THE CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF EYE PHYSICIANS

ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION PROGRAM

Physicians - Management - Technicians

June 14, 2013The Aqua Turf Club

556 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, Connecticut

“M. D. Makes the Difference”

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND

THANKS to our Sponsors

TITANIUMAlcon Laboratories

GenentechRegeneron

PLATINUMAllergan

GOLDMcLeod Optical CompanyPrecision Optical Company

SILVERAMO

Angiotech SharpointBausch+Lomb

Carl Zeiss Medical Compulink Business Systems

Connecticut State Library for the Blind & PhysicallyHandicapped

SILVER (cont’d)

Eaglevision and Rhein MedicalEye Formatics

Fallon Wellness PharmacyFera PharmaceuticalsHeidelberg Engineering

IOP OphthalmicI O Practiceware

Lion Low Vision CenterMarco

Med ENTMedflow, Inc.NexTech

Ophthalmic Instrument Co.Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine

SRSsoftSucampo Pharma Americas, LLC

SynergeticsUnited Ophthalmic

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PHYSICIAN PROGRAM

7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast – Vendor Expo

7:55 Opening Remarks- Edward Lim, M.D. & James Weisz, M.D.

8:00 Balancing Patient Care with Fiscal Care– Stephen Pedneault, CPAObjectives: To provide the best medical care and maintaining a full patient schedule is paramount to your success, profession and cash flows. However, if an undetected bleed is occurring within your practice, quietly draining your cash flows, the resulting effect could equate to seeing and treating patients for free. This high level discussion will highlight the importance of physician oversight within the financial aspects of your practice, beyond reviewing monthly financials, to minimize your risk of employee theft. The session will

identify practical measures busy physicians can implement to monitor key financial areas.

8:30 The 5 Best Glaucoma Case Reports of 2012– Louis R. Pasquale, M.D.Objectives: 1) To provide attendee with cases that illustrate important clinical points including complicationsand management which will be highlighted. 2) Provide a

better appreciation for handling specific glau-coma problems after this lec-

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ture.

9:10 Questions from the Audience to Dr. Pasquale

9:15 IOL Power Calculations following Keratorefractive Surgery: Help!– Warren Hill, M.D.Objective: To provide IOL power calculations which should be used following keratorefractive surgery.

9:50 Questions to Dr. Hill

10:00 Majority Leader - Joe Aresimowitz Star Award Recipient

10:15 Come have Coffee with the Vendors

10:45 Neovascular AMD – New Observations in Types 1, 2 & 3 Neovascularization– K. Bailey Freund, M.D.Objectives: After completing this CME activity, physicians should be better able to evaluate following neovascular patterns in AMD: Type 1 (sub-RPE) neovas-cularization - Type 2 (sub-retinal) neovascularization - Type 3 (intra-retinal) neovascularization (RAP)

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11:30 Questions to Dr. Freund

11:25 The Glaucoma Genomics Revolution– Louis R. Pasquale, M.D.Objectives: 1) The attendees will understand how

genetic biomarkers for glaucoma are providing new insights into disease pathogenesis. 2) The attendees will appreciate where the field is going in terms of developing diagnostic blood tests for glaucoma using genotyping data.

11:55 Questions to Dr. Pasquale

12:00 Using the Latest Imaging Techniques to Make Difficult Retinal Diagnoses– K. Bailey Freund, M.D.Objectives: Physicians should be better able to evaluate images acquired with the following techniques:1) Ultra wide-angle fluorescein angiography 2) Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) 3)Enhanced depth imaging-OCT (EDI-OCT) 4) Swept Source OCT (SS-OCT) 5) Multi-spectral imaging 6) Fundus autofluorescence imaging 7) Adaptive Optics

12:35 Questions to Dr. Freund

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12:45 Lunch with Colleagues and Award PresentationsStar Awards - 2013David Parke, M.D. Leadership AwardAnne McDonald Lifetime Achievement AwardSpecial Recognition

1:15 Lunch Keynote Author David S. Reynolds"The Little Lady and the Very Big War: How Harriet Beecher Stowe Sparked the Civil War and the Battle for Civil Rights."

