Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Forward
AUA Practice Management & Coding Program: Live Virtual (2023)
Designed specifically with the practice administrator and coder in mind, this 2-day, virtual program addresses the hot topics facing today's urology practices and offers practical advice on how to survive and thrive in the current environment. APPROVED FOR 13 CEU's!
FEATURING COURSE CO-DIRECTORS
- Angela Gilfillan, CMPE, CASC
- Edna R. Maldonado, CPC, ACS-UR, ICD-10-CM AHIMA Trainer
FEATURING COURSE CO-DIRECTORS
- Angela Gilfillan, CMPE, CASC
- Edna R. Maldonado, CPC, ACS-UR, ICD-10-CM AHIMA Trainer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Maintaining Practice Independence
- Outsourcing for Practice Growth and Efficiencies
- Utilizing Advanced Practice Providers for Optimal Patient Care and Office Efficiency
- Mitigating the Burden of Prior Authorizations
- Creating an Effective Compliance Program
- Tools and Analytics for Determining the Practice Impact of Changes to the Physician Fee schedule and Reimbursement
- New Age of Collections and Transparency
CODING & REIMBURSEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Evaluation & Management (E/M) Services Update
- 2023 CPT Code Changes: Need to Know Updates and Clarifications
- Billing in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ACS)
- Correct Use of Modifiers
- Strategies for Denials: Maximizing your Revenue Stream
- Public Health Emergency (PHE) Updates: Urology After the PHE
- 2023 Medicare Updates: Comment Period Hot Topics
Attendees can choose between three Live Virtual registration options:
- Live Virtual : Attend Both Days
- Live Virtual: Attend Thursday only (Practice Management content)
- Live Virtual: Attend Friday only (Coding content)
Registration Fees
LIVE VIRTUAL
| Live Virtual: Both Days | Live Virtual: Thursday Only | Live Virtual: Friday Only |
Member/Practice Managers' Network (PMN) Subscriber | $875 | $545 | $545 |
Non-member | $1,095 | $685 | $685 |
Target Audience
- Practice Administrators
- Coders
- Physicians involved in managing a urology practice
- Other Office Staff
Learning Objectives
Day One: Practice Management
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss advance practice provider (APP) integration & utilization in urologic practice to optimize access to care.
- Define advanced practice provider (APP) scope of practice, review national APP scope of practice goals, and state adoption of those goals.
- Recognize and analyze opportunities to keep their practice a physician owned independent entity.
- Evaluate the benefits, drawbacks, and potential risks of outsourcing coding and revenue cycle management services, and make informed decisions regarding the suitability of outsourcing for their urology practice.
- Recognize the importance of creating a culture of compliance in their practice and list the fundamentals of effective compliance plans.
- Identify ideas and strategies to mitigate the burden of prior authorizations.
- Identify how changes in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule may impact their practices.
- Recognize the value of a budget and the facile, but fundamental, tactics to build a functional budget..
- Interpret and apply the rules and regulations around price transparency and the No Surprises Act.
Day Two: Coding & Reimbursement
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Determine coding for the appropriate level of evaluation and management.
- Interpret and apply billing and coding for proper reimbursement.
- Identify and apply best practices in billing processes within an ambulatory surgery center to optimize revenue capture and ensure compliance.
- Identify the practice implications created by the expiration of the Public Health Emergency (PHE).
- Accurately identify and apply appropriate modifiers in urology coding scenarios, understand the impact of modifiers on reimbursement, and effectively navigate modifier-related challenges to optimize coding accuracy and revenue capture within their medical practice.
- List the changes to Medicare Program for 2023.
- Identify common causes of claim denials, implement proactive strategies to minimize denials, and develop effective techniques to maximize revenue by effectively appealing and resolving denied claims within their urology practice.
- Code complex urological issues and multiple procedures.
