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REIMBURSEMENT

2016 GASTROENTEROLOGY REIMBURSEMENT AND CODING UPDATE

DECEMBER 12–13, 2015

OPERATIONS

GI PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 101

DECEMBER 11, 2015

QUALITY

IMPROVING QUALITY AND SAFETY

IN YOUR ENDOSCOPY UNIT

DECEMBER 10, 2015

ASGE’S PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

TRIFECTA

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GI PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS

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EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS END NOVEMBER 5, 2015

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A MESSAGE

FROM THE COURSE DIRECTORS

YOUR PRACTICE IS YOUR BUSINESS.

ASGE recognizes the mounting

obstacles GI practices face while striving to provide excellence in GI endoscopy

to your patients. From proposed reimbursement cuts to multiple compliance

changes, these unprecedented changes have the potential to put your practice’s

operations and profitability at risk. ASGE’s Practice Management Trifecta was

developed specifically to provide you with practical solutions and opportunities

to help your GI practice excel in this changing health care delivery system.

On December 10-13, 2015, join experts in GI practice management, quality

and safety, and coding and reimbursement to obtain the essentials you need

to foster a high-performing GI practice in 2016. Through presentations,

case studies and interactive sessions, course participants will receive critical

information that will immediately and positively impact practice operations,

quality of care, safety and reimbursement.

• The very popular

Improving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy Unit

course focuses, in detail, on critical issues in GI, which include defining

and measuring quality, techniques to safely make endoscopy more

efficient, excellence in endoscopy and reprocessing and infection control.

The content of this course is dynamic, addressing the fundamentals as

well as emerging trends and evidence in GI quality and safety.

•

GI Practice Management 101

provides your office management staff with

the essentials needed to effectively and efficiently manage your GI unit.

This one-day course is designed and presented by GI practice managers

at the top of their field and serves as an introduction to best practices in

GI endoscopy practice management.

• Significant changes to GI reimbursement are proposed for 2016. The

2016 Gastroenterology Reimbursement and Coding Update

course

ensures your coding and billing teams are up-to-date with the latest

changes in order to avoid lost revenue due to errors in coding and billing.

This course is designed to help endoscopists and their team enhance

their ability to manage their practices through accurate billing, coding,

contracting and revenue cycle management.

The GI Practice Management Trifecta is an educational opportunity for the entire

GI team, providing physicians, practice managers, nurse managers, coders and

billers all the essentials needed to ensure greater success for the GI practice in

2016. Participate in one, two or all three courses and receive practical strategies,

best practices, and implementation tips necessary to survive this ever-changing

health care environment.

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IMPROVING QUALITY AND SAFETY IN YOUR ENDOSCOPY UNIT

DECEMBER 10, 2015

David H. Robbins, MD, MSC, FASGE Medical Director Manhattan Endoscopy New York, New York

Audrey Calderwood, MD, MS, FASGE Assistant Professor of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts

GI PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 101

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Frank J. Chapman, MBA Chief Operating Officer Ohio Gastroenterology Group

Columbus, Ohio

Roger Franck, MHA Administrator Endoscopy Center of North Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi

Barbara Tauscher, MHA, FACMPE

Executive Director The Oregon Clinic Oregon City, Oregon

2016 GASTROENTEROLOGY REIMBURSEMENT AND CODING UPDATE

Glenn D. Littenberg, MD, FASGE Southern California Gastroenterology Associates Pasadena, California Kathleen A. Mueller, RN, CPC, CCS-P, CGCS, CMSCS, PCS, CCC AskMueller Consulting, LLC Lenzburg, Illinois

COURSE DIRECTORS

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QUALITY

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Course Description

Quality in gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy matters. Translating quality concepts

into practice can be challenging, which is why ASGE has developed the

Improving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy Unit

course: to educate

physician and non-physician unit staff on how to create high-quality endoscopy

units. Through a mix of didactic lectures and interactive sessions taught by

leading experts in the field, participants will gain a greater understanding

of endoscopy unit quality and safety. The content of the course is dynamic,

addressing the fundamentals of quality and safe practice as well as emerging

trends and evidence. In addition to advancing your knowledge in endoscopy

unit quality and safety, you and your staff will be prepared to apply for the ASGE

Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program or renew your current participation.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, you will be able to:

• Identify ways to define and measure quality in endoscopy

• Describe techniques to make endoscopy more efficient while

maintaining safety

• Describe methods to improve patient satisfaction in endoscopy, including

improved doctor-patient communication

• Recognize the potential sources of infection from contact with various

body fluids, their transmissibility during gastrointestinal endoscopy, and their

susceptibility to potential disinfectants

• Specify measures for improving unit quality, including training and credentialing

for new procedures, quality assurance programs, sedation and monitoring, and

unit accreditation and re-accreditation

Target Audience

Practicing gastrointestinal endoscopists and surgeons, medical directors, nurse

managers, unit managers and allied professionals interested in advancing

their knowledge in endoscopy unit quality and safety. Units interested in

applying for the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program or renewing their

ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Certificate are encouraged to send both

a physician and a non-physician manager to the course. Program eligibility

criteria require completion of this course by at least one unit representative

within one year of the program application.

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AGENDA

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015

6:30 – 7:30 am Registration

Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

7:30 – 7:40 am Welcome

7:40 – 8:20 am

Quality in Endoscopy: Is There a Problem?

What Constitutes a High-Quality Endoscopy Unit?

8:20 – 9:00 am

From Benchmarking to Accountability

9:00 – 9:40 am

Round Table Discussion I: Quality Metrics in the ASC and

Hospital Endoscopy Unit

9:40 – 10:00 am

Break and Exhibits

10:00 – 10:30 am

Endoscopy Unit Efficiency

10:30 – 11:00 am

How to Design, Implement and Sustain an Excellent

QAPI Program

11:00 – 11:20 am

Assessing and Improving Patient Satisfaction

11:20 am – 12:00 pm Round Table Discussion II: Practical Aspects of

Quality Improvement

12:00 – 1:15 pm

Networking Lunch Sessions

1:15 – 1:45 pm

Quality in Sedation and Monitoring

1:45 – 2:45 pm

Infection Control Concepts of Endoscopy

and Endoscopes

2:45 – 3:00 pm

Infection Control Question and Answer

3:00 – 3:20 pm

Break and Exhibits

3:20 – 3:40 pm

New Equipment and New Procedures

3:40 – 4:00 pm

Strategies for Accreditation, Reaccreditation

and Compliance

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Roundtable Discussion III: Playing by the Rules

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Networking Reception and Exhibits

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OPERATIONS

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Course Description

This ASGE course provides office management staff with the essentials needed

to effectively and efficiently manage a GI unit. Presented by GI practice

managers at the top of their field,

GI Practice Management 101

serves as an

introduction to GI endoscopy practice management best practices. Course

sessions will cover topics such as running a profitable endoscopy unit, achieving

efficiency in your office operations and managing and staffing the GI practice.

GI Practice Management 101 is designed to be highly interactive and provide

winning practical solutions that can be implemented immediately in your

practice. This course is perfect for those propelled into office management, new

to practice management or new to GI practice management.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, you will be able to:

• Recognize cost centers and profit centers for the typical GI practice

• Integrate ASGE and other clinical guidelines in your practice

• Perform rudimentary evaluation of ancillary services such as infusion or

histology/pathology

• Identify how to “right size” your office

• Develop an analysis (proforma) to determine whether a specific cost center

activity (pathology lab, infusion, capsule) is profitable

• Utilize mid-level team members to enhance the efficiency of your office or

hospital–based GI practice

• Identify various staffing models within the office and endoscopy center,

and select a model that best fits your practice’s culture and needs

• Understand how to properly adopt nationally recognized guidelines in your

GI unit.

Target Audience

This course is designed for practice administrators, nurse managers and

physicians who are new to GI practice management, or work within a small

to medium office.

