Unlock the hidden treasures in your CPT book that will make you a better, more accurate coder. Map codes to punctuation guides, insurer guidelines, relative values, CCI edits and more. You'll come away with a wealth of knowledge you only heard, but didn't comprehend.

Presenter: Betty Johnson, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CIC

Before you mark 780.6 or modifier 21 on another claim, you better have this information - or your charges are headed for rejection. Your superbills will score 100 without being crammed with unnecessary numbers after you attend this guide to the new and revised diagnoses and CPT codes you can't live without.

Presenter: Catherine Gray, RHIT, CCS, CPC-I/Cardio/GI

Bring your hardest hitting modifier - both CPT and Medicare - questions to this interactive session chocked full of case scenarios. Take home expert answers, as well as discover what works for your peers.

Presenter: Jill M. Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC

Expert presenter Marvel Hammer will inject some sense into the maze of trigger point, joint and therapeutic injections. Find out the easy solution to the odd edit that's triggering massive denials.

Presenter: Marvel J. Hammer, RN, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, ACS-PM, CHCO

You could be giving away vaccine, obesity, diabetes and asthma counseling pay unless you can navigate CPT's preventive and condition coding options. Take advantage of NPs, PAs, educators and more while protecting incident-to pay including nurse visits with proper documentation.

Presenter: Jennifer Godreau, CPC

Getting more pay when your physician removes a foreign body, treats a nosebleed or provides post-op fracture care is as easy as kissing office visit codes good-bye. You'll be able to show staff opportunities for using underutilized, higher paying procedural codes thanks to this eye-opening session.

Presenter: Catherine Gray, RHIT, CCS, CPC-I/Cardio/GI

Transfer of care sends a shiver down every coders and physicians' spine. Stop living in fear and start recouping the added money your due with these tips on distinguishing a consult from an office or hospital visit. Bonus: Get the signs you need to spot to code these higher-paying services.

Presenter: Deborah Grider, CPC-EMS, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS-P

If med school only taught your physicians to bill 99213s, show them how a 99214 and a 99212 feel. These tips will help put a proper curve in your office's visit coding, which will generate more revenue and avoid outside audits.

Presenter: Catherine Gray, RHIT, CCS, CPC-I/Cardio/GI

Coding based on time is an available option in the Evaluation and Management documentation guidelines, but many providers don't understand the ins and outs of time based coding and documentation. You will dig into the documentation required and the coding conventions for these CPT codes. Walk a way with actual examples of documentation in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.

Presenter: Jillian Harrington, MHA, CPC-I, CCS-P, MHP

Negging G0101 when your physician doesn't provide a breast exam or using G0245 without 2 ICD-9 codes will cost you due beneficiary pay. Get the latest scoop on Medicare coverage requirements to get claims paid on initial submission and to avoid having your practice foot noncovered bills.

Presenter: Maggie Mac, CMM, CPC, CMSCS, CCP, ICCE

Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) , Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC), Medicare Contractor audits and the Office of the Inspector General are CMS' initiatives to identify inappropriate billing. This session will provide an explanation of the different methods and how to handle requests for information. You will walk away knowing the audit process and have keys to effectively handle if and when your records get requested.

Presenter: Bruce Rappoport, MD, CPC, CIMC, CPC, CCS

Tired of struggling on whether to code an office visit with a same-day well check or with a procedure? Examine documentation details that will let you green light an E/M-25 with confidence.

Presenter: Catherine Gray, RHIT, CCS, CPC-I/Cardio/GI

Family practice and internal medicine received more than $1 TRILLION in misproper pay in 2008. Nursing home and established patient office visits were miscoded more than 70 percent of the time. But $9 MILLION in services and procedures was underpaid. This workshop will spot top error areas and help you create a denial management system that gets results with minimal effort.

Presenter: Elin Baklid-Kunz, MBA, CPC, CCS

If Medicare cuts and insurer denials have your physicians searching for better horizons, there's hope. This session will have you exploring new ways of boosting your bottom line from internal strategies such as expanding your A/R methodologies to external strategies such as adding a second location or bringing ancillaries in-house.

• Choosing Internal vs. External Expansion.
• Using a Strategic Decision-Making Process.
• Market Ramifications of Decisions.
• Financial Ramifications of Decisions.

Presenter: Mike Drinkwater, MHA, CPC-I, CCS-P, MHP