Users' Conference 2006
Billing Courses
BC-107: Pediatric Coding Updates for 2006
Could your coding practices produce better results? Let coding expert Donelle Holle,
R.N. lead you through the coding changes for 2006 and help you with complex coding issues,
such as the proper use of modifiers, coding for after-hours visits, and monitoring the
bundling of services. Thur. @ 8:30am
Download 2006 CPT Updates Handout
BC-108: Pediatric Coding Basics
Join pediatric coding expert Donelle Holle, R.N. to master the basics of Evaluation and
Management procedural coding. Learn about the most underutilized codes in pediatric
practice, including how and when to code for consults.
Wed. @ 2:30pm
Download Basic Pediatric Coding Handout
BC-109: Internal Chart Audits
Get E&M code-savvy with Donelle Holle, R.N.. Master the elements of Evaluation and Management procedural coding—time, history, physical exam, and medical decision-making—and what is needed to justify a level of care. Learn what is required in a detailed history and an expanded problem focused history. Discover what comprises the medical decision making component of E&M coding. Donelle will show you how to take advantage of your new coding skills to perform basic internal audits of your charts. Thur. @ 1:15pm &
Fri. @ 8:30am
Download Chart Audit Handout
BC-110 EDI Discussion Forum
Share experiences, concerns, tips, joys, and frustrations as they relate to Partner EDI. Your moderators will be the PCC EDI Support Team. If it's EDI related it's relevant. Electronic insurance claims and reports; personal statements; eligibility; remittance advice (ERA); the National Provider Identifier (NPI); and HIPAA EDI transaction standards are possible topics for discussion as directed by you, our clients. This open forum is in direct response to your feedback from last year's UC. Thur. @ 8:30am
Download NPI Fact Sheet Handout
Download NPI Tips Handout
Download NUCC Claim Form Handout
BC-201: Collecting Personal Balances
Develop and and use a successful procedure for collecting personal
balances that leads to greater financial health. Start with tips on
collecting payments at the time of service; follow up with effective
use of the bills program (bills), Personal Money Tracking
Assistant (persview), Ebills (ebs), Collection Report
(coll), and more. Wed. @ 3:45pm
Download Collecting Personal Balances Handout
BC-202: Collecting Insurance Balances
Use Partner tools to better manage your insurance A/R. Examine the
four aspects of a good insurance collection process: accuracy of claims;
timely submission of new claims; consistent research of unpaid claims;
and the resubmission of claims. You will learn to develop a process
and make use of Partner reports, such as Insurance Aging (insaging)
and Insurance Receivables (inscoar), to identify outstanding insurance
claims. Wed. @ 2:30pm
Download Collecting Insurance Balances Handout
BC-215: Maintaining Healthy Insurance Companies
Insurance configuration plays an important role in your reimbursement.
It requires regular maintenance and evaluation to ensure healthy
reimbursement, as quickly as possible! Improve your success by learning
how to use Special Information Files (ibar), select HCFA batches,
retire unused plans, use proper naming conventions, and manage your
configuration tables (ted). You'll master configuration of your
Special Information Files (ibar) through the all-encompassing
Insurance Configuration (insconfig) program.
Fri. @ 8:30am
Download Lab Exercises Handout
BC-301: Billing and Collection Reports from srs
Pinpoint specific billing issues using three important billing and collection
reports in srs: the Billing Error Report; Billing Report by Family; and
Billing Report by Responsible Party. You'll no longer worry about claims
and bills falling through the cracks or wasting money with resubmission
of small bills that never get paid. Wed. @ 8:30am
Download Billing and Collections Reports Handout
