colonoscopies following a positive test for colorectal cancer.
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. ET	NETWORKING BREAK
1:55 – 2:40 p.m. ET	Sedation for Pain Management—Be Prepared to Appeal Amy Turner, RN, BSN, MMHC, CPC, CHC, CHIAP, Director of Advisory Solution - Ventra Health When you report moderate sedation, monitored anesthesia care, or general anesthesia for procedures such as epidurals and facet joint interventions, you can expect Medicare and private payers to force you to defend your claims through the appeals process. Your practice must have a rock-solid understanding of current medical necessity policies if it wants to get paid. Learn how to build a solid case for appeal, from determining whether a patient is a candidate for sedation to making sure the service’s documentation paints a clear picture of medical necessity.
2:50 – 3:15 p.m. ET	Q&A Session With the Speakers Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC, President - DB Healthcare Consulting and Education Pamela Linton, CPC, CANPC, Corporate Coding Manager, Anesthesia and Pain Management - Zotec Partners Amy Turner, RN, BSN, MMHC, CPC, CHC, CHIAP, Director of Advisory Solution - Ventra Health Bring your most pressing and challenging questions and our expert speakers will answer them during this session. BONUS: Have a tough scenario or complicated question you’ve been struggling with? Submit your scenario and/or question ahead of time to Julia Kyles at JKyles@decisionhealth.com
3:15 p.m. ET	Day 1 Concludes

Virtual Event Day 2

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
12:00 –12:45 p.m. ET	Who’s the Boss? Take Control of Private Payers That Don’t Meet Their Obligations Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC, President - DB Healthcare Consulting and Education Your practice struggles to meet all the obligations in its private payer contracts, but getting a private payer to hold up its end of the contract can seem like an impossible task. Don’t worry, you aren’t doomed to slow claims processing, ignored deadlines, and missed payments. This session will use real-world examples to show you how to create an effective internal escalation process, make the contract work for your practice, and receive the revenue you’re due.
12:55 –1:40 p.m. ET	Gynecological and Obstetric Services: Use the Latest Tips to Improve Your Anesthesia Coding Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA,CPMA, CPC, CPC-I, President - Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. Anesthesia coding and billing for OB/GYN procedures takes you beyond the obstetric codes (01958-01969). Gynecological procedures such as breast reconstruction, tubal ligation, and culdoscopy require anesthesia procedures, and you need a detailed knowledge of anesthesia coding to quickly process claims. Get the latest tips for coding these and other gynecological services. Also get best practices for coding and billing obstetric services and discover how your practice compares with other practices when billing for labor epidural patients.
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. ET	NETWORKING BREAK
1:55 – 2:40 p.m. ET	Anesthesia for Hernia Repair: Close the Knowledge Gap Pamela Linton, CPC, CANPC, Corporate Coding Manager, Anesthesia and Pain Management - Zotec Partners The 2023 CPT manual included major revisions to the abdominal hernia repair code set, and it wasn’t a simple one-to-one change. The update deleted 18 procedure codes and replaced them with 14 procedure codes and one add-on. What did that do to anesthesia coding? This session will answer the question and close the knowledge gap for anesthesia services for abdominal hernia repair. Learn how to quickly select the correct anesthesia code, including ASA Crosswalk™ alternates for hernia repair surgery, and what to do when you think another anesthesia code is appropriate.
2:50 – 3:15 p.m. ET	Q&A Session With the Speakers Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC, President - DB Healthcare Consulting and Education Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA,CPMA, CPC, CPC-I, President - Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. Pamela Linton, CPC, CANPC, Corporate Coding Manager, Anesthesia and Pain Management - Zotec Partners Bring your most pressing and challenging questions and our expert speakers will answer them during this session. Submit your scenario and/or question ahead of time to Julia Kyles at JKyles@decisionhealth.com
3:25 –3:55 p.m. ET	Cocktail/Favorite Beverage Virtual Reception Julia Kyles, CPC (Moderator) Bring your drink and your biggest issue with a carrier/payer, and let’s spill the tea!
3:55 p.m. ET	Day 2 Concludes

Virtual Event Day 3

Wednesday, November 8, 2023
12:00 –12:45 p.m. ET	Compliance Workshop: Real Scenarios—and Solutions—for Your Anesthesia Group Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA,CPMA, CPC, CPC-I, President - Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. Work through real-world compliance scenarios that will teach you how to confidently tackle compliance head-on and reduce your practice’s compliance risk. From how anesthesia practices performed an internal review for the first time to what they did when they found evidence that their practice had a compliance problem. This session will use the lessons other practices learned to show you how to boost your practice’s compliance efforts.
12:55 –1:40 p.m. ET	2024 Update: Prepare for the Coding Changes That Will Impact Your Practice Julia Kyles, CPC, Content Specialist - DecisionHealth A new year, a new round of coding updates—and for practices that aren’t prepared, a new round of underpayments and denials. Don’t let it happen to your practice. Get an overview of the relevant procedure code updates that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, and cover changes to ICD-10-CM guidelines for fiscal year 2024. Bonus: This session will bring you up to date on the COVID-19 public health emergency waivers that were extended past May 11.
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. ET	NETWORKING BREAK
1:55 – 2:40 p.m. ET	Post-op Pain Services--From Surgeon’s Request to Daily Management Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA,CPMA, CPC, CPC-I, President - Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. ESP, FNB, IPACK, PECS, TAP ... Figuring out the post-op block alphabet is just one of your challenges when the anesthesia provider performs post-operative pain management services. From making sure the surgeon’s request is properly documented to reporting daily management, reporting these essential services can be a lot of work. Learn how to make short work of reporting post-operative pain management services, from untangling the approach for the block from the nerve treated to determining whether the provider performed a plane block.
2:50 – 3:15 p.m. ET	Q&A Session With the Speakers Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA,CPMA, CPC, CPC-I, President - Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. Julia Kyles, CPC, Content Specialist - DecisionHealth Bring your most pressing and challenging questions and our expert speakers will answer them during this session. Submit your scenario and/or question ahead of time to Julia Kyles at JKyles@decisionhealth.com
3:15 p.m. ET	Conference Concludes

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