AUA 2023 Practice Management & Coding Program Agenda
Management, Leadership, and Coding for Your Urology Practice
Course Co-directors
- Angela Gilfillan, CPME, CASC
- Edna R. Maldonado, CPC, ASC-UR, ICD-10-CM AHIMA Trainer
Day One (Thursday, July 13): Practice Management
(All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change)
8:00 – 8:10 AM Welcome and Introduction
- Angela Gilfillan, CPME, CASC; Edna R. Maldonado, CPC, ASC-UR, ICD-10-CM AHIMA Trainer
Session I: Operational Improvement: Better and Faster
8:10 – 9:10 AM Utilization of APPs for Maximum Results: Here’s How
- Jim Kovarik, MS, PA-C
9:10 – 9:40 AM APPs: Update on Scope of Practice by State
- Jim Kovarik, MS, PA-C
9:40 – 9:55 AM Break
9:55 – 10:30 AM Management Services Organization (MSO) and other Opportunities: Maintaining Small Practice Independence
- Dan Schonwald, CMPE
10:30 – 11:30 AM Coding and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Outsourcing - The Pros, Cons, and Risks
- Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM Lunch Break
12:15 – 1:15 PM Creating an Effective Compliance Program Through a Gap Analysis
- Sean M. Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC
1:15 – 2:15 PM Mitigating the Burden of Prior Authorizations
- Holly Ezell, CRCR
Session II: Financial Management in My Practice
2:15 - 2:30 PM Break
2:30 - 3:15 PM 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: A Practice Analysis
- Jeff Gorke, MBA
3:15 – 4:00 PM Understanding How Reimbursement Impacts Your Budget
- Jeff Gorke, MBA
4:00 – 4:45 PM New Age of Collections and Transparency
- Richard Kes, CPA; Holly Ezell, CRCR
4:45 – 5:00 PM Todays Hot Topics – What are your concerns?
- All Faculty
5:00 PM Course Adjourns
Day Two (Friday, July 14): Coding & Reimbursement
(All times are Eastern Time and Subject to Change)
9:00 – 9:10 AM Welcome and Announcements
- Angela Gilfillan, CPME, CASC; Edna R. Maldonado, CPC, ASC-UR, ICD-10-CM AHIMA Trainer
9:10 – 10:10 AM Evaluation & Management (E/M) Services Update
- Jonathan N. Rubenstein, MD
10:10 – 10:45 AM 2023 CPT Code Changes: Need to Know Updates and Clarifications
- Edna R. Maldonado
10:45 – 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Panel Discussion: Billing in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
- All Faculty
12:00 – 12:30 PM Public Health Emergency (PHE) Updates: Urology After the PHE
- Mark N. Painter, CMPA, BS
12:30 – 1:15 PM Lunch Break
1:15 – 2:15 PM How Well Do You Know Your Modifiers?
- Edna R. Maldonado
2:15 – 3:00 PM 2023 Medicare Updates: Comment Period Hot Topics
- Mark N. Painter
3:00 – 3:15 PM Break
3:15 – 3:45 PM Strategies for Denials: Maximizing your Revenue Stream
- Edna R. Maldonado
3:45 – 4:15 PM How to Dissect an Operative Note - Challenging Cases
- Edna R. Maldonado
4:15 – 4:30 PM Ask the Experts: Open Mic Q&A
- All Faculty
4:30 PM Course Adjourns
EDUCATION COUNCIL DISCLOSURES
Education Council Disclosures.pdf
COI REVIEW WORK GROUP DISCLOSURES
COI Review Work Group Disclosures.pdf
For a full listing of all faculty disclosures, please visit AUA Practice Management & Coding Program (2023) Faculty Disclosures and click on the "Faculty" tab.
AUA Office of Education Staff has nothing to disclose.
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
AUA ACCREDITATION INFORMATION
ACCREDITATION:
The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION:
The American Urological Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
OTHER LEARNERS:
The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
EVIDENCE BASED CONTENT:
It is the policy of the AUA to ensure that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.
AUA DISCLOSURE POLICY:
All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) are required to disclose to the provider all financial relationships with any commercial interest during the previous 24 months. The AUA must determine if the individual’s relationships may influence the educational content and mitigate any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.
MITIGATION OF IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
All disclosures will be reviewed by the AUA Conflict of Interest (COI) Review Work Group Chair and/or Vice Chair for identification of conflicts of interest. The AUA COI Review Work Group, working with Office of Education staff, will document the mechanism(s) for management and mitigation of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to mitigate conflict of interest:
- Peer review for valid, evidence-based content by the AUA COI Review Work Group.
