Your Expert Presenter

Marcy Garuccio, ACS-AN

Marcy's career spans more than three decades and is built on a strong anesthesia foundation. For 20 years she was president of Health Care Billing Associates, an organization that began as a billing service for anesthesia practices and grew to include other physician specialties. Marcy uses her years of experience in both the clinical and consulting arenas to explain the complexities of anesthesia billing and coding, as well as Medicare and HIPAA regulations to clinicians and coders. Her medical consulting company: Advanced Medical Practice Management, L.L.C., provides a full suite of services, including practice management, accounts receivable, office policy creation, compliance guidance, coding, billing and credentialing.

Judi Blaszczyk, RN, CPC, ACS-PM

Blaszczyk has 19 years of experience as a registered nurse working in an acute care hospital setting. This background provides invaluable insight into the clinical aspects of medical coding and documentation as well as experience interacting with physicians and other clinicians. In addition to her clinical background, Blaszczyk has 24 years of experience in medical coding and billing, specializing in anesthesia and pain management.

BMSC Approved CEUs

The Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance has approved 1 continuing education units for each webinar. (ACS or SCP)

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2015 CPT^® Code Coverage for Anesthesia & Pain Practices

Avoid denials, collect the full reimbursement you are due and ensure you’re following the most up-to-date CPT coding requirements with exclusive, expert guidance delivered in these two educational trainings.

★ Sign up for each individually or both at a discounted rate! ★

Get your first look at what’s in store and join our two veteran coding experts as they thoroughly break down the upcoming code changes, review the new rules and deliver high-level guidance you won’t find anywhere else. Tailored to your anesthesia and/or pain management practice, these webinars will ensure you’re ready to hit the ground running come January 1, 2015.

Training #1: Post-op pain blocks - Learn the new codes for full reimbursement

Tuesday, December 16, 2014 • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET Presenter: Marcy Garuccio, ACS-AN

New post-op pain blocks are on their way. Next year, anesthesia providers will report transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks with one of four codes depending on whether the service is performed by injection or continuous infusion and unilaterally or bilaterally.

In this first session, learn how to properly report the new services and gain additional guidance as directed by the AMA and Medicare to ensure the utmost accuracy. You’ll also benefit from a refresher of post-op pain block billing rules to know where these services fit in Medicare’s Correct Coding Initiative.

Training #2:  Pain management – Discover new procedure changes to optimize revenue and code accurately

Thursday, December 18, 2014 •  1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET Presenter: Judi Blaszczyk

Pain management practices are in for an overhaul coming in 2015. From Medicare changes including drug testing, epidural injections, PQRS and modifier X codes to a bevy of revised procedures including joint injections, spinal cord stimulator analysis and drug screens. In this final session, get a global view of what you can expect and equip your practice with all the tools it needs to start the year off right.

Register now to get the highly-tailored specialty-specific information you need to start preparing your staff for the monumental 2015 CPT code changes today!

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