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Program Information
Topics
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Continuing Medical Education
JCAHPO
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AAPC
Agenda
Note: The agenda is identical for both meetings
| 7:00 - 8:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 12:00 | General Session |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 3:30 | General Session |
Topics
While the physician is ultimately responsible, each member of the ophthalmic team plays a vital part in coding and documentation of the medical record. Topics for this six hour course to assist the ophthalmic team in appropriately maximizing reimbursement are:
- Tips from the most effective offices
- What’s new in 2008 — CPT, including the many changes to retinal coding, and ICD-9
- PQRI implementation
- New ambulatory surgical center rules
- Coding options when billing for age related macular degeneration
- Mastering modifiers Coding for major and minor surgeries
- Coding for special testing services – and recognizing what can and can’t be billed on the same date of service
- Correct Coding Initiative and its impact on surgical coding
- Identifying explanation of benefits costly errors
- Office of the Inspector General investigations
- What ophthalmology audits have taught us
- Consultations defined Eye code documentation update
- When to bill an E&M code vs. an Eye code
- New! Ethical coding
Have other topics that you want addressed? Email your coding questions to codequest [at] aao [dot] org and we will try to incorporate those topics into the seminar; be sure to indicate which meeting you are attending. The deadline for emailed questions is March 7.
As always, this seminar is specific to Texas ophthalmology.
Continuing Medical Education Credits
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Academy of Ophthalmology designates this educationalactivity for a maximum of general AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM and one ethics AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
JCAHPO Credit
Ophthalmic Allied Health Professionals receive six JCAHPO "A" CE credit for completion of this course.
AAPC Credit
This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 6.0 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.
Texas Ophthalmological Association
toa[at] TxEyeNet [dot] org
401 West Fifteenth Street
Suite 825
Austin, Texas 78701-1665
(512) 370-1504
Fax (512) 370-1637
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