1:45 The Toric IOL: Strategies for Success– Warren Hill, M.D.Objective: Participant will have a comprehensive overview of the Toric IOLs and review of successful out-comes.

2:25 Questions to Dr. Hill

2:35 Impossible Dreams – Everest and Eradicating World Blindness”– Geoffrey Tabin, M.D.Objective: Participant will receive a comprehensive

overview of global strategies to eradicate worldblindness.

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3:00 Questions to Dr. Tabin3:10 Social Club – Venetian Dessert Table and

International Coffees with Vendors

3:35 CSEP Business Meeting - The Future of Medicine - Ophthalmology ChallengesFinal Award Presentations

3:50 Poster Abstract Presentations- Yale Residents

4:10 Strand of Pearls– K. Bailey Freund, M.D.– Warren Hill, M.D.– Louis R. Pasquale, M.D.– Geoffrey Tabin, M.D.Objective: Participants will receive 3 practice pearls from each panel faculty member to better equip practicing ophthalmologists for daily practice chal-

lenges.

5:00 CME Certificates and Door PrizesThe Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent

of their participation in the activity.

The Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians is accredited by the Connecticut StateMedical Society to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

CSEP Business Agenda June 14, 2013

Aqua Turf, Plantsville, CT

I. Call to Order - 3:35 pm Edward Lim, M.D., PresidentII. Approval of the January 13, 2013 MinutesIII. President’s Report - Edward Lim, M.D.IV. Treasurer’s Report - Seth Meskin, M.D.V. Legislative Report (in packet)

a. Certificate of Merit/Accidental Failure of Suit/APRN bill - Bill Malitsky/Deb Osborn

b. Healthcare Tsunami Headed Our Way - What Happened and is It Still Coming - Deb Osborn

c. Public Health Program Review Bills Update:Medical Assistant Bill/Homeopath Bill 2013 - Update

d. Day at Capitol 2013VI. Awards

a. William Ehlers, M.D. Advocacy Awardb. Special Recognition Awards

VII. Education Update - Jamie Weiss, M.D.a. Next Meeting Date - January 10, 2014 - seeinformation in Packet

b. David W. Parke, M.D. Named LectureVIII. Adjournment

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David W. Parke, MD Lecture

The Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians is proud toannounce our first named lecture after CSEP past president,AAO Humanitarian Award recipient, and CSMS Paul K.Maloney, Jr., Distinguished Service Award recipient, David W.Parke, MD. The recipient of the David W. Parke Lecture is recognized as an individual who embodies the qualities that distinguish the professional character and life service of DavidW. Parke, MD.

Dr. Parke exemplifies the highest standard of patient care,teaching, community service and professional achievement inthe specialty of Ophthalmology. With a professional and non-professional career hallmarked by numerous accomplishments,David W. Parke, MD exemplifies the physician as humanitarian.We are deeply indebted to him for his lifelong journey of excellence, a journey that has benefited and continues to benefitthousands of patients, students of medicine, colleagues and theprofession of Ophthalmology, and that will serve as a goldstandard for future generations to come.

It is with great pleasure that our first named lecture recipientwill be his son, David Parke II, MD, and that this first lecturewill be delivered in the June 2014 annual program.

William H. Ehlers, MD Advocacy Award

The William Ehlers, MD Advocacy Award joins the David ParkeLeadership Award and the Anne McDonald Life Time AchievementAward as one of three named CSEP legislative awards adopted by theConnecticut Society of Eye Physicians Executive Board. Dr. Ehlersis being recognized for his numerous contributions during his tenureas past president of CSEP and current co-chair of the CSEP legislative Committee. Dr. Ehlers has served as legislative chair formore than 10 years, during which time he has written, reviewed and delivered hundreds of pieces of testimony and proposed bills andamendments. He has met with hundreds of legislators during thistime and has led the CSEP Day at the Capitol delegation as well asthe CT delegation in Washington on numerous visits over the past 20years. His contributions to CSEP are enormous and as a tribute to hisdedication, inspiration and leadership CSEP proudly bestows thehighest award for advocacy in his name.

