Webinars

Live webinars are offered monthly and will be available on-demand following each event. Webinars are an exclusive member benefit! Registration and on-demand access is always FREE to CodingIntel members. Have a suggestion for a webinar topic? Email us using the contact link at the bottom of this page.

Please note: Registration for webinar events closes at 12:00 pm ET the day before the event.

Provider-Based Billing | Webinar

Event date July 17th, 2025

Guest presenter Pam Warren, MHA, COC, CPC, Fellow

Reporting services in provider-based clinics requires knowledge of Medicare rules related to the technical and professional components of visits. It requires understanding of both the CMS 1500 form and the UB04.

Anatomy of an Audit™: Amount and Complexity of Data | Webinar

Event Date: July 10th, 2025

Guest presenters Pam D’Apuzzo, CPC, ACS-EM, ACS-MS, CPMA and Debra Rossi, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA of VMG Health

Crediting data elements and explaining CPT® rules about crediting data elements is complicated. This webinar will describe the rules and optimal documentation to support the cognitive work done by practitioners. How in-depth does the analysis need to be for lab work? What type of comments, if any, are required? What about lab results dropped into a note without comment? This session will provide practical, citation-based advice about crediting data and give auditors recommendations for education with practitioners.

Fueling Compliance: Cracking the Code on DSMT & MNT | Webinar

Event date June 26th, 2025

Guest presenter Darren Goodwin, CPC, CPMA, CPCO

This presentation provides a focused overview of Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) services. It outlines key coverage criteria, provider qualifications, and documentation requirements necessary for accurate claims submission and compliance.

Problematic Modifiers – 22, -52, -58, -78, -79 | Webinar

Recorded June 19th, 2025

Guest presenter Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O

This webinar will focus on selected CPT® modifiers that tend to be problematic for coders and claims processing. The instructor will focus on the application of modifier-22 and -52 including commonalities and differences as stated by the AMA as well as supportive citations from the Medicare Claims Processing Manual.

Anatomy of an Audit™: Complexity of Problem Addressed | Webinar

Recorded May 22nd, 2025

Guest presenters Pam D’Apuzzo, CPC, ACS-EM, ACS-MS, CPMA and Debra Rossi, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA of VMG Health

Combining CPT® guidance and extensive audit experience, this session will address definitions and documentation related to acute and chronic conditions, stable or with exacerbation/progression or side-effect, how an undiagnosed new problem with an uncertain outcome differs from an acute, uncomplicated condition, and have examples of an illness with systemic symptoms and “high” in the number and complexity of problems addressed.

Coding and Auditing Critical Care Notes | Webinar

Recorded May 8th, 2025

This webinar will review CPT® guidance for reporting critical care, including the condition of the patient, the interventions, and time spent. The webinar will discuss what services may be reported separately from critical care.

The Ins and Outs of Assessing RISK within the MDM Component | Webinar

Recorded April 24, 2025

Guest presenter Seth Canterbury, CPC, CPC-I

When the method for selecting the level of E/M services was changed for 2021 (office visits) and 2023 (other visits), the concept of “risk” underwent significant revision. No longer was this concept confined to just one element/subcomponent of MDM.

Coding for Prolonged Services | Webinar

Recorded April 17, 2025

Coding for prolonged services requires practitioner education, careful documentation and coder oversight. These codes are the opposite of “set and forget.” CPT and CMS use different codes and have different time thresholds. For some services, CMS allows time spent on services done on a different date!

Select HCPCS codes from 2025 and 2024 | Webinar

Recorded March 20th, 2025

CMS continues to develop new HCPCS codes to describe services that promote their healthcare agenda, and are not in the CPT® code set. This webinar will address a select few of the newer services from this year and last year.

Overview of FQHC and RHC Coding | Webinar

Recorded February 20th, 2025

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) operate in rural and urban areas, and provide services to Medicare, Medicaid patients and privately insured patients. Rural Health Centers operate in rural areas and also provide services to Medicare, Medicaid and privately insured patients.

Anatomy of an Audit™

Recorded February 4th, 2025

Evaluation & Management E/M Services: Guest presenters Pam D’Apuzzo, CPC, ACS-EM, ACS-MS, CPMA and Debra Rossi, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA of VMG Health

Surgical Procedures & Diagnostic Tests: Guest presenter Pam Warren, MHA, COC, CPC, Fellow

Auditing an individual record is one part of conducting an internal or external audit. Anatomy of an audit will look at the entire audit process including: identifying the type and purpose of the audit, necessary research, record selection, utilization of appropriate audit tools, and reporting and response.

