Accreditation Info - Hospital Billing and Coding: Applying the New Requirements

• Available November 23, 2022 - November 22, 2025
• 1.0 hour online CME activity
• This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.

Target Audience:

This educational program is targeted at medical providers in the US, including:

• Approximately 150,000 physicians who see hospitalized patients in the US
• Approximately 60,000 emergency medicine physicians in the US
• Approximately 40,000 practicing nurse practitioners (NPs) who see hospitalized patients in the US
• Approximately 20,000 practicing physician assistants (PAs) who see hospitalized patients in the US

Statement of Need/Program Overview

This CME activity is designed to summarize and review changes to billing and coding procedures for patients evaluated in a hospital. Multiple changes have occurred, and it is critically important for clinicians to understand and be able to implement these changes.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

•  List the changes in the AMA CPT © Evaluation and Management (E/M) Code and Guideline Changes
• Compare requirements for billing and coding utilizing time and Medical Decision Making
• Identify the requirements for the various levels of complexity in Medical Decision Making

Faculty

Steve Burgess, MD, MBA, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

Program Agenda

            1.0 hour online video available at the participant's convenience

Physician Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC.  Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Credit Designation

Global Education Group designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners

AANP accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Nurse practitioners may receive a maximum of 1 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Physician Assistants

AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 1 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Global Education Group (Global) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Global.  All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

Name of Faculty or Presenter             Reported Financial Relationship

Steve Burgess, MD, MBA                       Nothing to disclose

The planners and managers at Global Education Group and Hospital Medicine Seminars, LLC have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Global Education Group (Global) and Hospital Medicine Seminars do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. 

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (ie, physical, dietary, etc). Please contact us prior to the live event at info@CMEvacations.com

Global Contact Information

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or cme@globaleducationgroup.com.