The recipient of this award has demonstrated exemplary dedicationand fortitude in legislative advocacy in the effort to promote the protection of patients and the practice of medicine and surgery in theState of Connecticut. The candidate for this award is nominated andvoted on by the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Society ofEye Physicians and is selected for both his/her demonstration ofadvocacy, integrity and in recognition of his/her un-wavering dedication to the practice of medicine.

2013 CSEP Star AwardsMajority Leader Joe Aresimowitz

Representative Dan CarterRepresentative Rick LobesRepresentative Peggy Sayers

William Ehlers, M.D. Advocacy Award 2013John Foley, M.D.

David Parke, M.D. Leadership Award 2013Senator Terry Gerrantana

Representative Prasad Srinivasan

Anne McDonald Life-time Achievement Award 2013Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero

Special Recognition AwardsDavid Emmel, M.D.Andrew J. Packer, M.DMichael Rigg, JD

RIVA LEE ASBELLMs. Asbell’s most recent academicappointment is Clinical Assistant Professorof Surgery (Ophthalmology) at theUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical

School at Camden.An active participant in teaching ophthalmic coding

and reimbursement nationwide, she has been a CodingInstructor for the American Society of OphthalmicAdministrators and the American Society of Cataractand Refractive Surgery for the past twenty years. Ms.Asbell teaches reimbursement for many other nationaland state societies, among them the Joint Commissionon Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO),The American Association of Certified Orthoptists, theMassachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons,Georgia Society of Ophthalmology, New OrleansAcademy of Ophthalmology the Connecticut Society ofEye Physicians, and The American Society of OphthalmicPlastic & Reconstructive Surgery. She is currently the only one teaching ophthalmic E/M

Coding trained specifically by Medicare specifically forthis (AMA/HCFA (CMS) – Training the Trainers/ASCRS rep-

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resentative. This was specialty society training for thoseresponsible for training the membership of national soci-eties in E/M Coding. Ms. Asbell served as Staff forReimbursement for The American Society of Cataract &Refractive Surgery from 1998 until 2008 that included rep-resentation at the CPT meetings and interfacing withCMS.

K. BAILEY FREUND, M.D.Dr. Freund is a retina specialist who practices at Vitreous–Retina–MaculaConsultants of New York. He is a graduateof Williams College and the New York

University School of Medicine. Dr. Freund’s residencytraining in general ophthalmology and two–year fellow-ship in medical and surgical retina were at theManhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital.Dr. Freund specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and

care of patients with all retinal disorders including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinalvascular and inflammatory diseases. Dr. Freund is anexpert in difficult–to–diagnosis or rare conditions thathave eluded other specialists. Dr. Freund is on the faculty of the New York University

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School of Medicine as a Clinical Associate Professor ofOphthalmology. He is on staff at New York PresbyterianHospital, Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Institute, and LenoxHill Hospital. He teaches medical students, residents andretinal fellows. He is the author of over 140 articles in peer-reviewed ophthalmologic journals and has writtennumerous book chapters. He is on the Editorial Board ofthe journal, Retina, and is an Associate Editor for RetinalCases & Brief Reports.Dr. Freund has been a principal investigator in pivotal tri-als of novel treatments for retinal diseases, providing hispatients with the opportunity to gain access to new treat-ments before they had been approved for the generalcommunity. In addition, he has initiated investigationsinto novel treatments for a variety of retinal diseasesincluding Macular Degeneration, Central SerousChorioretinopathy, Angioid Streaks and Retinal VeinOcclusion.Dr. Freund is a member of numerous organizations includ-ing the American Academy of Ophthalmology, TheMacula Society, The Retina Society, Gass Club, and theAmerican Society of Retina Specialists. In 2011, hereceived the prestigious Young Investigator Award fromthe Macula Society. Dr. Freund was born and raised in Manhattan and con-

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tinues to reside there with his wife of 25 years who is achild and adolescent psychiatrist and his ten–year oldson and seventeen–year–old daughter. He spends hisweekends and holidays Upstate in Dutchess County.

Dr. Freund enjoys playing the guitar and is aprominent collector of vintage magicapparatus.

