If a physician interprets an EEG in his office, you would report the place of service with “11,” the code for “office.” Easy? Think again. Don’t miss out on your place of service compliance or you’ll see your reimbursement and billing process go down the drain.

When patients want to confer with their physicians about a procedure or diagnosis outside the clinic, they can now turn to popular social networking sites for help. This is one tactic an orthopedic surgeon in Ohio has proven effective when connecting with patients.

Did you know you must comply to HIPAA 5010 before moving to the ICD-10 set of diagnostic codes? The transition is a necessary step for all medical practices. However, a Nov. 17, 2011 statement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a 90-day grace period for enforcement of the HIPAA 5010 transactions sets, which had a compliance date of Jan. 1, 2012.

What is an On-Site Training Camp?

The On-Site Training Camp is an intensive 3-day course that thoroughly covers the principles of ICD-9 Coding, HCPCS Coding, CPT Coding, and Medical Terminology.

Best of all, we will bring an expert instructor directly to you. With the On-Site Training Camp, you and your team can prepare for the certification exam from the comforts of your facility. Our expert instructors are AAPC-certified to teach AAPC’s Medical Coding Curriculum.

Call 866-251-3060 to ask about an on-site medical coding certification training camp TODAY or email us to ask for an onsite quote.  Email: certification@codingconferences.com

• Save valuable time and thousands of dollars by eliminating travel costs, meals, and hotel fees. • Participate in a 3-day preparation program designed just for you. Our Training Camp instructor will work around your schedule and specific requirements to optimize your learning. • Encourage team cooperation. • Gain invaluable tools to help you overcome the toughest coding challenges you face every day. • Ensure optimal reimbursement and maintain a successful practice. • Discounted prices are available

Learn more about the AAPC CPC® Exam, the AAPC CPC® Exam Schedule and the CPC® Certification. Click here to watch a video invitation by one of our other speakers.

Get in touch with the Certification specialist of your region today!

This year, three new Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) quality measures have been made available to pathologists with changes to the breast and colorectal cancer resection measures. Experience indicates that the new measures require more than the usual amount of explanation to avoid improper reporting.

Join Dennis Padget, MBA, CPA, FHFMA in this 90-minute webinar on March 21, 2012 at 12nn (ET) as he provides detailed information you need to stay up to date with PQRS reporting in 2012.

After attending this learning session, participants will be able to:

• Fully describe the five pathology PQRS measures available for reporting in 2012
• Prepare CMS-1500 claims that include PQRS codes
• Describe how an individual physician’s bonus will be determined for 2012

If you are…

• Pathologists
• Histology
• Laboratory Managers
• Pathology Practice Managers
• Pathology Billing & Coding Personnel

…then YOU should join us for this web event.

Click HERE to register for the event.

You may also get in touch with any of our Career Counselors by calling 866-458-2962 or email certification@codingconferences.com or onlinetraining@codingcert.com.

About the speaker:

Mr. Padget is President and founder of DLPadget Enterprises, Inc. in The Villages, Florida. He is the author of Pathology Service Coding Handbook, which his company publishes as an Internet-based electronic text. Mr. Padget is a Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He has an MBA degree from the University of Chicago and a BA degree from the University of Northern Iowa. Mr. Padget is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the Editorial Advisory Board of Pathology/Lab Coding Alert. He is a frequent speaker at state and national pathology and laboratory professional association meetings and has published several articles on hospital and physician payment, compliance and accounting issues.

Prior to his retirement from active consulting at the end of 2003, Mr. Padget headed Padget & Associates, a pathology and laboratory financial management and compliance advisory firm. During its nearly 23-year existence Padget & Associates served several hundred physician practices, independent laboratories, medical billing agencies, and hospitals in about 40 states. The firm specialized in: healthcare compliance plan development and management; anatomical and clinical pathology CPT charge and ICD-9-CM diagnosis coding evaluation and update studies; third-party, managed care, and hospital contracting; laboratory and pathology joint venturing and outsourcing; and pathology group integration planning and implementation.

You might also be interested in these other products:

• Online Coder Certification Training Course
• Online ICD-10 Training
• Online ICD-10-CM Training Course
• Online ICD-10-PCS Training Course
• Webinars
• “HIPAA 5010 — Are You Ready?
• “Maintaining Compliance with the OIG”
• “Learning to Live with the Latest NCCI Pathology Coding Mandates”
• “Seven Times the Fun: ICD-10-CM in the Pathology Suite”
• On-Demand Webinars
• “Coding for Endoscopic Treatment of Bladder Tumors Set”
• “Urine Drug Screens, Coding and Compliance”
• “2012 ICD-9 Updates”