Advanced Primary Care Management Codes | Webinar

Recorded January 16th, 2025

CMS developed three HCPCS codes effective 1-1-2025 to pay primary care practices to manage the care of patients over time. CMS continues to believe that practices incur significant expense for the care that happens in between office visits.

Annual CPT® Changes | Webinar

Recorded December 19th, 2024

Guest presenter Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O

Each year the American Medical Association releases updates to the CPT® Manual. This year’s release contains 420 updates including 270 new codes, 112 deletions and 38 revisions that will be effective 1-1-2025.

CMS’s Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Recorded December 10th, 2024

Guest presenter Claire Ernst, Director, Government Relations & Public Policy for Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C.

The 2025 Physician Fee Schedule rule, released in early November, includes policy changes for physician practices effective January 1st. This year, CMS proposed over 20 new HCPCS codes including an inpatient add-on code for infectious disease treatment, additional caregiver training codes, digital mental health treatment (with device), interprofessional consults for behavioral health and ASCVD risk screening.

DRG Red Flags: A Payor Perspective | Webinar

Recorded November 21st, 2024

Guest Presenter Dr. Amarin “Ty” Alexander, MD MBA MA, CHCQM-PHYADV, CPC-A, CIC, CRC, CPMA, CDIP, CDEI

Inpatient coding for DRGs is based on diagnosis coding. Some coding summaries can raise red flags with payers, even before looking at the medical record documentation. This webinar will detail what Present on Admission (POA) conditions invite scrutiny, why a short Length of Stay (LOS) with one Major Complication and Comorbidity (MCC) might raise a red flag and why payers will review malignancy as a secondary diagnosis.

Transforming Patient Collections: Expert Insights and Strategies | Webinar

Recorded October 16th, 2024

Guest Presenter Elizabeth Woodcock, DrPH, MBA, FACMPE, CPC

Gain valuable insights on how to effectively respond to industry changes and actionable steps to enhance your revenue cycle management. Join Elizabeth for an engaging and informative webinar centered around navigating the current inflection point in patient collections. Patient financial responsibility is increasing – and it’s time for you to rise to the challenge!

Where Does it Say That? | Webinar

Recorded October 9th, 2024

Guest Presenter Pam Warren, MHA, COC, CPC, Fellow

This webinar is a guide for auditors and coders looking for regulatory guidance when they are answering coding, compliance and regulatory questions from practitioners and colleagues. This presentation offers common healthcare compliance scenarios and provides the location of the associated guidance.

ICD-10-CM: 2025 Updates | Webinar

Recorded September 26th, 2024

Guest Presenter Adrienne Commeree, MLS, RHIA, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP

The webinar will discuss the FY 2025 ICD-10 -CM code and guidelines updates. We will look at the changes the 2025 ICD-10-CM code book- most will be in the Alphabetic Index and Tabular list.

Developing an Audit Work Plan to Satisfy Your Compliance Program | Webinar

Recorded September 25th, 2024

Guest Presenter Pam Warren, MHA, COC, CPC, Fellow

There are seven elements of an effective Compliance Plan per the OIG, and one of them is to conduct internal monitoring and auditing.
This presentation will give you some ideas on how to determine what content to audit, how to evaluate your risk, how to set up your audit process, and how best to report your results to your leaders.

Assuring Compliance for Behavioral Health Services | Webinar

Recorded August 15th, 2024

Guest Presenters Cheryl Krusch, LPN, CPC, CPMA, COC, CMDP, ICDCT-CM, and
Natalie Laaman, MHA, CHC, CPC, COC, CDEO

Join us for a comprehensive webinar on assuring compliance for behavioral health services. We will explore essential documentation requirements and coding standards, understand common denial reasons, and learn proactive steps to mitigate risk effectively. Elevate your practice’s compliance standards and ensure proper documentation and coding for revenue integrity

IRE Inpatient Determinations: Case Studies | Webinar

Recorded August 13th, 2024

Guest Presenter Dr. Amarin “Ty” Alexander, MD MBA MA, CHCQM-PHYADV, CPC-A, CIC, CRC, CPMA, CDIP, CDEI

Independent Review Entities review inpatient records for diagnostic accuracy and DRG determinations. This case-study focused webinar will describe important ICD-10-CM Guidelines that establish the rules for these decisions.

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