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Online On-demand Training For Obesity Medicine Physicians and APPs
Documentation, Coding, and Billing Fellowship - Obesity Medicine
(DCB-FS)
Freedom to Practice How You Want
You don't need to learn coding but...
You need to learn coding concepts and how to document for getting paid
✓ 1. Top Off Learning
✓ 2. Verify Knowledge
✓ 3. Get Paid Accurately
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Dr. Martin's Story - Summary
Meet Dr. Martin, a dedicated urologist working as an employed physician for a hospital. Dr. Martin had all the necessary knowledge to do her job, but she faced a challenge - she couldn't earn her bonus due to a lack of work RVUs. After reviewing her contract, Dr. Martin realized that there was no way for her to generate the required work RVUs with her current schedule.
Around the same time, Dr. Martin was having her first child and went on maternity leave. During her leave, she was determined to find a solution to her bonus problem. She came up with an idea: learning coding and billing could potentially help her earn the bonus. She signed up for the PRS urology coding course and spent time mastering the concepts.
Hear Dr. Martin tell her story
Upon returning to work, Dr. Martin reached out to the coding team and requested that no claims be changed without her consultation. Together, they learned the best way to bill for the services she was providing. Dr. Martin's newly acquired skills allowed her to see fewer patients while still generating more work RVUs.
Before learning coding and billing, Dr. Martin was seeing about 250 patients per month and averaging 400 to 500 work RVUs. After taking the course and applying the concepts, she was seeing 170 patients per month and was able to generate double the work RVUs - 800 to 1000.
Dr. Martin's hard work paid off, and she was then able to land her dream job and negotiate a great salary at a new institution using the coding, billing, and work RVU production data.
In summary, Dr. Martin faced a problem, learned a new skill, collaborated with her team, and achieved her goals. With her newfound knowledge, she was able to work smarter, not harder, and get the results she wanted.
Who should become a DCB Obesity Medicine Fellow?
- All Obesity Medicine Physicians; Employed, Large and Small Groups, Academic, Private Equity and Private Practice
- Obesity Medicine APPs
Why should you and your colleagues
become DCB Obesity Medicine Fellows?
Practice Freedom
Practice Freedom means being able to provide patient care while maximizing income, making operations more efficient, choosing preferred insurance companies, and focusing on the patients you want to help. To achieve this, it's important to have a good understanding of how to document, code, and bill for your specific services. It's also crucial to have a skilled team who knows how to do this too. By having this knowledge and a competent team, you can achieve Practice Freedom and have time and energy to provide the best care possible to your patients and have a happy life.
How to Achieve Practice Freedom
Money
Time
Peace of Mind
Fight Burnout
Money
Obesity Medicine Physicians and Obesity Medicine APPs have had to apply the "Learn As You Go" method for documentation, coding, and billing. This leads to gaps in knowledge and institutional trends that leave money on the table.
Combine that with the Payer's data, increased sophistication, and tools and that leads to Medicare and Private Payers taking advantage of Obesity Medicine Physicians and APPs.
You are not alone there is not one Obesity Medicine Physician or APP that is not impacted. In fact, Payers are shorting payments by an average of 10% (and this it to the Top Line!).
Time
Save time knowing the documentation best practices, tips, and shortcuts. Understand what you need to include for: take back resistant documentation.
Having a team that is all on the same page pays dividends in time savings.
Don't interrupt your day looking up Modifiers, instead learn the concepts and include the clear directions in your documentation for your coding and billing staff doesn't have to ask you questions.
Peace of Mind
Do you get a pit in your stomach when you get an audit request? Obesity Medicine and APPs will get audits but as a DCB Obesity Medicine Fellow you won't worry about them costing you money and time.
Put your mind at ease knowing you are not being taken advantage of by Payers. Knowing that your documentation, coding, and billing is accurate and you are on top of all the upcoming changes gives you peace of mind
Fight Burnout
In a recent article "Medscape Physician Burnout and Depression Report 2023: I Cry and No One Cares", it was reported that 47% of Obesity Medicine Physicians report burnout. They say that the major cause was all the bureaucratic demands.
When asked what would help, the top two answers were:
1. Increased income
2. A more manageable work schedule
Well becoming a DCB Obesity Medicine Physicians Fellow helps eliminate the top two issues.
Our Proven Tools
Here is What We've Included in the
Documentation, Coding, and Billing Obesity Medicine Fellowship
Top Off Learning
Verify Knowledge
◆ Documentation, Coding, and Billing Course - for Oncologists and Obesity Medicine APPs (Online, On Demand)
◆ Self Assessments
◆ Live Office Hours: Q&A
◆ Monthly Practice
◆ Obesity Medicine Topic Coding
(stone, prostate, OAB, ED, kidney, etc.,)
◆ Outside Chart Review
◆ 10 Encounters: Reviewed and Scored
◆ Chart Review Summary:
Trends and Learning Suggestions
Continuing Education
Coding Tools
◆ Annual Update Session
◆ Special Sessions
◆ Payer Edit Alerts
◆ New Tech Coding
◆ CodingToday
◆ E/M Quick Reference Guides
- Pocket Card
- Wall Chart
- Flash Card Deck
◆ Audit Forms
◆ and more...
Time Commitment
1 Hour per week for 8 Weeks to Earn an Initial Fellowship
(10-15 minute videos, on demand, online)
30 Minutes per week to Maintaining Fellowship
Fellowship Requirements
Earning an Initial Fellowship
• 90% or better: 12 Assessments, Weekly Quizzes, and 50 Question Final Certification Exam
• 90% or better: Initial Chart Review (10 Encounters)
Maintaining Fellowship
• 90% or better: Update Assessments and Weekly Quizzes, and 25 Question Continuing Education Exam
• 90% or better: Annual Chart Review (10 Encounters)
FAQs
I've been in practice for over 10 years, do I need to become a Fellow?
Yes, every Urologist and Urology APP should understand and know how to apply rules and document for reimbursement correctly. All urologists need to have their knowledge verified regularly with outside Chart Reviews. If you understand and can apply the concepts correctly then you should have no problem meeting the requirements and becoming a Fellow very quickly.
How quickly can I become a Fellow?
That is up to you. All courses and assessments are self paced and self administered. Once you finish the course we will schedule your Chart Review.
What happens if I fail the Assessments?
If you fail, we recommend reviewing course work for that Module and then retake the assessment. You may retake the assessments at any time.
What happens if I do not get a 90% or better on the Chart Review?
We recommend that you review your mistakes and make the appropriate changes. You can schedule a repeat Chart Review after 30 days. There is an additional Chart Review redo fee.
When do I get access to the Course, Community Forum, and Coding Tools?
You will be given access immediate access to all the electronic products: the Course, Community Forum, CodingToday. Physical products will be mailed, you should receive them in 5 business days.