How to Teach Medical Billing Basics: A Hands-On Workshop CPE Activity Announcement
November 14, 2024
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Virtual
Target Audience
This program is intended for any pharmacy faculty member, regardless of prior medical billing knowledge or experience.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Setting the Stage: Amplifying THE Opportunity: Academia and Medical Billing
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the breadth of medical billing opportunities in pharmacy practice across the United States.
- Articulate how integrating medical billing into PharmD curricula supports practice advancement and prepares students for contemporary pharmacy practice.
- Identify the key challenges and opportunities in teaching medical billing within pharmacy education.
Speaker: Melissa Somma McGivney, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAPhA, Associate Dean for Student Success and Professional Initiatives and Professor, Pharmacy & Therapeutics & Executive Director, Pitt Vaccination & Health Connection Hub, Director, ACT (Academia-Community Transformation) Pharmacy Collaborative University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-24-260-L04-P, 0.50 Contact Hours)
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
From Theory to Practice: Code Selection and Documentation
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Apply medical decision-making criteria to clinical scenarios to determine appropriate E/M codes.
- Determine when to apply time-based criteria versus medical decision-making criteria based on clinical scenarios.
- Identify the components of clinical documentation to support appropriate billing.
Speakers: Jennifer L. Bacci, Pharm.D., MPH, BCACP, FCCP, Associate Professor, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice, Co-Director, Center for Pharmacy Practice Transformation, University of Washington School of Pharmacy; Megan G. Smith, Pharm.D., BCACP, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Residency Program Director, UAMS Community-Based Residency Program, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Sarah M. Westberg, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, Professor and Associate Dean of Professional Affairs, Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Application-based (0581-0000-24-261-L04-P, 1.25 Contact Hours)
1:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Teaching Pearls and Resource Orientation and Breakout Discussions
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify approaches to enhance student pharmacist competence in medical billing.
- Design tailored strategies for implementing medical billing in your curriculum.
- Establish measurable outcomes to assess the student abilities related to medical billing.
- Evaluate teaching plans related to medical billing and provide feedback for improvement.
Speakers: Shanna O'Connor, Pharm.D., BCACP, Department Head in Pharmacy Practice, South Dakota State University; Jennifer L. Bacci, Pharm.D., MPH, BCACP, FCCP, Associate Professor, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice, Co-Director, Center for Pharmacy Practice Transformation, University of Washington School of Pharmacy; Traci M. Poole, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCGP, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Belmont University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Brandy Seignemartin, Pharm.D., Executive Director, Alaska Pharmacy Association, Clinical Assistant Professor, UAA/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy Program, Alaska Zone Liaison, ISU Office of Experiential Education
Application-based (0581-0000-24-262-L04-P, 2.25 Contact Hours)
AACP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists may obtain up to 4.00 credit hours for their participation in the Medical Billing Workshop and completion of the CPE requirements.
Information on how to obtain continuing education credit
To obtain CPE credit, pharmacists must attend the live accredited continuing education activities, complete the activity assessments with a passing score of 75%, and submit the CE session evaluations on AACP Learn, AACP's learning management system. Attendees will have 45 days following the Workshop to complete the assessments and evaluations. No credit will be awarded after December 29, 2024, 11:59 pm ET.
CPE credit information will be electronically transmitted to CPE Monitor. Pharmacists should log in to their NABP e-profile to access information about their completed CPE and to print a valid statement of credit if needed.
Note: It is imperative that pharmacist attendees’ NABP e-Profile ID and birthdate (in MM/DD format) are correctly entered in their profile and correspond with their NABP record. Failure to ensure this information is identical in both programs will jeopardize their earning CPE credits.
If you have questions regarding CE before or after the Workshop, please contact: cpd@aacp.org.
Hardware/Software Requirements
The Workshop will be conducted through Zoom. Access to Zoom is necessary to participate in the Institute. Participants will need a working internet connection, any modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge, speakers/headphones for audio capability, and Adobe Reader to open select pdf files. For detailed information, please visit Zoom system requirements for Windows, macOS, Linux.
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Fees
The early bird registration fee for the Medical Billing Workshop is $199 per person for institutional members and $399 per person for non-members. There is no additional fee for continuing education credit.
Sponsors
No financial support was identified for any component of the accredited continuing education activities.