2016 Plastics Brochure

CODE SAFER SMARTER FASTER
2016
CODING AND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS
PLASTIC
SURGERY
MASTERING MANAGEMENT 2016: THE SCIENCE OF BEING PAID EXPLAINED
PLASTIC SURGERY POWER CODING: INTEGRATED ICD-10 AND CPT EDUCATION
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2016
CODING AND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS
EXPERT FACULTY
Our lively educators deliver more than just coding and management concepts. We
are seasoned management consultants who bring boots-on-the-ground knowledge of
plastic surgery practice operations, revenue cycle, and management. Dr. Erin Kennedy,
practicing plastic surgeon joins the KZA faculty team. Whether you are in private
practice, employed by a hospital, or in an academic setting, you’ll find value in the reallife scenarios, cases, knowledge, and tools embedded in our presentations.
WHAT PAST ATTENDEES
ARE SAYING
“I Well-organized, well
presented, great concepts,
and concrete ideas.”
Otto Weiglein, MD
The Centre for Personal Surgery, Inc.
Click on the images below to see detailed bios:
“This course was amazing.
I think that each staff member
from receptionist to doctor
should attend.”
Sheila Young, Patient Coordinator
Tiffany B. Grunwald, MD
DEBORAH GRIDER
ERIN KENNEDY
CDIP, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I,
CPC-H, CPC-P, CPMA, CEMC
MD, PLASTIC SURGEON,
CODING EDUCATOR
“As a new practice, this is so
helpful. It assists us in
heading on the right path
to success in caring for our
patients as a whole!”
Jessica Ace, Nurse
Michael Bain, MD, Inc.
“Received great information!
I am ready to go back and
apply in our office.”
Jenny King, Receptionist
Patterson Plastic Surgery
“Well-done, practical,
focused.”
Lee Rowe, MD
Philadephia, PA
KIM POLLOCK
RN, MBA, CPC, CMDP
HAVE QUESTIONS?
KAREN ZUPKO
PRESIDENT, MANAGEMENT
COURSE FACULTY
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“Very informative. The
networking was very helpful.
It was good to hear we are
doing some things right but
it was wonderful to learn
there is more to do and how
to do it.”
Linda Sansing, Patient Coordinator
Piedmont Plastic Surgery &
Dermatology, Gastonia, NC
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2016
CODING AND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS
DAY 1 ≠ 11:30AM – 5:00PM
MASTERING MANAGEMENT 2016:
THE SCIENCE OF BEING PAID EXPLAINED
A packed and lively half day learning experience that
covers critical management issues in four key areas:
Revenue Cycle, Personnel, Technology, and Marketing.
DAY 2 ≠ 8:00AM – 4:00PM
PLASTIC SURGERY POWER CODING:
INTEGRATED ICD-10 AND CPT EDUCATION
We will answer countless coding questions and support
your mastery of CPT and ICD-10-CM coding for plastic
surgery services. The course begins with a discussion on
what’s included in the global surgical package.
And the surgical procedures portion of the course will
address all aspects of plastic surgery including wound
care including debridement and reconstruction, skin
lesion removal, traumatic laceration repairs, skin/muscle
flaps and graft, breast procedures (lots and lots of
cases!), nasal surgery, and hand procedures.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
MASTERING MANAGEMENT 2016:
As a result of participating in this workshop,
attendees will be able to:

• Generate monthly revenue reports and review vital
marketing metrics.
• Implement systems that reduce accounts receivable and
improve collections.
• Go out of network the right way - and get paid correctly.
• Develop strategies for handling the most common financial
objections.
• Evaluate whether the practice’s email, texting, and social
media activity are compliant.
• Develop a team by optimizing staff skills
and work styles.
PLASTIC SURGERY POWER CODING:
As a result of participating in this workshop,
attendees will be able to:
• Outline the services that are included in the global surgical
package and what may be separately reported for plastic
surgery procedures.
• Correctly code plastic surgery procedures.
• Accurately apply modifiers to optimize payment for
commonly performed plastic surgery procedures,
particularly use of modifier 50 (bilateral procedure) and
modifier 59 (distinct procedural service).
• Differentiate when to apply varying neoplasm
ICD-10-CM codes, including malignant, benign, uncertain
and unspecified behavior.
• Identify situations in which it is appropriate to bill an E/M
code and a minor procedure (e.g., skin lesion removal,
burn dressing change, laceration repair) on the same day.
97%
OF 2015 ATTENDEES
REPORTED THAT THEY
WOULD RECOMMEND THE
COURSE TO A COLLEAGUE.
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FIVE GOOD REASONS TO ATTEND A KZA
MANAGEMENT AND CODING WORKSHOP
1.
OUR EXPERT FACULTY DELIVERS
EXPERT ADVICE ABOUT THE SCIENCE
OF GETTING PAID.
