ASCA NEWS


BY JOE HORNIG Still Time to Register for ASCA’s Winter Coding Seminar It’s not too late to register for ASCA’s Winter Coding Seminar, December 10 and 11, 2012, at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The seminar will provide:


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a summation of Medicare’s final payment rule for 2013 as it pertains to reimbursements for ASCs;


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the rationale behind and applications for the CPT® effect in 2013;


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coding tips to ensure accurate cod- ing and reimbursements for the more commonly performed ASC proce- dures; and


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networking opportunities with cod- ing and billing specialists from other


ASCs facing similar reimbursement and specialty-specific challenges. Visit www.ascassociation.org/Coding


to register online, read the agenda and session descriptions, learn more about the speakers and reserve your hotel room. This program has the prior approval of American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for up to 15 continu- ing education hours. Granting of prior approval does not constitute endorse- ment by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. This program is approved for up to 12.25 hours of AEU credit by BASC Provider #3272. For more about common coding


mistakes in ASCs see the article “Cod- ing Cautions” on page 10 in the Octo- ber issue of ASC Focus.


Join ASCA’s Final 2012 Webinars ASCA will host the final two webinars of its 2012 series: “Documentation De- ficiencies that Impact Reimbursement for ASCs” on Tuesday, November 13, and “Preparing for 2013: Medicare’s Final Rule” on Tuesday, December 18. Both webinars begin at 1:00 p.m. ET. The first webinar will focus on documentation deficiencies that can impact reimbursement and expose ASCs to compliance risks. Stephanie Ellis, RN, founder of Ellis Medical Consulting Inc. in Franklin, Tennes- see, will identify and solve common documentation challenges and ex- plain compliance issues and reper- cussions surrounding the lack of de- tailed documentation.


30 ASC FOCUS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012


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