For over 30 years, Frank Cohen has worked as a health care data analyst, knowledge engineer and consultant. He has written many books and is the Senior Analyst for MIT Solutions. I have attended several of Franks webinars, which are scheduled 3-4 times a month, covering such topics as coding, code and modifier utilization, cost accounting, work RVUs, etc. This is a great resource that I want to share with all of you and best of all it’s free! Here is a brief intro to one of his webinars that I particularly liked: Coding for the Non-Coder
“Health care, like other industries, has its own language; and not just from a clinical perspective, either. Diagnosis and treatment codes are necessary in order to get paid for the services you provide and determine your level of compliance with the myriad of complex rules and regulations we face day to day. As the industry continues to tighten up with respect to finances and regulation, physicians, practice managers, consultants, advisors and others are finding that understanding the relationship of coding to other areas of the practice has reached critical mass. You don’t have to be a coder to acquire a basic, foundational understanding of medical coding; the language of the business of medicine. Coding for the Non-Coder was specifically designed with the non-coder in mind.
In this short (and free) webinar, Frank Cohen (a non-coder himself) will help you understand the relationship between coding, billing, reimbursement and compliance without teaching you how to become a coder. It focuses on the big picture; understanding the language of coding, its importance within the medical practice and most importantly, how to identify and understand coding problems; from the common to the arcane.”
Although this webinar has already been presented, it is available to view by going to Frank’s website.
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