Successful Strategies for Documentation and Coding


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Every NP needs to know how to be fiscally responsible to understand how revenue is generated. Learn the nuances to document care for the services provided to your patient. The NP who can understand the level of history, physical exam, and medical decision-making and select the proper billing code will be invaluable to a practice. 

Credits: 1.00 contact hours; 0.00 are pharmacology
Expiration Date: June 30, 2024

$27.50

LEARNING OBJECTIVES


As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to:

  1. Know what is required to bill for services and maximize medical decision-making opportunities.
  2. Identify costly billing errors and how to avoid them.
  3. Learn through a case study how to code an office visit.

Lynn Rapsilber, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP

Owner

NP Business Consultants, LLC

Dr. Rapsilber has been educating colleagues on the nuances of coding and billing for years. She is a sought-after speaker at local, state and national conferences. In our education and training, the focus is on mastering clinical aspects of the role, Lynn recognized the need to provide business education as well. She explains the complex process of billing and coding into an easy to understand, user-friendly exercise. She is the owner of NP Business Consultants, LLC educating NPs about the fiscal responsibility we all have to our practices. She published articles, contributed to book chapters, and is a resource on Reimbursement for NP Services.  She has presented on a variety of topics related to health care fraud, health policy, business development, payment models and NP value in changing reimbursement models. Dr. Rapsilber is a Founder of the National Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network (NNPEN) started by NPs to accelerate NP business ownership with the goal to preserve the benefits of nurse-led care to grow substantially and operate sustainably

CE INFORMATION


Obtain Your Credits

To earn credits for this activity, you must complete all course components in the following order: 1) complete a three-question pre-test; 2) watch the course presentation video; 3) complete the course evaluation; 4) pass the post-test with a score of 2/3 (66.7%) or higher. You may retake the post-test until a passing score is achieved, at which point you will be able to view/print a copy of your certificate of completion. This online certificate will also be saved within your profile dashboard transcript for future access.

Designation Statement

NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours, of which 0.00 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement

Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

In addition to ANCC, NPACE is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by: the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP8720 and Florida CE Broker #50-1476.

DISCLOSURES


Faculty

Contributing faculty, Lynn Rapsilber, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, have disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Speaker's Bureau and Advisory Board for Gilead, Consultant for BioPlus, and Co-Founder of NNPEN. 

Planners

All planners and contributors involved in this educational activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

Disclaimer

The material presented in this continuing education program is being made available for educational purposes only and is not intended to represent the best or only methods, medications and/or guidelines appropriate for the medical situation discussed. Rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the presenter(s), which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners and should not be used by clinicians without the evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. NPACE disclaims any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any information given in a presentation.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may mention the uses of products that are not approved by the FDA for the indication(s) being discussed. The presenter(s) are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. The opinions related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed or recommended by NPACE. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

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Complete
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Pre-Test
3 Questions  |  1 attempt  |  0/3 points to pass
3 Questions  |  1 attempt  |  0/3 points to pass This pre-test is a non-graded assessment tool we use to establish a baseline and determine a participant's pre-existing knowledge.
Presentation
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Course Evaluation
13 Questions
Post-Test
3 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  2/3 points to pass
3 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  2/3 points to pass
Certificate
1.00 Contact Hours credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 Contact Hours credit  |  Certificate available