Dr Stern is a partner in Physicians Immediate Care which is headquartered in Illinois and operates twelve urgent care centers in Northern Illinois and Oklahoma. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a certified professional coder.
Dr. Stern has practiced urgent care medicine for over 15 years, and was chosen by thousands of physician colleagues to be listed in Castle-Connolly's America's Top Physicians.
Dr. Stern is also chief executive officer of Practice Velocity, a leader in providing charting, coding and practice management solutions for urgent care centers.
Dr. Stern graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and served his residency at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Darby, Pennsylvania. He served as chief resident and instructor in Internal Medicine at Pennsylvania State University Hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stern is also member of the UCAOA board of directors and serves as its communication director.
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Dr Stern is a partner in Physicians Immediate Care which is headquartered in Illinois and operates twelve urgent care centers in Northern Illinois and Oklahoma. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and is a certified professional coder.
Dr. Stern has practiced urgent care medicine for over 15 years, and was chosen by thousands of physician colleagues to be listed in Castle-Connolly's America's Top Physicians.
Dr. Stern is also chief executive officer of Practice Velocity, a leader in providing charting, coding and practice management solutions for urgent care centers.
Dr. Stern graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and served his residency at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Darby, Pennsylvania. He served as chief resident and instructor in Internal Medicine at Pennsylvania State University Hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stern is also member of the UCAOA board of directors and serves as its communication director.
After this session the attendee should:
1. Be able to distinguish between the basic code sets
2. Know the origin, use and definition of E/M codes
3. Know the origin, use and definition of CPT codes
4. Know the origin, use and definition of HCPCS codes
5. Understand the definition and application of ICD-9
After this session the attendee should:
Understand how to select the proper code for skin lacerations based on:
1. Location of laceration
2. Complexity of repair
3. Length of laceration repair
4. Additional procedures preformed
5. Type of repair performed.
After this session the attendee should:
1. Understand the definition and application of S9083
2. Understand the definition and application of S9088
3. Understand the definition and application of 99050
4. Understand the definition and application of 99051
5. Understand the definition and application of 99058
After this session the attendee should understand difficult coding scenarios:
1. Multiple Trauma
2. Problem-Based Coding
3. Bell-shaped curve applicable to urgent care centers
4. When to count HPI and ROS items toward E/M coding
5. Using 99211
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