Don’t Let Bottom Line Suffer; Register for Coding Workshop

Jul 31, 2018

There’s no question that medical billing coding is vitally important. Get it wrong and the bottom line suffers. It’s that simple.

Learn all about billing and coding for maximum reimbursement at the upcoming SVS Coding and Reimbursement Workshop. It, plus an optional workshop, will be held Oct. 19 and 20 at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Chicago. This is a new location for 2018.

The courses are designed for vascular surgeons and their office staff. Topics will include the essentials, plus 2019 updates, the global surgical package and how it impacts billing and reimbursement, along with applying modifiers for streamlined reimbursement. Other topics include coding for such procedures as hemodialysis access, wound care and aneurysm repair; plus information on Medicare reimbursement legislation.

The workshop will be 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 and 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Oct. 20. Cost is $880 for SVS members and staff members, $955 for non-members and $250 for residents and trainees. The optional Evaluation and Management coding workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 19. Fee is $100, $125 and $50, depending on category. See more at vsweb.org/Coding18.

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