CPT® and RBRVS 2008 Annual Symposium

Effective 10/31/07 – Symposium Sold Out

CPT® and RBRVS 2008 Annual Symposium
Let our experts enhance your skills and improve your reimbursement process.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 14-16, 2007
Join hundreds of your colleagues and learn from the experts on Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), the Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) and Medicare payment policy.

Tentative agenda (PDF, 20KB)
Conference Schedule

Expert Symposium Faculty
The symposium faculty includes:

• CPT Advisory Committee members
• CPT Editorial Panel members
• Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Contractor Medical Directors (CMD)

Each presenter will discuss in detail many of the significant changes to CPT 2008 codes and descriptors, as well as 2008 payment policy and relative value unit (RVU) changes to the Medicare physician payment schedule.

Revisions to CPT, Adjustments to RBRVS & Coverage Changes
Sessions will be scheduled to define and explain major changes in CPT and the Medicare physician payment schedule for 2008. Presentations will demonstrate the development of the policy, highlighting the changes from the point the service description that was developed or edited by CPT through its valuation by the RUC, and explain how CMS will implement payment policies and how CMDs will cover and reimburse for the service in 2008.

Emerging issues

• Insightful billing/claims processing tips
• Strategies to help you ensure accurate and efficient Medicare payment
• Topics influencing coding procedure and policy direction
• Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

Free with Attendance
Included in the symposium registration fee are the following complimentary products valued at more than $300:

• CPT® 2008 Professional Edition
• CPT® Changes 2008: An Insider's View
• CMS Federal Register featuring revisions to payment policy and RVUs for over 240 CPT® codes for 2008 and the Medicare Payment Schedule in an easy-to-use Excel® file
• Conference syllabus and lecture notes

Continuing Education
Symposium attendees are eligible to receive continuing education units (CEUs) from:

• The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has approved 15 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for the CPT and RBRVS Annual Symposium 
• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) has approved 14 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for the CPT and RBRVS Annual Symposium
  

Topics, speakers, times and presentation handouts are subject to change without prior notification.

Registration Changes
The deadline for making any changes to a registration is: Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. After this date all changes must be processed during onsite registration. Please send your request to desiree.evans@ama-assn.org

Conference Site

The Fairmont Chicago Downtown
200 N. Columbus Drive
Located conveniently in the heart of downtown Chicago, near major cultural attractions, Navy Pier and the world renowned shopping along the Magnificent Mile.

Symposium Conference Hours
2 p.m. - 5 p.m. (Half day session)
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007

8 a.m. - noon (Half day session)
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

Symposium Registration Hours
General Registration
9 a.m.– 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
B-1 Level

Symposium Exhibit Hall Hours
The AMA Bookstore will be located in the Imperial Ballroom, B-2 Level, and open for business during the hours below. Be sure to stop by and browse the many new books, products, and updated editions for 2008. Great specials and savings will be available for CPT and RBRVS 2008 Annual Symposium attendees only!

Noon-5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007

7 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007

7 a.m.-noon
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

CPT® and RBRVS 2008 Annual Symposium Reception
All Symposium attendees are cordially invited to join the AMA staff and fellow symposium attendees for hors d'oeuvres and refreshments on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Your invitation to this event will be mailed separately. We look forward to you joining us!

Stay tuned for additional information to come this summer. Visit www.ama-assn.org/go/cpt and www.ama-assn.org/go/rbrvs under "What's new" for the latest updates and developments.

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