Advanced Specialty Coding Virtual Summit | Orthopedics

November 13-15, 2023 | Live Virtual

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

Virtual Event Day 1

Monday, November 13, 2023
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. ET	Solve Stubborn Shoulder Coding Concerns Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR Learn how to properly document and code shoulder procedures including extensive debridement, labral repairs, rotator cuff reconstruction with biomaterial, patches and grafts, remplissage, and biceps tenodesis with a total shoulder. Also get strategies to address the latest payer policy hurdles for shoulder surgeries.
12:55 –1:40 p.m. ET	Scope Out Solutions to Common Hip Coding Hitches Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR Stay up to date with payer policies and CPT coding guidelines for procedures such as femoral acetabular impingement and other types of arthroscopic repairs, single- and two-stage total hip revisions, poly liner replacements, pelvic fractures, and instrumentation issues.
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. ET	NETWORKING BREAK
1:55 – 2:40 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 Practices struggle to meet all the obligations in their contracts with commercial payers, and getting an insurance company to hold up its end of the contract can seem like an impossible task. But your orthopedic practice doesn’t have to be doomed to slow claims processing, ignored deadlines, and missed payments. Discover what levers you have to take control of the situation, and learn why you shouldn’t just accept what a payer hands out. Get real-world examples and best practices to get paid.
2:50 – 3:15 p.m. ET	Q&A Session With the Speakers Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR Doris Branker, CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC, President - DB Healthcare Consulting and Education 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 Laura Evans at LEvans@decisionhealth.com
3:15 p.m. ET	Day 1 Concludes

Virtual Event Day 2

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
12:00 –12:45 p.m. ET	Cement Your Knowledge of Knee Procedure Coding Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR Lock in your understanding of how to code open and arthroscopic knee procedures, including synovectomy, ACL reconstruction, osteochondral allografts and autografts, as well as patellofemoral arthroplasty and revision total arthroplasty involving the use of temporary spacers.
12:55 –1:40 p.m. ET	Get a Grip on Coding Complex Wrist, Hand, and Finger Procedures Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC, Coding and Billing Specialist - Cascade Orthopaedics’ MultiCare Cascade Surgical Center Learn to code the most typical hand and wrist repairs, such as carpal tunnel release, release of Dupuytrens Contracture, finger tendon injuries, and fractures. Then examine coding for more complicated hand procedures and discuss coding scenarios for them.
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. ET	NETWORKING BREAK
1:55 – 2:40 p.m. ET	Troubleshoot Costly Ortho Office Procedure Coding Errors Edward Leone, CPC, CPC-P, COSC, CRC, CPMA, Coding Manager - Connecticut Orthopedic Specialists Cut office procedure denials by correcting common problem areas such as billing dosages for injected drug codes, coding imaging procedures, and other diagnostic tests appropriately, and managing commercial payer policies for issues like modifier 25 use and viscosupplementation injections.
2:50 – 3:15 p.m. ET	Q&A Session With the Speakers Margie Scalley Vaught, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CCS-P, MCS-P, ACS-EM, ACS-OR Jessyka Burke, BSHA, CPC, COSC, CASCC, Coding and Billing Specialist - Cascade Orthopaedics’ MultiCare Cascade Surgical Center Edward Leone, CPC, CPC-P, COSC, CRC, CPMA, Coding Manager - Connecticut Orthopedic Specialists 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 Laura Evans at LEvans@decisionhealth.com
3:25 –3:55 p.m. ET	Cocktail/Favorite Beverage Virtual Reception Laura Evans (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 15, 2023
12:00 –12:45 p.m. ET	Get Your Spine Coding Straight, Part 1: Musculoskeletal Codes Alison Kuley, CPC - National Medical Billing Services Gain an understanding of how to code essential spinal surgeries including osteotomy, spinal augmentation, grafts, instrumentation, and arthrodesis. Also learn when these procedures may be separately reported, and how they should be documented in the operative note.
12:55 –1:40 p.m. ET	Get Your Spine Coding Straight, Part 2: Nervous System Codes Alison Kuley, CPC - National Medical Billing Services Strengthen your grasp of spine surgical procedures among the 60000 codes, beginning with understanding the various approaches, and how to select the codes for procedures such as laminotomy, facetectomy, foraminotomy, and discectomy. In addition, examine bundling rules and how these codes may be reported with codes from the musculoskeletal section.
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. ET	NETWORKING BREAK
1:55 – 2:40 p.m. ET	Firm Up Your Foot and Ankle Coding Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CPC, COCS - Tri-county Podiatry Learn the fundamentals of both bony and soft tissue repairs and how they are coded, including bunionectomy, hammertoe correction, neuroma excision, ankle fracture reduction, tendon repair, and release. Basic anatomy will be covered as it relates to code selection and payer bundling policies.
2:50 – 3:15 p.m. ET	Q&A Session With the Speakers Alison Kuley, CPC - National Medical Billing Services Michael G. Warshaw, DPM, CPC, COCS - Tri-county Podiatry 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 Laura Evans at LEvans@decisionhealth.com
3:15 p.m. ET	Conference Concludes

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