WARREN HILL, M.D. Dr. Hill has been the Medical Director ofEast Valley Ophthalmology in Mesa,

Arizona for the past 24 years, specializing in consultativeophthalmology, challenging anterior segment surgery forother ophthalmologists, intraocular lens power calcula-tions and diagnostic ophthalmic ultra-sonography.Dr. Hill completed BS and BA undergraduate degrees

at the University of Maryland, received his Doctor ofMedicine from the University of Arizona College ofMedicine, completed two years of internal medicinetraining at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix,Arizona and three years of ophthalmology training at theUniversity of Rochester, in Rochester, New York. He is cer-tified in general ophthalmology by the American Boardof Ophthalmology and has subspecialty certification inanterior segment surgery by the American Board of Eye

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Surgery. Dr. Hill is also a member of the International Intra-Ocular Implant Club, a Fellow of the American Collegeof Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology,the International College of Surgeons and the AmericanCollege of Eye Surgeons. In 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002 andagain in 2004 Dr. Hill was voted a "Top Doc" in the special-ty of ophthalmology by medical peers in PhoenixMagazine. In 2005 and 2006 Dr. Hill was voted "One of theTop 50 Opinion Leaders in Cataract and Refractive

Surgery" by the readership of Cataract andRefractive Surgery Today.

LOUIS R. PASQUALE, M.D.Louis Pasquale graduated from ManhattanCollege in New York City and then went onto receive an MD with Distinction in

Research degree from SUNY Stony Brook. After internshipat Bronx Municipal Hospital affiliated with Albert EinsteinSchool of Medicine, he completed his ophthalmologicaltraining at Temple University School of Medicine inPhiladelphia, PA. Motivated by his Chairman, Dr. GuyChan's favorite saying, "There are no problems, only chal-lenges" he embarked on a 2-year fellowship inGlaucoma at the Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, MD.Immediately after fellowship in 1992, he built a large glau-

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coma practice at Brigham and Women's Hospital,where he also forged important research collabora-tions that drive much of his research efforts today. In1996, he joined the Glaucoma Service at Mass Eye andEar Infirmary and rose through the ranks to becomeService Director in 2010. Currently, Dr. Pasquale isAssociate Professor of Ophthalmology at HarvardMedical School. In addition to directing the GlaucomaService at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary he directs theGlaucoma Fellowship Program, the MEEI TeleretinalProgram (2008 to present), and co-directs Harvard’sGlaucoma Center of Excellence. He also has appoint-ments at Channing Laboratory and Schepens EyeResearch Institute in Boston where he is AssociateEpidemiologist and Assistant Scientist, respectively. Heis a Heed ophthalmic fellow and ARVO silver fellow aswell as recipient of the AAO’s Achievement Awardand Secretariat Award. In 2009 he was the recipient ofResearch to Prevent Blindness’ Physician ScientistAward. He is also an NIH Principal Investigator with con-tinuous support since 2006. In 2011, he was appointedas Distinguished Scholar in Ophthalmology at HarvardMedical School. His research focuses on the discoveryof primary prevention strategies in the open-angle

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glaucomas. Dr. Pasquale has dedicated himself tobecome a physician scientist who seeks opportunitiesto translate basic science discoveries into better treat-ments for glaucoma patients. He has published 94peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals, 54reviews/book chapters/editorials, and has given

numerous talks/courses around theworld.

STEPHEN PEDNEAULT, CPAStephen Pedneault is the principal ofForensic Accounting Services, LLC ofGlastonbury, CT. His firm specializes only

in forensic accounting, fraud, and litigation supportmatters. Steve has been in the field for 24 years andhas authored four books, and numerous articles onfraud prevention, embezzlement, fraud, and forensicaccounting. He has also spoken over 200 times locallyand nationally, and works as an adjunct professor atthe University of Connecticut in the Master’s of Sciencein Accounting program.

