Formulating Your ICD-10 Denial Management Strategy
Wednesday, August 26, 12:00-1:30pm
Denials are expected to surge after ICD-10 goes live in less than two months. That makes it crucial to get your denial management strategy ready for action before October 1. Join speaker Elizabeth W. Woodcock, MBA, FACMPE, CPC for an energetic program dedicated to ensuring that your practice is prepared for the inevitable. On this webinar you will learn.
- What types of ICD-10 denials to expect
- The impact of the recent CMS announcement of an ICD-10 denial grace period
- The ideal workflow to make sure denials get addressed-and paid
Participants can earn 1 AAPC CEU* credit by attending the webinar.
Countdown to ICD-10 Webinar
Thursday, August 27, 1:30-3:00pm
Don't miss the August 27 MLN Connects Call - five weeks before ICD-10 implementation on October 1, 2015. Sue Bowman from AHIMA and Nelly Leon-Chisen from the AHA will provide coding guidance and tips, along with updates from CMS.
Agenda:
- National implementation update
- Coding guidance, AHA and AHIMA
- How to get answers to coding questions
- Claims that span the implementation date
- Results from acknowledgement and end-to-end testing weeks
- Provider resources
Target Audience: Medical coders, physicians, physician office staff, nurses and other non-physician practitioners, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers, laboratories, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and all Medicare providers.
Click HERE to register. Don't delay - spaces are limited!
ICD-10: Planning the Final Steps for Implementation
Thursday, September 10, 12:00-1:00pm
ICD-10 will be here soon! Join ICD-10 expert Crystal Ewing and learn how to prepare for the last steps of implementation, including:
- Setting up a "war room" or command center
- Defining critical go-live tasks
- Ensuring effective contingency planning
Crystal Ewing is a senior business analyst at ZirMed managing regulatory strategy. She is currently responsible for ensuring ZirMed's ICD-10 compliance and managing the transition to ICD-10. She was previously responsible for managing ZirMed's 5010 transition and is a nationally recognized expert on HIPAA, HITECH and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
