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Navigating today’s complex coding landscape requires more than just foundational knowledge. In this advanced-level webinar, we will go beyond the basics to explore strategic approaches that enhance both coding accuracy and compliance. Designed for experienced coders, billers, and clinicians, this session will address nuanced documentation requirements, evolving payer expectations, and high-risk coding areas that commonly lead to denials or audits.
Participants will learn how to confidently document and report services that meet medical necessity, stay compliant with regulatory guidelines, and proactively address billing challenges impacting medical practices today. Packed with real-world examples and actionable tips, this webinar will empower you to refine your coding practices, reduce risk, and optimize reimbursement accuracy.
Learning Objectives:
- Apply advanced knowledge to accurately document and report medical encounters that align with payer medical necessity requirements.
- Explore complex coding and documentation challenges, including strategies to navigate gray areas and avoid denials.
- Identify current coding and billing issues affecting medical practices and learn practical tips to strengthen your own coding accuracy, efficiency, and reimbursement outcomes.
- Analyze high-risk coding areas commonly targeted during audits and implement preventive strategies.
- Demonstrate how to translate clinical documentation into accurate codes that support compliant billing.
- Evaluate payer-specific documentation and coding requirements to minimize denials and rework.
- Apply updates from CPT and ICD-10-CM guidelines to current coding scenarios in dermatology and other specialties.
- Recognize documentation deficiencies that contribute to claim denials and develop corrective action plans.
- Utilize coding best practices to streamline workflow and improve reimbursement timelines.
- Interpret complex clinical scenarios and determine the correct level of service coding.
- Strengthen internal audit readiness by enhancing documentation standards and justification strategies.
- Educate providers on effective documentation techniques that support compliant and defensible coding.
- Assess how emerging regulatory trends impact coding and reimbursement practices.
- Implement proactive billing review procedures to reduce payment delays and recoup lost revenue.
- Understand the intersection of clinical care, documentation, and revenue integrity in outpatient settings.
- Develop a framework for improving interdepartmental communication around coding and billing accuracy.
- Promote a culture of compliance and accuracy within the coding and billing functions of your organization.
- Utilize case-based learning to apply theoretical coding principles to real-world examples.
- Incorporate strategies to maintain coding consistency across multiple specialties or provider groups.
- Apply critical thinking to resolve ambiguous coding scenarios using payer guidelines and clinical context.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Learn how to confidently document and report services that meet medical necessity
- Learn tips on how to stay compliant with regulatory guidelines
- Learn how to proactively address billing challenges impacting medical practices today
- Learn how to empower your coding confidence so you can refine your coding practices, reduce risk, and optimize reimbursement accuracy
- Understand how to navigate complex coding scenarios and improve decision-making processes
- Learn strategies for addressing high-risk coding areas that commonly lead to denials or audits
- Gain insights into payer-specific requirements and how to minimize claim denials and rework
- Develop techniques to enhance communication between coders, billers, and clinicians for accurate and efficient coding practices
- Live Q&A Session
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Suggested Attendees:
- Healthcare Administrators
- Physicians and Non-Physicians Providers
- Medical Coders
- Billing Specialists
- Gastroenterologists
- Clinic Managers
- Nurses
- Experienced Coders
- Experienced Billers
- Clinicians
- Medical Billers
- Healthcare Compliance Officers
- Clinical Documentation Specialists
- Practice Managers
- Revenue Cycle Managers
- Health Information Managers
- Medical Office Managers
- Medical Auditors
- Revenue Cycle Analysts
- Medical Reimbursement Specialists
- Coding Educators
- Healthcare Consultants
Presenter Biography:
Faith C. M. McNicholas, RHIT, CPC, CPCD, PCS, CDC, has a wide range of experience in various medical specialties, solo and group practice settings, from cardiology to endocrinology to dermatology. Her passion, however, lies in dermatology. She is the Assistant Editor for Derm Coding Consult (DCC) – a quarterly coding and regulatory newsletter published by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD ) ¬- and has been a regular feature contributor to the Association of Dermatology Managers/Administrators (ADA/M) Newsletter, the Journal of Dermatology Nurses Association (JDNA), the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Journal and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Journal.
She is the AAD staff liaison to the AMA CPT Editorial Panel and the ICD-10 Workgroup. She has written extensively on coding, reimbursement, and regulatory changes and how they affect physician practices. She is also a presenter at the AAD Annual and Summer Meetings, ADA/M, JDNA, State Specialty Society meetings, and monthly AAD webinars. As a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), she is a member of the Clinical Terminologies & Classifications Practice Council. She is also a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
She is a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) and Certified Professional Coder (CPC) with specialization in dermatology coding. She has other certifications in medical office management. medical coding and billing and coding for physician services. She is currently the Senior Manager, Coding and Reimbursement, at the American Academy of Dermatology Association in Rosemont, Illinois.
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1 Month ago By:- Cheryl Colbert
I thought the information was great. It was very informative and I would like to review the webinar again.
2 Weeks ago By:- Stephanie Janes
I really enjoyed the presenter. She was extremely knowledgeable and added in some humor.
5 Days ago By:- Liza Tan
Good presentation. Speaker was very upbeat which made paying attention easy.