Coding Update: What is Triggering the "Red Flag" Today?

Course Description

This presentation will cover services and coding patterns that most frequently elicit audits. More importantly, we will discuss how to properly document the performance of these services so that your notes are bulletproof in the case of an audit. We will list the services currently being audited most frequently so that attendees can pinpoint where to direct improvements that need to be made.

 

Learning Objectives:

 

• Define a "separately identifiable" Evaluation and Management
• List two examples of a significant and separately identifiable Evaluation and Management performed at the same time as procedure
• List the anatomic region where Medicare allows for callus paring at the same time as nail debridement

 

Intended Audience

Podiatric Physicians and their Staff

 

Time to Complete Activity

 1.0   hour

 

Cost

No charge

 

Commercial Interest 

No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity. PICA is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. PICA has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.0 continuing education contact hour.

 

Faculty

 

Jeffrey D. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC

Dr. Lehrman, recently named one of America’s most influential podiatrists, is a Diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Fellow of the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons, and is recognized as a “Master” by the American Professional Wound Care Association. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Practice Management and an Expert Panelist on Codingline. In his role as a Consultant to the APMA Health Policy and Practice Department, Dr. Lehrman serves as an advisor to the APMA Coding Committee and the APMA MACRA Task Force. Dr. Lehrman sits on the board of directors of both the American Professional Wound Care Association and the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons. He is an adjunct clinical professor at Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine and is a Certified Professional Coder. Dr. Lehrman is also on the editorial advisory board of the journal WOUNDS and is a consulting editor for Podiatry Management magazine. 

 

Disclosure Statement:

In accordance with the Council on Podiatric Medical Education's Standards and Requirements for Approval of Providers of Continuing Education in Podiatric Medicine, any relevant financial relationships between instructors and planning committee members with a commercial interest must be disclosed to program participants. The PICA planning committee is composed of 4 podiatrists who are also members of the PICA Advisory Committee and receive compensation for participation, and 2 employees of PICA. Dr. Lehrman is a consultant for APMA, Lehrman Consulting, and PICA. He is an advisor for APMA Coding Committee and an expert panelist for Codingline. He serves on the board of directors for ASPS and APWCA and is on the Editorial Advisory Board for WOUNDS. 

 

PICA is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. PICA has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.0 continuing education contact hours.

 

Intended Audience
Podiatric physicians and Podiatric Office Staff

 

Time to Complete Activity
1.0 hours

 

Cost
No charge

 

Commercial Interest
No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

 

Date Recorded:
07/19/2020

 

Date Activity Terminates:
07/19/2023 (3 years after recorded date)

Note: Participants may only receive contact hours once per course.

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