Staying compliant in behavioral health documentation and coding is important for proper reimbursement, documentation application, and audit purposes.

Many coders, billers, and even practitioners working in behavioral health services do not obtain the education needed to remain compliant. In today's rapidly changing environment, it is critical now more than ever to gain more knowledge of upcoming changes. This topic helps the persons responsible for providing and submitting payment to understand how first to establish a baseline understanding of guidelines, compliant billing practices, and documentation/payment guidelines. The material also explains the resources required for reimbursement in several aspects of the behavioral health process. Failing to have a compliant coding and billing practice is the most common error made by behavioral health offices. A compliant program is critical for proper reimbursement, documentation application, and audit purposes.

Agenda:-

Understand Behavioral Health, HBI, and BHI Guidelines

• Overview of Medicare Guidelines
• Review of Common Procedural Terminology
• Explain Incident to Billing Guidelines

Introduce New Behavioral Health Services

• Discuss Upcoming Changes to Billing Requirements
• Explain Changes and Why They Are Important
• Review Documentation Guidelines

Apply Gained Knowledge

• Discuss Clinical Examples in Coding
• Review Coding Clinic Changes for 2021
• Discuss CPT Assistant Changes for E/M Services 2021
• Introduce New ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines FY 2021
• Discuss New ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Sets for FY 2021

Who Will Benefit?

• Coders
• Billers
• Audit Team
• Mental Health
• Physicians
• Documentation Specialist