ASGE is pleased to announce for the second year its quarterly GI-specific coding webinar series. This educational opportunity will help the coding and billing team stay up-to-date on the latest coding changes and throughout the year.

The series will provide best practices in GI coding and billing to ensure proper application and diminish the common causes of claim rejection.

This year ASGE's Practice Management Webinar Series covers topics that will immediately help improve your practice's effectiveness in GI coding and billing, scope reprocessing, financial management, practice marketing and adherence to the 2018 requirements for the CMS Quality Payment Program.

The quarterly coding webinar series provides an educational opportunity for the entire GI team with year long coding and billing education to enhance efficiency and profitability through proper coding.

Target Audience:
These webinars are geared toward every member of your team: physicians, nurses, technicians, practice administrators, front-end staff.

On-Demand access will be available one week after the live events:

1. Welcome to 2018: GI Coding and Reimbursement Updates

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 12:00 to 1:00 pm CT

Presenter: Kathleen A Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, CMSCS, CGCS, ICD-10

Proficient Description: Overview of 2018 coding and reimbursement changes specific to Gastroenterology Objectives: Update on CPT and HCPCS codes Update on ICD-10-CM codes

Information on any major payer policy changes Update on MIPS/APMs effective January 1, 2018

Question and answer session by GI-specific coding and reimbursement expert

2. GI Update and the Top Coding Issues Facing GI Practices

Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 12:00 to 1:00 pm CT

Presenter: Kathleen A Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, CMSCS, CGCS, ICD-10

Proficient Description: An overview of the most common concerns and issues facing GI Practices in 2018

Objectives: Anesthesia/Moderate Sedation Update Information on latest OIG, CERT, and RAC Review Items specific to Gastroenterology practices Screening vs. Surveillance vs. Diagnostic colonoscopy Modifier 53: Appropriate reporting of colonoscopy versus flexible sigmoidoscopy Evaluation and Management Issues concerning proper leveling with focus on the inpatient services Appropriate reporting of unlisted procedure codes for advanced or unusual endoscopy services Ancillary Services: How to keep up with the rules and regulation

Question and answer session by GI-specific coding expert

3. ICD-10 Update for 2019

Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 12:00 to 1:00 pm CT

Presenter: Kristin Vaughn, CPC, CGCS, CPMA, ICDCT-CM AskMueller Consulting, LLC

Description: An overview of the 2019 ICD-10 changes specific to Gastroenterology

Objectives: Provide overview of the new ICD-10 codes for GI Inform of any changes and revisions specific to gastroenterology Focus on specificity of diagnosis coding and the financial impact with the use of nonspecific diagnosis codes Overview of payer issues concerning reimbursement for use of certain diagnosis codes Question and answer session by GI-specific ICD-10 coding expert

4. GI Update and Coding from the Endoscopy Report: Basic and Advanced

Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:00 to 1:00 pm CT

Presenter: Kristin Vaughn, CPC, CGCS, CPMA, ICDCT-CM AskMueller Consulting, LLC

Description: An overview of the basics of documentation components required in the endoscopy report for basic and advanced procedures Objectives: Learn the necessary components for every endoscopy report from EGD, ERCP, colonoscopy and advanced endoscopy procedures Demonstrate the use of Correct Coding Initiative Edits for claim scrubbing prior to claim submission Instruction on the use of procedure modifiers and their impact on payment Overview of the multiple endoscopy policy versus multiple surgical policy

Question and answer session by GI-specific coding expert