Register for Coding, Reimbursement Course

Managing Coding & Reimbursement Challenges in Vascular Surgery

April 20-21, 2007
W Chicago Lakeshore, Chicago, Ill.

Audience:

This course is designed for vascular surgeons and their office staff to include practice managers, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, surgery schedulers, coders, billing, and any other office staff members who seek to improve and expand their knowledge of accurate coding and reimbursement for vascular surgery. Team attendance is encouraged.

Program Overview:

The program is intended for those seeking to improve and expand their knowledge of accurate coding and reimbursement for vascular surgery. Among the topics included are the 2007 coding and reimbursement rule updates, interventional procedures, the global surgical package definition, operative note dictations, component coding, bypass surgery, vascular (CCI) edits, and evaluation and management (E\&M) coding.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the 2007 CPT, ICD-9-CM and Medicare updates.
• Understand the principles of component coding.
• Discuss correct coding for key vascular surgery cases.
• Demonstrate the application of modifiers to CPT codes appropriately for streamlined reimbursement.
• Understand how to code for vascular lab services.
• Explain the documentation requirements for E&M codes.

Faculty

Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD, is a vascular surgeon and professor of surgery at Dartmouth Medical School with extensive surgical case coding expertise. Dr. Zwolak is an active member of the American College of Surgeons Coding and Reimbursement Committee, Chair of the Society for Vascular Surgery Government Relations Committee, and an active member of the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Update Committee (RUC). In addition to these commitments he maintains a busy clinical practice in open and interventional vascular surgery at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

Teri Romano, RN, MBA, of Karen Zupko \& Associates, is an instructor for coding and reimbursement workshops sponsored by several national medical specialty societies. She also provides customized coding and reimbursement courses to physician and hospital groups as well as chart review and surgical operative note review to assist physician groups in their compliance activities. Ms. Romano worked extensively with surgeons and hospitals in the development of neurovascular, stroke, and vascular centers. She recently completed two nationwide studies to develop baseline criteria for neurovascular and vascular center development. She received a BS degree in nursing from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

CME Credit:

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The SVS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education Units:

This program meets the Academy of Professional Coders' (AAPC) guidelines for 10.0 continuing education units (Index #SVS1014051243). Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or sponsor.

General Information

Hotel Information:
W Chicago Lakeshore
644 N. Lakeshore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
Hotel Phone: 312-943-9200
Reservations: 877-WHOTELS
Rooms: $249 plus tax single/double
Reservation Deadline: March 20, 2007

Registration Fees:

Friday, April 20, 2007
E&M Coding
$200 Member/$225 Non-Member**

Saturday, April 21, 2007
Open Vascular Surgery and Interventi
$400 Member/$450 Non-Member**

**Applies to staff of a member

To Register:

Download a registration form at www.VascualarWeb.org in the Meeting, Courses and Training section.

Cancellation Policy:

Requests for refunds/cancellations must be received in writing by April 6, 2007. No refunds will be given after that date. Refunds are subject to a $50 cancellation fee.

Questions

SVS Education Program Coordinator
Phone: 312-334-2300
education@vascularsociety.org