ROH1: Patient Visits - Hospital Course

Specialized Focus on Outpatient Settings: Tailored content for coding professionals in hospital outpatient departments, focusing on the nuances of radiation oncology visits.  

Comprehensive Coding Guidance: Learn crucial aspects of coding guidelines, documentation requirements, modifier usage, and how to effectively manage bundling issues.  

Targeted Learning Topics: Dive into specific areas such as OPPS payment mechanisms, hospital visit classification systems, and strategies for billing visits in conjunction with treatments.  

Detailed Insights into Visit Coding: Understand the specifics of new versus established patient classifications, clinic visits, emergency department visits, and observation care within the context of radiation oncology.  

Payment Mechanisms and Classification Systems: Explore the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and how it impacts billing and coding for hospital-based visit services.  

Complex Billing Scenarios: Master the art of coding for visits that occur in conjunction with treatments and other procedures, including counseling services.  

Medical coders and billing specialists working in hospital outpatient settings, particularly those handling radiation oncology patients.  

Healthcare administrators and managers who oversee billing departments and need a deeper understanding of radiation oncology billing practices.  

Medical billing and coding trainers seeking a focused resource to improve training programs in hospital outpatient coding.