Observation and Condition Code 44: Money Left on the Table

Observation is vital for escalation of care, identifying patient needs, and addressing escalation requirements to ensure successful outcomes and prevent facility revenue loss.
  • Thursday
  • January
  • 23
  • 2025
10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST
Duration: 90 Minutes
IMG Maya Turner
Webinar Id: 60618
Live
Session
$119.00
Single Attendee
$249.00
Group Attendees
Recorded
Session
$159.00
Single Attendee
$359.00
Group Attendees
Combo
Live+Recorded
$249.00
Single Attendee
$549.00
Group Attendees

Overview:

The topic of observation should be clearly understood. We explore the meaning of observation and why understanding Observation will assist with the care of your patients and the needs to be met when escalation is requested. Don't cause your facilities loss of revenue!!

Why you should Attend:

Observation has been a sore spot when it comes to escalation of care. Understanding how to document and supporting the need for your patients should clearly identify specifics to get additional coverage when your patients need to become fully admitted. Don't be inundated with inquiries. Know how to document with successful outcomes when your patients need to become fully admitted. The key to this is knowing all the requirements and what your documentation should include.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Observation status
  • Inpatient only list
  • Key factors of case management documentation from reading clinical notes and incorporating in billing

Who Will Benefit:

  • Physicians
  • Case Managers
  • Compliance Departments

Speaker Profile

Maya Turner is a certified professional coder with 30 years of experience in revenue cycle management, coding compliance, and education, Maya's dynamic teaching style and unparalleled expertise will undoubtedly enrich the learning experience for our participants, ensuring a comprehensive and engaging educational journey.

A seasoned certified coder and auditor, boasting of nearly 30 years of experience and subject matter expert to many coding compliance subjects, she especially is sought after for her in depth knowledge base of pro fee multi-specialty practice, primary care, hospitalists, telehealth, inpatent and SNF billing. She is also a published author having written articles for AAPC and HCCA, and currently is a part of the ACDIS Leadership Council. She’s scheduled to speak at such venues as NIHIMA, IHIMA as well as HealthCon, and HCCA’s Compliance Institute and several AAPC Local Chapters. She showcases her unmatched three-dimensional thinking in complex subject matters, Mayas’ success is marked by her clear and well received presentation style, reflecting her profound understanding and expertise. Maya also has a consulting company, Turner Expert Consulting Services, LLC (www.turnerexpertconsultingservices.com).

With this venue it allows her to assist other entities and/or students to provide training for certifications and bring addition insight for revenue cycle and coding compliance expertise outside of her current employer. Being able to provide assistance brings great joy to assist others in any way she can.