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2008 Upcoming Events

Elbow Coding Curve Balls

August 14, 2008
1:00 pm Eastern Time / 10:00 am Pacific Time

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Presented by:

Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Karen Zupko & Associates, Inc.

Speaker:

Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Mary LeGrand is nationally recognized for her professional expertise in physician coding and reimbursement, and has over thirty years of professional nursing and administrative experience, including leadership positions on several National Boards. Mary is an instructor for KZA's national coding and reimbursement workshop series, sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and develops and presents customized coding and documentation workshops tailored to practice's specific needs. Mary is also a regular author in the AAOS Now.

Target Audience:
  • Surgeons
  • Practice Managers
  • Billing Managers

Agenda:

This webinar focuses on key coding and reimbursement concepts for elbow surgery coding. Topics will include:

  • CPT® Code Update 2008
  • The Global Surgical package definition per CPT® and Medicare
  • Key Operative Note Dictation Tips
  • Key Modifiers
    - Modifier 24 and Modifier 79
    - Modifier 25 and Modifier 57
    - Modifier 51 and 59
    - Modifier 58 and 78
  • Elbow Arthroplasty Procedures
  • Arthroscopic Elbow Procedures
  • Key Documentation for Elbow Fractures
  • Injection Coding
    - Tendon Sheath
    - Tendon Origin
    - Joint Injections

Don't Shrug off Shoulder Coding

September 16, 2008
2:00 pm Eastern Time / 11:00 am Pacific Time

Presented by:

Mary LeGrand, RN, MA, CCS-P, CPC
Karen Zupko & Associates, Inc.

How to Make Medicare P4P Work for You

October 7, 2008
12:00 pm Eastern Time / 9:00 am Pacific Time

Presented by:

Karen Zupko, President
Karen Zupko & Assoicaties, Inc.

Zimmer webinars are intended for orthopaedic surgeons, and for office staff in orthopaedic surgeon and hospital offices.  The webinars are presented by outside consultants who are subject matter experts.  The content information presented in a webinar is obtained from third party sources and is subject to change without notice, resulting from changes in reimbursement laws, regulations, rules and policies. All webinars are informational only, general in nature, and do not cover all situations or all payers’ rules or policies.  Zimmer specifically disclaims liability or responsibility for the results or consequences of any actions taken in reliance on information in this website.

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