Date:  Saturday, January 18, 2020

Location:  One Century Place Conference Center, Nashville, TN

Exact Address:  26 Century Blvd, Nashville,TN 37214

 

Time:  7:00 am - 12:15 pm

Breakfast:  7:00 am-8:00 am

Seminar begins:  8:00 am

Register On-Line Here:  Codequest 2020 Nashville, TN

 

Registration Fees:

 

 TNAO Member/Staff Fees

Attendee (per person) $255
5+ Attendees (per person)$230
(From same office location)

Non-Member/Staff Fees

Attendee (per person) $330
5+ Attendees (per person)$305
(From same office location)

Fees include continental breakfast and workbook.

Payment - All credit card registrations should be made online at https://www.cvent.com/d/8hqs1g/4W

 

For Check Payments:  Send payment to TNAO, 701 Bradford Ave, Nashville, TN 37204

Questions about registration:  Call Christine Lenihan,TNAO Exec Dir: (615) 460-1653

Details:   

 

Level Up at Codequest™ 2020

 

The best way to protect your practice from claim denials and audits.

Join the most knowledgeable coding experts in ophthalmology for a half-day of professional instruction in your area. We’ll map out the latest coding updates and steer you through the complex maze of payers’ rules, arriving at successful solutions for preventing claim denials and avoiding penalties.

Developed by the American Academy of Ophthalmology and presented in partnership with the Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology (TNAO), Codequest provides unparalleled instruction relevant to all practice sizes, and each session includes valuable information specific to your state.

 

HOW YOU’LL BENEFIT

·Boost your documentation and coding performance according to federal and commercial payer rules

·Implement coding competencies for each specialty

·Learn to prevent claim denials

·Prepare for the inevitable audit scenario

·Codequest is a great resource for helping you prepare to take the OCS exams.

 

WHAT YOU’LL COVER IN FOUR HOURS

 

Codequest’s all-new 2020 program is the fastest way to understand this year’s critical coding changes, including:

 

•Implementation of the new E/M documentation guidelines

•New cataract/glaucoma codes and criteria for extended and subsequent ophthalmoscopy

•Important updates of CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS, CCI, MUE, LCDs and payment changes for 2020

•Recent events impacting retina reimbursement and audit targets

•The impact on reimbursement for CCI edit examples

•MIPS reporting updates for 2020

BONUS:  Each attendee will receive fact sheets on these valuable topics:

 

·Bundling edits of testing services

·Frequency of testing services

·Premium IOL Dos and Don’ts for out-of-pocket expenses

·Refractions

·Who can document what components of the history and exam

·A-scan and ultrasound billing

·Cataract surgery

·Complex cataract surgery

·Strabismus add-on codes

·Skilled Nursing Facility

·Exams under anesthesia same day as surgery

·Blepharoplasty and ptosis guide

 

LEARN FROM THE ACADEMY’S CODING EXPERTS

 

Codequest instructor bios are available at aao.org/codequest.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Ophthalmologists, practice administrators, technicians, scribes, coders and billers

Have a specific coding conundrum?  Email questions to [email protected] before the course and get answers to your personal coding challenges.

 

YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO MISS CODEQUEST

 

Register today. Attend with your Team.

CREDIT INFORMATION

 

Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

The American Academy of Ophthalmology designates this live activity for a maximum of 4AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

IJCAHPO CE Credits

Ophthalmic allied health professionals receive 4.0 IJCAHPO Group “A” CE Credits for completion of this course.

AAPC Credits
AAPC will honor 1-for-1 CEUs for any live event offering CME credit orAMA PRA Category 1 Credit.