- Attestation that clinical recommendations are evidence-based and free of commercial bias.
- Introduction of a debate format (point-counterpoint)
- Inclusion of moderated panel discussion with unbiased moderator
- Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
- Divestiture of the relationship by faculty
- Recusal from controlling relevant aspects of planning
- Selection of alternative faculty for specific topic
OFF-LABEL OR UNAPPROVED USE OF DRUGS OR DEVICES:
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.
Price
AUA Members and Practice Managers' Network (PMN) Subscribers save 25%! For more information on membership benefits, visit www.AUAnet.org/Join.
Course Registration Fees
LIVE VIRTUAL
| Live Virtual: Both Days | Live Virtual: Thursday Only | Live Virtual: Friday Only |
Member/Practice Managers' Network (PMN) Subscriber | $875 | $545 | $545 |
Non-member | $1,095 | $685 | $685 |
Cancellation Policy
AUA Education & Research reserves the right to cancel any portion of this activity if a minimum enrollment is not reached before June 9, 2023. If AUA Education & Research cancels any portion of this activity, notification will be sent by June 16, 2023.
Live Courses: An administrative fee of 15% is assessed if registration is cancelled up to six weeks prior to the course. If registration is cancelled four to six weeks from the course, the cancellation fee is 50% of the registration fee paid. No registration fees will be refunded less than four weeks prior to the course.
Webcast: Cancellations must be made no later than one week prior to the live course. Subscription fees will not be refunded after the cancellation period. Purchases after the live course date are not eligible for a refund.
Registration Transfer: Customers switching from an option of lesser value to a higher value will be required to pay the difference in cost between the two options. Switching to an option of lesser value from a higher value must be made no later than to six weeks prior to the course and will be subject to an administrative fee of 15% of the cost of the course from which they are transferring. Transfer of registration from a higher value option to an option of lesser value past six weeks prior to the course will not receive a refund.
Cancellations must be made in writing. Requests may be made via mail or fax to 410-689-3912. Questions? Call 1-800-908-9414 or email registration@AUAnet.org.
ATTENDEE INFORMATION & POLICIES
AUA Anti-Harassment Policy: AUA Commitment: AUA is committed to providing a safe and productive meeting environment that fosters open dialogue and the exchange of scientific ideas and is free of harassment and discrimination. All meeting participants are expected to behave professionally and treat others with respect, follow venue rules, and alert AUA staff or security of any dangerous situations or anyone in distress.
Reporting Harassment: It is the policy of the AUA that all meeting participants will enjoy an environment free from discrimination, harassment or retaliation. Harassing behavior by meeting participants will not be tolerated. If an individual experiences or witnesses harassment, he or she should contact Janet Skorepa, AUA EVP, at jskorepa@AUAnet.org or Maureen E. Cones, Esq., AUA General Counsel, at mcones@auanet.org or use a venue phone and ask for security if he or she feels unsafe. All complaints will be treated seriously and responded to promptly.
The AUA reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including refusing or revoking the registration of any individual, without refund, as long as such refusal is consistent with applicable law and AUA policy.
Disclaimer: The opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty, authors and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the American Urological Association (AUA).
Consent to Use of Photographic Images: Registration and attendance at or participation in AUA meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to AUA's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee's image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions, and audiotapes of such events and activities.
Audio, Video, Photographic Equipment: The use of audio, video and other photographic recording equipment by attendees is prohibited inside AUA meeting rooms.
Reproduction Permission: Reproduction of written materials developed for this AUA course is prohibited without the written permission from individual authors and the AUA.
Special Assistance/Dietary Needs: The AUA complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act §12112(a). If any participant is in need of special assistance or has any dietary restrictions, a written request should be submitted at least one month in advance. For additional assistance with your request please call 1-800-908-9414.
AUA COVID-19 Safety Policies
The AUA will abide by and follow all CDC guidelines, as well as state, local and federal regulations. We will continue to update this page, so please check back for news and additional guidance.