This interactive 1 day virtual training is intended for rural healthcare practitioners, medical billers, coders, auditors, office managers and IT professionals involved with authoring clinical documentation, generating E&M progress notes, auditing professional physician service claims and maintaining a healthy revenue cycle for rural healthcare facilities in Colorado. The primary course focus will emphasize documentation guidelines set forth by CMS for reporting Evaluation and Management services (E&M), as defined by CPT.

The “Key Components” associated with E&M code selection

The program primarily focuses on instruction and review of pertinent source documents (e.g., AMA’s 2020 CPT guidelines and CMS’ E&M Documentation Guidelines and some of the categories of E&M services located in CPT.  E/M 2021 Updates and Changes will be included.

CEU – 5.5 CEUs approved by AAPC & ArchProCoding

CME – 5.5 CME Credits for MD, DO, NP, PA, RN

Proficiency Exam – Measuring increased knowledge is a requirement (deliverable) for the FY2020 SHIP grant.  You will have access to a pre and post proficiency exam. The exam will be online and you will receive a certificate of completion for the workshop.

Attendee Responsibilities:  Each attendee is expected to use the following for training:

• 2020 CPT (AMA Professional Edition strongly encouraged)

Pricing Details:

• Colorado SHIP Grant Participating Hospitals and their clinics:
  • FREE

• CRHC member price for Clinics and non-SHIP hospitals (lowest amount)
  • individual price $49
  • group price (2-5 people from same rural facility) $59
  • group price (6-10 people from same rural facility) $69
• Non-member price for Clinics and non-SHIP hospitals
  • individual price $79
  • group price (2-5 people from same rural facility)  $89
  • group price (6-10 people from same rural facility) $99

Not sure if your hospital is participating in SHIP?  Check here SHIP grant list FY2020

Not sure if your clinic / hospital is a CRHC member?  Check here 2020 CRHC member list

• Want to save some money? Sign up for CRHC membership first:   CRHC Membership

CRHC Contact for Questions:  Danette Swanson / Hospital & HIT Program Manager – ds@coruralhealth.org