Surgical Section Coding Newsletter - May



Friday, May 28, 2021, 8:00 AM - Monday, May 27, 2024, 12:00 AM


Specialties - Section of Surgical Sciences


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.50 hours)


Information provided in newsletter form with highlighted guidelines for documentation and both hospital and professional billing, including updates for CPT codes as appropriate, and problem-based learning with examples.


Objectives
After participating in this education activity, learners should be able to:

  1. describe criteria for documentation of surgical cases
  2. accurately code surgical cases to represent documentation for anticipated case mix Index, peer hospital comparisons, and optimal reimbursement


Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.