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AGENDA

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015

7:00 – 8:00 am

Registration

Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

8:00 – 8:10 am

Welcome

8:10 – 8:20 am

Breaking News

8:20 – 9:50 am

Session 1: Labor, Labor, Everywhere —

Staffing the GI Office

•

Challenges for Staffing the GI Office – Larger Groups

•

Challenges for Staffing the GI Office – Small Groups

•

Techniques for Right-Sizing Your Office

•

Question and Answer

9:50 – 10:10 am

Break and Exhibits

10:10 – 11:30 am

Session 2: GI Administration 101

•

Hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

•

Bringing Histology and Pathology In-House

•

Question and Answer

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch

12:30 – 2:30 pm

Session 3: Let’s Get Clinical — Staffing the ASC or

Office Endoscopy Unit

•

Staffing the Endoscopy Unit

•

Achieving Endoscopic Efficiency

•

Administrator’s Guide to Safety and Infection Control

•

Question and Answer

2:30 – 3:40 pm

Session 4: Cost Centers and Profit Centers —

GI Ancillary Services

•

How to Run a Profitable Cost Center

•

GI Potpourri

3:40 – 4:00 pm

Break and Exhibits

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Session 5: Making Your Life Easier

•

Introduction to ASGE Practical Solutions and Products

•

Hot Topics Panel Discussion

5:00 – 6:00 pm

Networking Reception and Exhibits

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REIMBURSEMENT

Course Description

Designed to increase your practice proficiencies in coding and reimbursement, the 2016 Gastroenterology Reimbursement and Coding Update will help you prepare for 2016 GI endoscopy reimbursement changes. Expert faculty will show you how to continue operating as a high-performing business by sustaining your practice’s bottom line through efficient medical coding, payer contracting, endoscopy billing, and other topics and issues related to GI physician and facility reimbursement. This course will provide you with the critical information you need to know about CMS’ transition from a payment system based on fee-for-service to payment systems that assess physician performance and include alternative payment models for GI services. You and your team will receive the help you need to enhance your ability to manage your practice in this changing paradigm in GI practice management through use of new payment delivery models, accurate billing, coding, contracting and revenue cycle management.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, you will be able to:

• Implement all CPT changes affecting gastroenterology practice in 2016, become familiar with all new, revised and deleted codes for 2016 and review questions regarding 2015 code changes

• Resolve implementation challenges for all gastroenterology-specific changes for the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition

• Understand CMS’ timeline for implementation of the Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

• Discuss emerging alternative payment models for GI practices that will eventually replace the current fee-for-service model

• Discuss, evaluate and analyze GI payer contracts. Understand the evaluation of payer rules, policies and obligations for your specific medical practice

• Discuss and understand the documentation requirements for Evaluation and Management Services, including proper leveling, “split shared” and “incident to” policies and time-based billing

• Evaluate and resolve specific coding issues regarding GI practice such as colonoscopy screening coding issues, determining average-risk versus high-risk patients and screening versus diagnostic procedures and multiple endoscopy billing

• Discuss and understand the importance of compliance plans and the roles of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audits, Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) audits, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and other government-sponsored billing and coding audit programs

• Implement coding strategies for new and emergent GI technology. Learn how to code for these technologies

• Implement GI billing and coding procedures regarding ancillary practices, such as pathology and anesthesia services, as well as new evaluation and management services, i.e., transitional care, chronic care coordination codes, telephone and online services and nutritional services

Target Audience

Practicing gastrointestinal endoscopists and surgeons, coding and billing professionals, practice managers and practice professionals involved with the business management of a GI medical practice.

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AGENDA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2015

7:30 – 8:30 am Registration | Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

8:30 – 8:35 am Welcome

Breaking News in GI Coding and Reimbursement

8:35 – 9:15 am The New Normal: Changes in 2016 GI Reimbursement

9:15 – 9:30 am Questions and Answers

9:30 – 10:00 am CPT Update 1: Are You Prepared for the Changes?

