Prepare for the 2017 CPT Updates

The coding and guideline changes most significant to your organization.

Prepare for the 2017 CPT Updates

Presented on:
December 7, 2016
1:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern

Presented by:
Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS
Peggy S. Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS-P, CEMC

Level of Program:
Intermediate

The updates to the CPT® Manual for 2017 include a new modifier and nearly 150 new codes, including dozens of Category III codes to describe services involving new technologies or procedures. Be prepared for implementation on January 1 by listening to HCPro’s annual review of the CPT updates.

Returning for another year, expert speakers Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Peggy S. Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS-P, CEMC, will cover the coding and guideline changes most significant to your organization and tell you how to effectively implement them. They will also review pertinent anatomical and technological details to help you understand how to apply the new codes.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

Implement relevant changes in their practice reflecting revisions to the 2017 CPT code set
Apply knowledge regarding the performance of newly added procedure codes
Reduce denials by being familiar with new, revised, and deleted code descriptions

Meet the Speakers

Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, is the director of HIM and coding for HCPro. She oversees all of the Certified Coder Boot Camp programs. McCall developed the Certified Coder Boot Camp®—Inpatient Version, the Evaluation and Management Boot Camp™, and the HCPro ICD-10 Basics Boot Camp™; most recently, she collaborated with her team to develop the Certified Coder Boot Camp®—ICD-10-CM/PCS versions as well as the Codercise series. McCall works with hospitals, medical practices, and other healthcare providers on a wide range of coding-related custom education sessions.

Peggy S. Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS-P, CEMC, is the lead instructor for the Medicare Boot
Camp®—Professional Services Version as well as an instructor for the Certified Coder Boot Camp (live and online) and the Evaluation and Management Boot Camp. She also is an instructor for all of the ICD-10-CM/PCS-related educational courses (live and online). Prior to joining HCPro, Blue oversaw the development, implementation, dissemination, and reporting of information related to Medicare professional services training efforts for Highmark Medicare Services.

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