Billing and Coding

THIS ACTIVITY HAS THE SAME CONTENT AS Billing and Coding (XES14085-13) THAT EXPIRED ON December 21, 2017. IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE ORIGINAL ACTIVITY. PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE THIS RELEASE.

Faculty

Needs Statement

There is a large body of knowledge related to documentation, coding and billing for trauma and surgical critical care services that is necessary for a surgeon to know in order to attain fair reimbursement for professional services rendered while meeting compliance requirements. Few medical schools or residency training programs provide adequate education in this area. There is an unmet need for up-to-date, context sensitive educational material for surgeons who practice trauma, acute care surrey and surgical critical care.

Target Audience

Practicing surgeons who provide care for trauma and surgical critical care patients as well as residents and fellows in training who aspire to join the field. In addition, coders/billing professionals, office managers and administrators involved in the practice management of trauma and surgical critical care surgeons may benefit from this material.

Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Review regulatory and operational concepts for documentation and coding
2. Consider practice management strategies to enhance appropriate coding, billing and collections
3. Describe ways to motivate yourself and others in your practice
4. Review practical examples of documentation and coding for surgical critical care and trauma

Accreditation

CME
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

ACGME Competencies

• Systems-based practice

Faculty Disclosure

No speaker, planner or content reviewer has any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The speaker will not discuss the off-label use of a product.

Content review confirmed that the content was developed in a fair, balanced manner free from commercial bias. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

Acknowledgement

This activity is jointly provided by the University of Kentucky and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.