Update on Billing and Coding Practices for Palliative Care Services

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

 

Sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC).

 

Join Lynn Hill Spragens, MBA, President & CEO of Spragens & Associates, LLC and Julie Pipke, CPC, of Medical College of Wisconsin as they review the January 2010 elimination of consult codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

 

What will you learn?

• At least two modifications needed for your 2010 billing documentation.
• How to use the 2010 RVU and revenue models with your own data to project expected results and identify gaps for improvement.
• An effective review of 1^st quarter 2010 billing reports with your billing staff to identify issues and improve practices for payment.

 

Grant-funding for New York State: New York State hospitals, and hospices with an established hospital palliative care program partnership, are eligible to enroll at no cost. This funding is made possible by a grant awarded to CAPC from the New York State Health Foundation.  Funding from this grant is available for this audio conference.   For more information visit www.capc.org/grantees

 

To learn more and register, go to:

http://www.capc.org/support-from-capc/audio-conf/04-14-10/index_html