schedule
Thursday, July 12 7 - 11 a.m.
Registration Open Hilton 4th Floor Lobby
1 - 5 p.m.
Registration Open ACC Exhibit Hall 1 Lobby
2 - 5 p.m.
Thursday Afternoon Concurrent Seminars* ACC Rooms 4, 5, and 6
* Included in Annual Session registration; no RSVP necessary.
3. Use a simple coding tool that makes seemingly complex chart documentation guidelines simple. 4. Discuss implementation goals, impact to your practice, differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM code sets, and educational needs for ICD-10-CM. 2 - 5 p.m.
CME Schedule for Thursday 2 - 5 p.m.
Chart Documentation: Balancing Reimbursement with Audit Risk + ICD-10-CM Practice Impact and Planning David Hunt, CHBC, and Marla Dumm, CPC, CCS-P ACC Room 5
By the end of this activity, the participant should be better able to: 1. Utilize chart documentation guidelines to optimize correct coding and reimbursement. 2. Discuss how third-party auditors look at medical charts from a reimbursement perspective.
Part 1 – Nonsurgical Approaches to Obesity and Weight Loss: The Diet and Exercise Prescription Part 2 – Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery for the Primary Care Physician Bettie Forman and Nicole Basa, M.D. ACC Room 4
By the end of this activity, the participant should be better able to: 1. Discuss nonsurgical approaches to obesity and weight loss, the diet and exercise prescription. 2. Discuss various options available and evidence for their efficacy, including various diets and diet programs. 3. Discuss what to do to get patients motivated and to the point of making a permanent change in eating styles, and how to help them incorporate exercise into their lives. 4. Identify patients who are good candidates for bariatric surgery and what premorbid conditions are exacerbated by obesity and improved with surgery.
Thursday at a Glance
CME
7 8 9 10 11 NOON 1 2 Registration opens at 7 a.m. in the Hilton 4th floor lobby
7:30-9 Committee Breakfast Hilton Room 406
9-12 Commission on Health Care Services and Managed Care Hilton Room 404
7:30-9 Sections on Rural Physicians, Maternity Care Hilton Room 401
9-11 Nominating Committee Hilton Salon A
8-11 Commission on Academic Affairs Hilton Salon B 8-9 Section on Leadership Development Hilton Salon A
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9-10 Bylaws Committee Hilton Room 401
TAFP 63rd ANNUAL SESSION & SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
11-12 Task Force on Governance Hilton Room 401
12-1 Committee Lunch Hilton Room 406
1-2 Section on Special Constituencies Hilton Salon A
12-1:30 Council of Past Presidents Lunch • Hilton Room 415
1-2 Section on Large Group Practices Hilton Room 404