News and Announcements 

MS Medicaid Change Effective July 1: No more UHC Community Plan
                                                              New plan: TrueCare  click here for info

Summer Webinar Focus: Boost and Protect Your Revenue

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1.Cleaner Coding for E&M: May 23  

Evaluation & Management Coding: 3 hour Deep Dive

2. Take Care with Modifiers: June 4   &  June 25

One Hour on Modifier 25

3. Audit Yourself Before "They" Do:

June 6   Chart Auditing for Coding and Documentation

June 13  Reviewing Practice Compliance Plans

4. Show Medical Necessity with Underlying Causes: June 13
Coding External Causes: Injuries, Adverse Effects, Poisonings & Other Consequences

5. Review the Guidelines: July 2     &      23 July

Understanding the Official Coding Guidelines for ICD- 10-CM

Succeeding with the Controlling Hypertension Quality Measure
Presented by: Laurie King, RN Provider Engagement Clinical Specialist, HealthChoice       info/RSVP here

This 30 minute lunchtime webinar will focus on meeting and reporting the NCQA/HEDIS quality measure for controlling hypertension that is the same across all payer contract types, whether commercial or CMS. It is targeted for ANYONE who documents or codes in the charts- MAs, NP/PA, MD/DO, coders/billers. 

Upcoming Specialty Coding Topics:    click here to RSVP

May 23: 9 AM E&M Deep Dive Repeat
              

Jun 6:  9 AM Chart Auditing for coding and documentation
             1 PM Musculoskeletal

Jun 13: 9 AM Reviewing Compliance Plans
             1 PM  External Causes

Jul 11: 9 AM Basic Coding Principles (formerly Coding for NonCoders)

            1 PM Basic Anatomy and Terminology

July 18: 9 AM Op Notes (Repeat)

                    1 PM Preventive Services    

        
Lunchtime Coding

May 7 & 14: Telehealth Coding updates

Jun 4 & 25: One Hour on Modifier 25

July 2 & 23: Official Coding Guidelines

SVMIC Practice Management Lunchtime Webinars 
Thursdays at NOON                                                            click here 
May 8th: Creating a Positive Payment Experience
June 12th: Payer Recoupments and Audits and the Role of Monitoring Your Revenue cycle
July 10th: Protecting and Educating Against Workplace Violence
August 14th: Revenue Cycle Management
September 11th: Dealing with Difficult Patients
October 16th: Supervising and Billing for Advanced Practice Practitioners _________________________________________

PAYER AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION  click image for access