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GEOFFREY TABIN, M.D. Dr. Tabin is Professor of Ophthalmologyand Visual Sciences and Co-Director ofthe Division of InternationalOphthalmology at the University of Utah’s

John A. Moran Eye Center. He specializes in cornea,cataract and refractive surgery. Dr. Tabin graduatedfrom Yale College and earned an M.A. in philosophy atOxford as a Marshall Scholar, followed by an M.D. fromHarvard Medical School. Dr. Tabin is committed to providing quality ophthalmiccare and education to all the patients he serves. Hehas traveled the world extensively conducting sightrestoring surgeries and training local doctors. In 2009,Dr. Tabin was named an "unsung hero" by the DalaiLama for his dedication to eradicating unnecessaryworld blindness and implementing a model for sustain-able ophthalmic care in the developing world. An avid mountaineer, Dr. Tabin was the fourth personin the world to climb the "7 summits," the highest pointof all seven continents.

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Connecticut Society of Eye PhysiciansFinancial Interest Disclosure Report 6-14-13

Speaker Financial Interest ReceivedK. Bailey Freund, MD Bausch+Lomb, Allergan, NovartisWarren Hill, MD Stock shareholder-Clarity;Consultant/Advisor-LenSx, Alcon, Bausch+Lomb, Elenza, Haag-Streit, Oculus;Received travel stipend or honorarie-Alcon; Participated as amember of an advisory panel-Alcon, Clarity, Elenza, Haag-Streit, LenSx

Louis R. Pasquale, MD None

Stephen Pedneault, CPA NoneGeoffrey Tabin, MD None

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8:00Registration and Breakfast with the Vendors

8:30 - 9:00EMR Showdown

1. CompuLink - Dana Pruneau2. IO Practiceware - Jim Decker3. Medent - Gary Normington4. Medflow, Inc. - Jim Messier5. NexTech - Jason Tammaro6. SRS software - Jennifer Marcos

Objectives: 5 minute overview from top EMR software companiescovering “meaningful use” criteria, critical elements for EHR usability and efficiency, E/M compliance, data integrity, and high-lighting the promotion of clinical competency.

9:00 - 10:45Safeguarding Your Practice's Revenue Stream

(from an undetected fraud scheme)Stephen Pedneault, CPA

Objectives: Medical practices continue to get victimized by some-one working within the practice. Due to the volume and complex-ities of medical billing, schemes are frequently perpetrated withinbilling and collections, well concealed from detection within the volume of transactions. A scheme could go undetected for years,and amount to tens and hundreds of thousands. In this session wewill focus the discussions on employee embezzlement schemeswithin the billing and collections cycle, and identify practical meas-ures every practice can implement to minimize their risk of loss dueto the dishonest actions of an employee.

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10:45 - 11:00Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:30Affordable Care Act Federal Mandate on External

Appeals - New Appeals ProcessWendy Kroll, JD

Objective: To give an overview of the new external appeal process inthe affordable health care act.

11:30 - 12:00

Healthcare Advocacy Working for You and OtherConnecticut Resources

Victoria Veltri, JDObjectives: To describe the various Connecticut agencies and advocacy programs including external appeals and mechanismsavailable for complaint.

12:00 - 12:45Lunch

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12:45 - 1:45Compliance & Coding for Cataract & YAG

ProceduresRiva Lee Asbell

This workshop reviews Medicare’s requirements for chart docu-mentation of cataract and YAG procedures in order to obtainproper reimbursement as well as avoid and successfully defendaudits of your charts. Included is a review of qualifications forComplex versus Complicated Cataract Extraction, documenta-tion of ADL (Activities of Daily Living) and the new guidelines foru s i n g femtosecond laser with cataract surgery.Objectives: At the conclusion of the course participants should be ableto: 1. Complete chart documentation for cataract surgery to be in compliance with Medicare’s compliance requirements. 2. Implementdocumentation of Activity of Daily Living Requirement in their chart documentation. 3. Use proper billing and advertising when performingthese activities in conjunction with use of the femtosecond laser surgery.

1:45 - 2:45Pitfalls in EMR Chart Documentation

Riva Lee AsbellThis course reviews chart documentation problems found in elec-tronic medical records (EMR) and gives a step-by-step critique onhow to identify and then correct them. Suggestions for formattingyour EMR as well as problems encountered in audits and underreview by the OIG will be discussed. Identification of erroneousEMR programming that is found faulty in Medicare audits and by

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the OIG will be discussed.Objectives: At the conclusion of this course the participant will be ableto: 1. Identify the appropriate roles of ancillary personnel and their permitted roles in chart documentation. 2. Review of the necessary elements for compliance for the Key Components of History,Examination and Medical Decision making in E/M coding as well as theEye Codes. 3. Identify proper documentation for orders for diagnostictests and signatures. 4. Supervise the preparation of a Medicare compli-ant Interpretation & Report for all diagnostic tests.

