The Economics of Interventional Radiology

Monday, March 6, 2023

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Location:Phoenix Convention Center, 232C

CE: 1.5 Credits

Coordinator(s)

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Joseph Miller, MD, MS, CIRCC

Director, Interventional Radiology
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Joseph M. Miller, MD, MS, CIRCC: No financial relationships to disclose

Everything a practicing IR needs to know about revenue and reimbursement. Session discusses why a physician gets paid. the ethics of reporting, and the ethos of the CPT/ICD systems. Overview of missed sources of reportable services with emphasis on the ins and outs of inpatient and outpatient E/M, provider-to-provider services, and changing rules regarding telehealth. Plus a look at how SIR's Economics team took percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation from concept to reimbursement with RUC/CPT.

Learning Objectives:

Identify opportunities to increase reporting of work that is already being performed, with knowledge of the documentation needed for each.
Recognize and avoid common compliance pitfalls to prevent payment denials and reporting mistakes.
Understand the work SIR does to support the creation of new procedural codes while maintaining existing codes.

Presentations:

1:00 PM – 1:14 PM

Introduction to Value: The Ethics of Reporting and Reimbursement
Speaker: C. Matthew Hawkins, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
1:14 PM – 1:28 PM

Ins and Outs: E/M Coding in IR
Speaker: Julie C. Bulman, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
1:28 PM – 1:41 PM

On the Table: Commonly Missed Sources of Reportable Services
Speaker: Melody W. Mulaik, MSHS, CRA, FAHRA – Society of Interventional Radiology
1:41 PM – 1:54 PM

Avoiding (and Surviving) an Audit
Speaker: Katharine Krol, MD, FSIR – SIR Foundation
1:54 PM – 2:07 PM

Schoolhouse Rock: How a Procedure Becomes a Code
Speaker: Timothy Swan, MD, FACR, FSIR – Marshfield Clinic Health System
2:07 PM – 2:20 PM

How can IRs maximize revenue in the current environment?
Speaker: Ammar Sarwar, MD FSIR (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2:20 PM – 2:30 PM

Q & A