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Pre-Conference Course 1:
Essential Procedures for the Hospitalist: A Hands-on experience
Course Director: Bradley Rosen, MD MBA
Session I
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8:00am
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Introduction to Pre-conference course and Proceduralist concept
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8:30am
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Vascular Access and Wide Sterile barrier
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9:00am
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Hands-on vascular Access, Ultrasound Guidance, and Wide Sterile barrier
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9:50am
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Break
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10:00am
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Non-vascular Procedures
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10:40am
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Hands-on Procedure Practice
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11:30am
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Procedure center-the core of a Proceduralist Operation
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11:50am
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Q&A, networking, informal hands-on review, procedure kit review, etc
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12:00pm
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Adjournment
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Session II
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1:00pm
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Introduction to Pre-conference course and Proceduralist concept
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1:30pm
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Vascular Access and Wide Sterile barrier
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2:00pm
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Hands-on vascular Access, Ultrasound Guidance, and Wide Sterile barrier
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2:50pm
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Break
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3:00pm
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Non-vascular Procedures
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3:40pm
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Hands-on procedure practice
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4:30pm
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Procedure center - the heart of a Proceduralist Operation
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4:50pm
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Q&A, evaluations, informal hands-on review, procedure kit review, etc
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5:00pm
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Adjournment
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Pre-Conference Course 2:
Inpatient Billing & Coding
Course Director: Yvette Cua, MD
1:00pm
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Review of Documentation Guidelines
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1:30pm
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Documentation and compliance: Admission, Discharge, and follow-up
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2:10pm
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Small Group case Study
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2:50pm
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Break
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3:00pm
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Critical care billing and Documentation
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3:40pm
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Effective and Required Use of modifiers and Appropriate CPT codes
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4:10pm
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Small Group case Study
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4:50pm
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Q&A, evaluations, highlights
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5:00pm
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Adjournment
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Pre-Conference Course 1
Essential Procedures for the Hospitalist: A Hands-on Experience
Course Director: Bradley Rosen, MD MBA
Objectives
1. Vascular Access and Wide Sterile barrier : examine the regulatory requirements regarding safe central Iv access and observe techniques for using ultrasound and wide sterile barrier.
2. Hands-on vascular Access, Ultrasound Guidance, and Wide Sterile barrier : Practice demonstrated techniques using non-human tissue models.
3. Non-vascular Procedures Review : the technical steps to safely perform paracentesis and thoracentesis.
4. Hands-on Procedure Practice : Practice demonstrated techniques using synthetic models.
5. Procedure Center: The Core of a Proceduralist operation Study the infrastructure required to support a proceduralist service.
Pre-Conference Course 2
Practical Inpatient Billing and Coding
Course Director: Yvette Cua, MD
Objectives
1. Documentation Guidelines : examine the 1995 and 1997 centers for medicare and medicaid Services (cmS) documentation guidelines and evaluate examples of lost revenue and unnecessary down-coding.
2. Documentation and Compliance: Admission, Discharge, and Follow-up : Describe admission and discharge rules (including how they apply to teaching facilities) and differentiate well- worded medical record statements compared to inadequate word selection.
3. Critical Care billing and Documentation : explain criteria for billing critical care codes as well as the documentation required to ensure compliance.
4. Effective and required Use of CPT Codes and modifiers : explain appropriate and required use of cPt codes and modifiers.
5. Small Group Case Studies : Apply guidelines and billing rules to concrete examples in interactive sessions with faculty. Institutional specific questions and inquiries are encouraged.
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