2:45 - 3:00Tea Time

3:00 - 4:00

ICD-10 Update and Comprehensive ReviewAlyson Kuley

Objective: To prepare office administrator in ICD-10 requirements.

4:00 - 4:30

Certificates and Door Prizes

This program has the prior approval of AAPC for7.0 continuing education hours. Granting of prior

approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the pro-gram content or the program sponsor.

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8:00 Registration/Continental Breakfast/Vision Expo 8:30 Introductions & Case Presentations 8:40 Riva Lee Asbell - *Compliance & Coding for

Cataract & YAG Procedures9:40 Questions and Answers9:50 Coffee, Tea and Healthy Start Break

Glaucoma, Glaucoma, Glaucoma SessionTreatment and Management

10:10 Introductions 10:15 Louis Pasquale, M.D. 10:35 James Tsai, M.D. 10:55 David Hill, M.D.11:15 Questions and Answers11:25 Impossible Dreams –

“Everest and Eradicating World Blindness”– Geoffrey Tabin, M.D.

11:55 Questions and Answers12:05 Lunch and time with Vendors

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Cataract, Cataract, Cataract, SessionWhat’s New

12:45 Introductions 12:50 Warren Hill, M.D. - Toric Lenses1:20 Alan Solinsky, M.D. - Femtosecond Laser1:50 Questions and Answers

Retina, Retina, Retina SessionMacular Degeneration Updates and More

2:00 Introductions

2:10 K. Bailey Freund, M.D.2:30 Nauman Chaudry, M.D.2:50 Matt Dombrow, M.D.3:10 Questions and Answers3:15 Coffee anad Dessert Break 3:35 Riva Lee Asbell - *Pitfalls in EMR Chart

Documention

5:00 Certificates and Door prizes

This course has been submitted to JCAHPO for 6.5 JCAHPO Credits.

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*Compliance & Coding for Cataract & YAG Procedures - This work-shop reviews Medicare’s requirements for chart documentation ofcataract and YAG procedures in order to obtain proper reimburse-ment as well as avoid and successfully defend audits of your charts.Included is a review of qualifications for Complex versusComplicated Cataract Extraction, documentation of ADL (Activitiesof Daily Living) and the new guidelines for using femtosecond laserwith cataract surgery.Objectives: At the conclusion of the course participants should be ableto: 1. Complete chart documentation for cataract surgery to be in com-pliance with Medicare’s compliance requirements. 2. Implement documentation of Activity of Daily Living Requirement intheir chart documentation. 3. Use proper billing and advertising when per-forming these activities in conjunction with use of the femtosecond lasersurgery.

*Pitfalls in Chart Documentation – This course reviews chart docu-mentation problems found in electronic medical records (EMR) andgives a step-by-step critique on how to identify and then cornrectthem. Suggestions for formatting your EMR as well as problemsencountered in audits and under review by the OIG will be dis-cussed. Identification of erroneous EMR programming that is foundfaulty in Medicare audits and by the OIG will be discussed.Objectives: At the conclusion of this course the participant will be ableto: 1. Identify the appropriate roles of ancillary personnel and their permitted roles in chart documentation. 2. Review of the necessary elements for compliance for the Key Components of History, Examinationand Medical Decision making in E/M coding as well as the Eye Codes. 3. Identify proper documentation for orders for diagnostic tests and signatures. 4. Supervise the preparation of a Medicare compliantInterpretation & Report for all diagnostic tests.

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The CSEP Annual Scientific Education Programs arean opportunity for ophthalmologists to identify anddiscuss critical issues facing their profession. Theseprograms are designed to present recent advancesin the diagnosis and treatment of eye disease, offer-ing symposia, scientific papers and videos. TheCSEP programs are designed to meet the clinicaland educational needs of its members and theobjectives set forth by the CSEP education commit-tee.

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