Description
Professional CPT coding for critical care has been under a lot of scrutiny since 2018, when it was placed on the OIG workplan. During this webinar, we take an in-depth look at the definition of critical care, and what documentation is needed to support medical necessity. We will discuss complex scenarios like billing critical care during the global period of a major surgery, and when multiple providers document critical care on the same date of service.
Objectives:
- Define critical care
- Identify key documentation elements needed to support medical necessity
- Recognize when critical care can be reported during the global period
- Generate accurate reporting of multiple providers performing critical care
Presenter
Deanna Upston, CPC, CCS, CPMA, COSC
Deanna is a Senior Coding Quality Auditor for The Haugen Consulting Group with over 20 years of healthcare industry experience. Her introduction was through medical assisting, which she enjoyed for several years. Once she was established at a surgeon’s office, she started coding their surgical cases and discovered that was her favorite part of the day. Deanna has experience working on the professional fee side of coding, audit, education, and compliance serving coders and physicians. She has put together multiple education sessions for both providers and coders. She also has experience working as an analyst in which she validated the integrity of editing logic during the implementation of claim scrubbing software. She is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), and Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder (COSC).
CE Credits
CEUs for this webinar will expire on February 16, 2024. The webinar recording will be available until February 16, 2025.
AHIMA
This webinar has been approved for 1 continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
- Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
AAPC
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy for Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
- Specialty CEUs: COC, CPC, CPC-P, CEDC, CEMC, CPB, CPPM
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