2010 Reimbursement Updates Webinar Series

Policy and Payment Updates Impacting Cardiovascular Services




SERIES OVERVIEW

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced policy and reimbursement updates for 2010. To assist you in understanding these updates and the potential impact on cardiovascular service lines, St. Jude Medical’s Healthcare Economics Department is offering several webinar presentations. These programs will provide information regarding health policy trends, as well as Medicare reimbursement for EP, cardiology and cardiac surgery services. Duration for each program will be 45 minutes, depending upon questions.


SCHEDULE

Please select the webinar event you would like to attend by clicking on the date below and filling out the registration information that follows.

DATES/TIMES

TOPIC

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

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Hospital Reimbursement:  EP Services

Inpatient and outpatient coding and Medicare payment for cardiac rhythm management and EP ablation services.

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Physician Reimbursement:  EP Services

Policies, coding and Medicare payment for cardiac rhythm management and EP ablation services.

  Attend:  February 26, 2010 – 11:00 AM CST

Cardiac Device Monitoring

Coverage policies and Medicare payment for device monitoring services. Review of AMA’s 2009 updates to definitions and reporting instructions.

CARDIOLOGY

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Hospital Reimbursement: Cardiology Services

Inpatient and outpatient coding and Medicare payment for FFR, closure devices and concomitant coronary, peripheral and diagnostic interventions.

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Physician Reimbursement: Cardiology Services

Policies, coding and Medicare payment for FFR, closure devices and concomitant coronary, peripheral and diagnostic interventions.

CARDIAC SURGERY

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Hospital Reimbursement: Cardiac Surgery Services

Inpatient coding and Medicare payment for valve implants, surgical ablation and concomitant surgical procedures (CABG).

  Attend:  February 12, 2010 – 9:00 AM CST

Physician Reimbursement: Cardiac Surgery Services

Policies, coding and Medicare payment for valve implants, surgical ablation and concomitant surgical procedures (CABG).

Programs will not be recorded. However if the times listed do not fit your schedule, you may request a presentation on any of the above topics for you and your staff/colleagues by contacting St. Jude Medical’s Healthcare Economics department at hce@sjm.com.





SPEAKER INFORMATION

Karen Nordahl, M.S.
Director, Healthcare Economics
St. Jude Medical

Craig Gonzales, RN, MBA
Manager, Healthcare Economics
St. Jude Medical




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