Webinars and Seminars 

Facility Level Coding for Critical Care

Do you still have lingering questions about how to accurately code hospital critical care services in your ED, hospital clinic or Observation under CMS’ OPPS rules? If so, join Candace Shaeffer RN, MBA, RHIA, LYNX’s Chief Compliance Officer, for an overview of the facility critical care coding rules and to get all of your questions answered.

 At the end of this one hour facility critical care presentation participants will:

• Gain knowledge of the CPT critical care coding descriptor
• Understand CMS’ additional coding rules and requirements
• Be able to correctly calculate the critical care time in minutes for accurate reporting
• Explain the documentation requirements for reporting facility critical care
• Describe the trauma team activation coding requirements and rules
  Be motivated to:
  • Examine critical care coding in your own facility and be able to optimize coding and capture lost revenue
  • Develop internal policies to promote consistent and compliant facility critical care coding
  • Understand how LYNX charging and coding tools support compliant facility critical care coding
• Have all of the answers to their burning critical care questions!

Register now:

Thursday, April 29, 2010  12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific / 3:00 – 4:00 PM Eastern