Creating And Maintaining A Coding Compliance Plan For The Orthopedic Office

Description:

The Affordable Care Act mandates that all practices have a compliance plan when it used to be voluntary. Whether you are creating or updating a compliance plan, this conference will assist you in making decisions about your compliance plan.

Conference Expectations:

The expectations of this conference are that the attendee upon the completion of the conference should have an understanding of the general requirements of a compliance plan, and also give best practices on what will work for your practice to be able to continue to maintain that compliance plan.

Conference Focus for the Orthopaedic Surgery Practice:

• The 7 components of a compliance plan created by the OIG.

• Defining the auditing process for your practice that will be manageable.

• Steps for follow up and disciplinary actions based on auditing results.

• Policies that should be part of your compliance plan for practice consistency.

• E/M auditing for the orthopedic practice. What has worked for other practice?

• A list describing the most frequently used tests in an orthopedic examination, for scoring in the audit.

• How to change your plan when the practice changes.

Who will benefit?

• Physicians
• Auditors
• Coders
• Billers
• Medical Assistants
• Physicians Assistants
• Nurse Practitioners
• Scribes