2010 Seminar for DCs and CAs - Annual Convention & 75th Celebration 

Are You Billing Correctly and Can You Prove It?
Effective Coding and Documentation for the Chiropractic Practice
Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:00am-5:00pm
Not approved for Continuing Education

Speaker:
Susan McClelland, BS, FICC

Coding and documentation are two facets of clinical treatment that many practitioners don’t enjoy. Doing it improperly can prompt record reviews and payment refunds, which can cause stress in the clinic to both doctors and staff. Susan McClelland can help you, and your office staff, en¬hance your coding skills and obtain answers to your specific coding and documentation questions.

Discussion to include:
• Do you know how a code becomes a code? Do you know what goes into a code’s value and why some codes are “worth more” than others?
• Learn how to properly use Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes, including office visits, consultations and even non-face-to-face encounters!
• Learn the difference between supervised modalities and constant attendance modalities and learn how to properly bill a “timed” code.
• Do you know about diagnosis linking?
• Modifiers can make or break a claim. Learn what they mean, how to use them, and how they can affect claim processing and reimbursement.
• Do you use 99070 for supplies/DME? Learn a better way!
• Learn about downcoding, upcoding, bundling, unbundling, and other things that could be interpreted as fraud and/or abuse.
• Do you know what information should be in every patient health record?
• Learn the right way to request records from another provider and the proper way to respond to similar requests that have been sent to you.
• Informed consent has recently become a hot issue. Is your form “up to speed”?
• Learn how to document home care instructions and patient education.
• Learn the right way to document maintenance care.

… AND PLENTY OF TIME AT THE END TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!

About the Speaker Susan McClelland, BS, FICC has helped train Doctors of Chiropractic and their staff nationwide for over 15 years on a range of com¬plex topics including coding, insurance, clinical documen¬tation, and Medicare. She has handled patient care and clinic management for a suc-cessful Virginia practice for even longer. In addition, she is a consultant to the American Chiropractic As¬sociation and serves on several of their committees, including the Medicare Committee, the Coding and Reimbursement Committee, and the Clinical Documentation Committee. Ms. McClelland has also served as a consultant to various state associations, private offices, chiropractic colleges, chiropractic licensing boards, attorneys, vendors, military and other types of multi-disciplinary healthcare centers, as well as other chiropractic instructors. Ms. McClelland brings her knowledge and expertise to her presentations, always providing the most up-to-date information and correct procedures in an easy to understand format.

Also available:
CTA 6 Hour CE Seminar
Speaker: Kenneth Mankamyer, DC CXT

6 Hour CE Seminar
Speaker: Cheryl Williams-Elliston, DC, BS, RT (R) (ARRT)

CTA/CXT 2 Hour CE on Boundaries, Ethics & jurisprudence
Speaker: Tiffany Stevens, CTA, CXT
See your Rules and Regulations on the TN Board of Examiners website for full information on CE requirements.

Other events offered:
24 Hours of CE for Doctors in 3 days!
CLASS TIMES:
Fri. 9am-6pm / Sat. 8am-5pm / Sun. 8am - 5pm

DC and CA Seminar - Friday, August 27, 2010
Become a Billing and Collections Ninja
Speaker: Kathy Mills Chang

New Licensee Seminar: Boundaries, Ethics & Jurisprudence
6 Hours CE for Newly Licensed Doctors
Speaker: Mary Babian, DC, JD

6 Hours CE for Doctors qualified to practice Acupuncture
Speakers:
Kevin Carter, DC
Ms. Maile Ellis

Seminar Location:
Franklin Marriott Cool Springs
700 Cool Springs Blvd. Franklin, TN 37067
Toll-free: (888) 403-6772 for reservations.
Web: www.franklinmarriott.com 

Discounted Convention Rate:
$99 single or double per night!!! Take advantage of this incredible deal and support your association by booking at our host hotel. Experience Franklin, Tennessee, just 20 minutes south of Nashville. The Franklin Marriott Cool Springs is surrounded by upscale shopping, dining, and history. Hotel offers wireless internet access for a fee and free shuttle within 5 mile radius. Rate Deadline is Wednesday, August 4, 2010 or until room block is full. Call 1 (888) 403-6772 today!!!

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