10:15 – 10:30 am Question and Answer

10:30 – 11:00 am Break and Exhibits

11:00 – 11:45 am CPT Update 2

11:45 am – 12:00 pm Question and Answer

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch

The High Performing Practice: Reviving the Revenue Cycle

1:00 – 1:30 pm Eliminate Claim Challenges Caused by the ICD-10 Transition

1:30 – 1:45 pm Question and Answer

1:45 – 2:30 pm Screening and Patient Risk Issues

2:45 – 3:15 pm Break and Exhibits

3:15 – 3:45 pm E&M Basics and Documentation Challenges

3:45 – 4:15 pm Multiple Endoscopy Billing

4:30 – 5:00 pm Ancillary Billing: Facility, Anesthesia, Pathology

5:00 – 5:30pm New E&M Codes: Transitional and Chronic Care Management and Advanced Planning

5:30 – 6:30 pm Networking Reception and Exhibits

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015

Meet the Challenges by Adopting New Approaches to GI Coding and Reimbursement 7:30 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

8:30 – 9:15 am MIPS is Coming: Preparing for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System

9:30 – 10:15 am The ABCs of Alternative Payment Models

10:30 – 11:00 am Break and Exhibits

11:00 – 11:40 am Payer Contracts

11:40 am – 12:00 pm Question and Answer

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 – 1:30 pm Developing a Compliance Plan for Your Practice

1:45 – 2:30 pm Top Ten Issues That GI Practices Face

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

ASGE courses have a history of selling out. It is recommended that you make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. However, you may want to wait to make your airline reservations until you receive confirmation of registration from ASGE.

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center Chicago-Downers Grove

2111 Butterfield Road | Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 Tel: 630.971.2000 | Toll Free: 1.800.222.8733

ASGE has arranged a room block for this course at $119 per night plus applicable tax. This discount is valid only if the reservation is made before November 19, 2015. Please contact the hotel directly to make hotel reservations. Please mention ASGE Trifecta course when making your reservation.

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton is situated just outside of Chicago, IL, and a short drive from O’Hare and Midway airports. The Downers Grove area provides countless dining and entertainment options as well as easy access to downtown Chicago via train. The DoubleTree Hotel also provides a free shuttle for service within a five-mile radius to explore the area, including sites such as the renowned Morton Arboretum.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

Physicians – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASGE designates AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™_{for this activity. Physicians should}

claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses –All nurse participants in the GI Practice Management 101 and 2016 Gastroenterology Reimbursement and Coding Update courses will receive a certificate of attendance specifying hours of education accredited for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.™_{This certificate can be used}

toward nursing requirements.

For all nurse participants in the Quality and Safety course, this continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (SGNA), an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Practice Administrators – This program is eligible for American College of Medical Practice Executive (ACMPE) Credit Hours. To apply this program toward your ACMPE continuing medical education requirement, please calculate the total number of clock hours you spent in educational sessions and enter your hours online in the MY TRANSCRIPT area of mgma.com.

Coders – The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) will honor 1-for-1 CEUs for any live event offering AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™_{You may claim only the actual hours that}

you are present during the education. One hour of instruction is worth one CEU. Below is the maximum number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™_{for each live activity.}

• Improving Quality and Safety in Your Endoscopy Unit: This activity was approved for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™_{Nursing Contact Hours –}_{This continuing}

nursing education activity was approved by the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc., an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity was approved for 8.0 contact hours.

• GI Practice Management 101:This activity was approved for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

• 2016 Gastroenterology Reimbursement and Coding Update: This activity was approved for a maximum of 13.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™

ASGE CANCELLATION POLICY

Requests for refunds must be received in writing to [email protected] at least two weeks before the activity and will be subject to an administrative fee of $100. Attendee substitutions are permitted with ASGE authorization. ASGE has the right to cancel a program at any time at its discretion.

For more information about this or upcoming ASGE educational courses, please visit asge.org, email [email protected] or call 630.573.0600.

Industry representatives interested in attending this course must contact Linda kay Tyler, Director, Sales and Business Development (Ph: 630.570.5601; email: [email protected]), or Sara Estrella, Corporate Relations Development Coordinator (Ph. 630.570.5618; email: [email protected]). In compliance with ACCME guidelines, industry representatives may not participate in hands-on training or ask questions during a CME course.

Educational programming through the ASGE Institute for Training and Technology is supported, in part, by the ASGE Foundation. To donate visit www.asge.org

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