You’ll learn from experienced consultants and seasoned
speakers who know how to make an otherwise dry topic
interesting. KZA has educated plastic surgeons about
coding and reimbursement since 1986. We’ve worked
with reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgeons for
decades. Plus, our collaborator for these workshops
is practicing plastic surgeon Dr. Erin Kennedy, whose
years of coding and reimbursement leadership bring
added clinical relevance to your payment realities.
KZA WORKBOOKS ARE A USEFUL,
2. ONGOING
REFERENCE.
Creating content that has value beyond the immediate
course is a core value at KZA. We don’t just hand out
PowerPoint slides! You will leave with a fresh coding and
management resource, developed, refined, and improved
over the decades. Our materials include accurate,
evidence-driven guidance. We don’t yield to industry
driven coding advice. Why? Your safety and sanity are
too important to us. And government take backs are
expensive!
LOCATIONS AND VENUES.
3. GREAT
Your learning experience should be in a first class facility.
We’ve secured beautiful and exclusive private clubs
- plus one great hotel. You’ll find that these carefully
chosen locations offer comfort, dee-li-cious food, and
nearby attractions for post course enjoyment.
IDEAL CLASS SIZES MEAN GREATER
4. PARTICIPATION,
AND TIME FOR QUESTIONS.
Workshops are limited to 65 people. That means no giant
ballrooms where it is hard to see the screen and get all
your questions answered. (It also means you need to
enroll early to secure your seat.)
VALUABLE, POST WORKSHOP WEBINARS ARE
5. INCLUDED
IN YOUR REGISTRATION FEE.
You’ll have the opportunity to attend at least three
webinars on practice essentials such as like PQRS,
HIPAA, Avoiding Audits, and A/R Education for Everyone.
All will be available on demand, at your convenience - and
won’t cost you a dollar more.
CLICK PLAY TO FIND OUT WHAT ATTENDEES
ARE SAYING ABOUT KZA COURSES!
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THURSDAY or FRIDAY | (half day)
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MASTERING MANAGEMENT 2016: THE SCIENCE OF BEING PAID EXPLAINED
AGENDA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
As a result of participating in this workshop,
attendees will be able to:
11:30 - 12:30 PM
REGISTRATION AND LUNCH
2:45 - 3:00 PM
BREAK
12:30 - 1:45 PM
REPORTS AND REVENUE CYCLE
MANAGEMENT
You may be an A+ documenter and coder,
but correct coding alone won’t get you
paid. Without tight processes and effective
protocols, accounts receivable can still be
sky high. Cash flow will be tight. And hours
in the OR won’t be reimbursed.
We’ll show you KZA’s recommended
workflow. You’ll learn how to implement
modern payment technology, efficiently
settle patient accounts, and make sure
revenue cycle systems are shipshape.
You’ll leave with:
• A dozen key reports that help
reconstructive and aesthetic practices
manage revenue cycle and systems
• A solid case for using modern payment
technology
• The truth about audit controls:
Are yours up to par?
• Details about going out of network:
Use this plan!
• How to hold your billing company
accountable: Out of site can’t be out
of mind
• Marketing metrics: You can’t manage
what you don’t measure!
3:00 - 3:20 PM
CRASH COURSE IN COMPLIANCE
ESSENTIALS
Everything plastic surgery practices need to
know about video consults, texting, email,
social media policies, and more.
1:45 - 2:45 PM
DEALING WITH FINANCIAL OBJECTIONS
Whether for reconstructive or aesthetic
patients, staff need a nuanced and
sophisticated approach to handle “It costs
too much” and “I want a discount.” We’ll
show you proven techniques that produce
results and fill the schedule with patients
who want to pay.
BONUS
3:20 - 4:45 PM
TAKING YOUR PRACTICE AND STAFF
TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Depending on your point of view, staff
can be either the biggest investment in
practice success or the highest percentage
of the overhead. Developing a high
functioning Dream Team is not easy - it
takes effort to train and nurture staff to
achieve their potential. In this segment
we’ll cover how to hire smarter, train and
develop an effective team, and establish
key performance indicators. You’ll leave
with an understanding of:
• Highest and best use of skills and work
style
• How to hire and onboard star quality staff
• Conducting performance reviews that are
productive, not painful
• Generate monthly revenue reports and review
vital marketing metrics.
• Implement systems that reduce accounts
receivable and improve collections.
• Go out of network the right way - and get paid
correctly.
• Develop strategies for handling the most
common financial objections.
• Evaluate whether the practice’s email, texting,
and social media activity are compliant.

• Develop a team by optimizing staff skills
and work styles.
4:45 - 5:00 PM
CLOSE
Webinars by Healthcare Attorney Mike Sacopulos, JD
!
