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Target Audience

Medical Directors, Attending Physicians, Advanced Practitioners

Objectives

• Discuss various topics related to correct coding and billing, including, but not limited to, NPP services, incident to services, gang visits, and hospice care
• Discuss correct coding and billing for these services as they relate to fraud and abuse control initiatives in the current health care reform environment

Handouts

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Accreditation Statement

The American Medical Directors Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Designation Statement

AMDA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CMD Designation Statement

This program has been approved for 1.5 live hours in management education credits toward certification/recertification as a Certified Medical Director in Long Term Care (AMDA CMD).  Physicians should only claim credit for the number of hours they participated in the educational activity.  The AMDA CMD program is administered by the American Medical Directors Certification Program (AMDCP).

Claiming Credits

This CME activity is approved for credits from October 2010 through October 2010

In order to claim credits for this webinar, participants must view the entire Flash video recording of the webinar and complete the online evaluation found at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BCLTC_10_10_Evaluation.  This activity should take approximately 1.5 hours to complete.

Presenters Disclosure

Dr. Alva S. Baker has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planning Committee Disclosures

All planning committee members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planning Committee Members: Alva Baker, MD, CMD; Jeffery Burl, MD, CMD; Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD; Karyn Leible, MD, CMD; Bonnie Wirfs, MD, CMD

Minimum Systems Requirements

The webinar will be conducted over the Internet and accessed through your web browser. Your computer must have the ability to play sound to hear this webinar. In order to view the slide presentation your browser must have the most recent Adobe Flash Player installed. You can download the free Adobe Flash Player at: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/.

Mac OS X 10.4, Windows XP SP2 or higher, Linux
Safari 2, Internet Explorer 6, Firefox 2.0 or higher
Adobe Flash Player
Sound Card
Speakers or headphones

Refunds will not be given for individuals who experience technical difficulties viewing the Flash video recording of the webinar. If you have questions about the system requirements to view the Flash video recording, contact AMDA Education at 410-740-9743 or education@amda.com.

Tools and Resources on Billing and Coding in Long Term Care

In addition to the information presented during the recorded webinar, we recommend the following resources to help you improve your billing and coding practices.

Access AMDA’s free “White Paper on Determination and Documentation of Medical Necessity in Long Term Care Facilities”, which Dr. Baker referenced in his talk, on the AMDA website at: http://www.amda.com/tools/library/whitepapers/mednecwhitepaper.cfm.

Purchase AMDA’s guide to Long Term Care coding to help answer all of your billing and coding questions.  AMDA has revamped its “Guide to Long Term Care Coding, Reimbursement and Documentation.” The updated publication contains documentation requirements as well as one or two AMDA-developed coding vignettes for each of the nursing home family of codes. The booklet also has frequently asked questions, including a question on the use of the prolonged service codes. Your purchase also includes an exclusive Web site link to examples of the documentation needed for each of the following vignettes (e.g. history and physicals, and subsequent visits in SOAP format).

Guide to Long Term Care Coding, Reimbursement and Documentation (Now with SOAP Notes included)

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