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AUA Practice Management & Coding Program On-Demand (2023)

Designed specifically with the practice administrator and coder in mind, this on-demand program addresses the hot topics facing today's urology practices and offers practical advice on how to survive and thrive in the current environment.

APPROVED FOR 13 CEU's!

FEATURING COURSE CO-DIRECTORS

• Angela Gilfillan, CMPE, CASC
• Edna R. Maldonado, CPC, ACS-UR, ICD-10-CM AHIMA Trainer

SESSION ONE HIGHLIGHTS: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

• Maintaining Practice Independence
• Outsourcing for Practice Growth and Efficiencies
• Utilizing Advanced Practice Providers for Optimal Patient Care and Office Efficiency
• Mitigating the Burden of Prior Authorizations
• Creating an Effective Compliance Program
• Tools and Analytics for Determining the Practice Impact of Changes to the Physician Fee schedule and Reimbursement
• New Age of Collections and Transparency

SESSION TWO HIGHLIGHTS: CODING & REIMBURSEMENT

• Evaluation & Management (E/M) Services Update
• 2023 CPT Code Changes: Need to Know Updates and Clarifications
• Billing in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ACS)
• Correct Use of Modifiers
• Strategies for Denials: Maximizing your Revenue Stream
• Public Health Emergency (PHE) Updates: Urology After the PHE
• 2023 Medicare Updates: Comment Period Hot Topics

Registration Fees

• Practice Administrators
• Coders
• Physicians involved in managing a urology practice
• Other Office Staff

Session One: Practice Management

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss advance practice provider (APP) integration & utilization in urologic practice to optimize access to care.
2. Define advanced practice provider (APP) scope of practice, review national APP scope of practice goals, and state adoption of those goals.
3. Recognize and analyze opportunities to keep their practice a physician owned independent entity.
4. Evaluate the benefits, drawbacks, and potential risks of outsourcing coding and revenue cycle management services and make informed decisions regarding the suitability of outsourcing for their urology practice.
5. Recognize the importance of creating a culture of compliance in their practice and list the fundamentals of effective compliance plans.
6. Identify ideas and strategies to mitigate the burden of prior authorizations.
7. Identify how changes in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule may impact their practices.
8. Recognize the value of a budget and the facile, but fundamental, tactics to build a functional budget.
9. Interpret and apply the rules and regulations around price transparency and the No Surprises Act.

Session Two: Coding & Reimbursement

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Determine coding for the appropriate level of evaluation and management.
2. Interpret and apply billing and coding for proper reimbursement.
3. Identify and apply best practices in billing processes within an ambulatory surgery center to optimize revenue capture and ensure compliance.
4. Identify the practice implications created by the expiration of the Public Health Emergency (PHE).
5. Accurately identify and apply appropriate modifiers in urology coding scenarios, understand the impact of modifiers on reimbursement, and effectively navigate modifier-related challenges to optimize coding accuracy and revenue capture within their medical practice.
6. List the changes to Medicare Program for 2023.
7. Identify common causes of claim denials, implement proactive strategies to minimize denials, and develop effective techniques to maximize revenue by effectively appealing and resolving denied claims within their urology practice.
8. Code complex urological issues and multiple procedures.

EDUCATION COUNCIL DISCLOSURES

Education Council Disclosures.pdf

COI REVIEW WORK GROUP DISCLOSURES

COI Review Work Group Disclosures

For a full listing of all faculty disclosures, please visit AUA Practice Management & Coding Program (2023) Faculty Disclosures and click on the "Faculty" tab.

AUA Office of Education Staff has nothing to disclose.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

AUA ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:

Learners will participate in this online educational activity by viewing the webcast and completing the post-test and evaluation. To claim CME credit for this enduring material, learners must complete the post-test, passing with 80% accuracy and submit the program evaluation.

Estimated time to complete this activity: 13.75 hours

Release Date: August, 2023
Expiration Date: August, 2026

ACCREDITATION:

The American Urological Association (AUA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION:

The American Urological Association designates this enduring material for a maximum of 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

OTHER LEARNERS:

The AUA is not accredited to offer credit to participants who are not MDs or DOs. However, the AUA will issue documentation of participation that states that the activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit .

EVIDENCE BASED CONTENT:

It is the policy of the AUA to ensure that the content contained in this CME activity is valid, fair, balanced, scientifically rigorous, and free of commercial bias.

AUA DISCLOSURE POLICY:

All persons in a position to control the content of an educational activity (i.e., activity planners, presenters, authors) are required to disclose to the provider all financial relationships with any commercial interest during the previous 24 months. The AUA must determine if the individual s relationships may influence the educational content and mitigate any conflicts of interest prior to the commencement of the educational activity. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with relevant financial relationships from participating, but rather to provide learners information with which they can make their own judgments.

MITIGATION OF IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

All disclosures will be reviewed by the AUA Conflict of Interest (COI) Review Work Group Chair and/or Vice Chair for identification of conflicts of interest. The AUA COI Review Work Group, working with Office of Education staff, will document the mechanism(s) for management and mitigation of the conflict of interest and final approval of the activity will be documented prior to implementation. Any of the mechanisms below can/will be used to mitigate conflict of interest:

• Peer review for valid, evidence-based content by the AUA COI Review Work Group.
• Attestation that clinical recommendations are evidence-based and free of commercial bias.
• Introduction of a debate format (point-counterpoint)
• Inclusion of moderated panel discussion with unbiased moderator
• Publication of a parallel or rebuttal article for an article that is felt to be biased
• Divestiture of the relationship by faculty
• Recusal from controlling relevant aspects of planning
• Selection of alternative faculty for specific topic

OFF-LABEL OR UNAPPROVED USE OF DRUGS OR DEVICES:

The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain reference(s) to off-label or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please consult the prescribing information for full disclosure of approved uses.