2016 AAPC Accreditation
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 4.5 continuing education
hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC
of the program content or the program sponsor.
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FRIDAY or SATURDAY
CHECK LOCATION!
PLASTIC SURGERY POWER CODING: INTEGRATED ICD-10 AND CPT EDUCATION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
AGENDA
8:00 - 8:30 AM
GLOBAL SURGICAL PACKAGE
• Pre-, intra- and post-operative services
• Operative note dictation tips
8:30 - 9:30 AM
MODIFIERS
• Same-day modifiers: 50, 51, 59, medicare
modifiers -X{EPSU}
• Global-period modifiers: 58, 78 79
• Surgeon-role modifiers: 62, 80, 82, AS
• E/M modifiers: 24, 25, 57
• When to, and when not to, report an E/M
code on the same day as a minor procedure,
such as with a laceration repair, burn
dressing change, or skin lesion removal
9:30 - 10:00 AM
PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURE CODING
• Wound debridement (1104x)/wound care
(97597-97610)/surgical preparation
codes(15002-15005)
• What’s the difference?
• Debridement vs excision: It makes a coding
difference!
• Billing for wound care performed by
someone other than you – when is it
appropriate?
• Including ICD-10-CM coding for
non-traumatic open wounds/venous stasis
ulcers
10:00 - 10:15 AM BREAK
10:15 - 12:00 PM
PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURE CODING
continued
• Pressure ulcers
• Including ICD-10-CM coding for
pressure ulcers
• ICD-10-CM coding for neoplasms, defects
and traumatic open wounds
• Soft tissue tumors
• Skin lesions
• Injections, biopsies, shave vs. excision
of lesions
• Laceration/Wound Repairs
• Simple, intermediate, complex
• Adjacent tissue transfers
• Skin replacement and substitute procedures
• Surgical preparation, autografts, skin
substitute grafts
As a result of participating in this workshop,
attendees will be able to:
• Outline the services that are included in the global
surgical package and what may be separately
reported for plastic surgery procedures.
• Correctly code plastic surgery procedures.
• Accurately apply modifiers to optimize payment
for commonly performed plastic surgery
procedures, particularly use of modifier 50
(bilateral procedure) and modifier 59 (distinct
procedural service).
• Differentiate when to apply varying neoplasm
ICD-10-CM codes, including malignant, benign,
uncertain and unspecified behavior.
• Identify situations in which it is appropriate to bill
an E/M code and a minor procedure (e.g., skin
lesion removal, burn dressing change, laceration
repair) on the same day.
12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 - 2:30 PM
PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURE CODING
continued
• Flaps and grafts
• Paramedian forehead flap, muscle flaps,
microvascular flaps and grafts, abdominal
wall reconstruction procedures
• Including ICD coding tips
• Breast procedure coding
• Reconstructive and
non-reconstructive procedures
• Including ICD-10-CM coding for
breast procedures
2:30 - 2:45 AM BREAK

2:45 - 4:00 PM
PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURE CODING
continued
• Nasal surgery
• Rhinoplasty, septoplasty, repair nasal
vestibular stenosis, turbinate procedures
• Surgery after excessive weight loss
• Panniculectomy, abdominoplasty (when to
separately report a code for hernia repair)
• Including ICD-10-CM coding for these
procedures
• Hand Surgery coding tips
• Fracture, Nerve repair, tendon repair,
neuroplasty, trigger finger, treatment of
Dupuytren’s
• Including ICD-10-CM coding for trauma
2016 AAPC Accreditation
ACHL Credit Designation
ACHL Accreditation Statement
This program has the prior approval of
AAPC for 6.5 continuing education hours.
Granting of prior approval in no way
constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the
program content or the program sponsor.
The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning
designates this live activity for a maximum of
6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with
the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint providership of the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning
(ACHL) and Karen Zupko & Associates. ACHL is accredited by the
ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
2016
CODING &
MANAGEMENT
WORKSHOPS
LOCATIONVENUE
ADDRESS
Chicago, IL
The University Club of Chicago
76 E. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60603
Thurs. - Fri. ~ April 21-22
New York, NY
The Cornell Club
6 E. 44th St., New York, NY 10017
Thurs. - Fri. ~ May 5-6
Dallas, TX
Hilton Dallas Southlake Town Square 1400 Plaza Pl, Southlake, TX 76092
Los Angeles, CA The California Club
DATES*
Fri. - Sat. ~ June17-18
538 S. Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 90071
Fri. - Sat. ~ August 26-27
*Note the Thursday/Friday or Friday/Saturday combination when you register!
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meeting planner, Kyle Lee, at (312) 202-7087 or email [email protected] for more information and to reserve
one or more of these rooms. Multiple hotels can also be found within walking distance of each location at a variety
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