CPT Updates include series of 15-minute webinars that provide a detailed and practical overview of the 2019 CPT guidelines and code updates. OPPS, Surgery, E/M and Medicine. Our nationally-recognized educators present a detailed overview of new updates and practical examples per code update. Ann Zeisset, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P and Teri Jorwic, MPH, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA

The Learning Objectives are: 

• Review the Overall Changes to CPT for 2019
• Review Changes in the E&M Section – Including CMS Final Rules Highlights 
• Discuss Updates to the Medicine Section Codes and Guidelines
• Review the New Radiology Section Codes
• List the Changes to the Pathology and Laboratory Section Codes
• Discuss the Final Rule for OPPS for CY 2019
• Summarize the changes in payment and conversion factor for CY 2019
• Review the characteristics of Composite and Comprehensive APCs (C-APCs)
• Summarize changes related to New Technology
• Discuss OPPS APC-Specific Policy Changes
• Review changes to OPPS Payment for Devices
• Discuss changes to the Inpatient Only (IPO) list for CY 2019
• Review overall changes to CPT 2019
• Discuss updates to the Surgery section by subsection
• Review additions to Category III temporary codes for new technology as well as deletions and revisions