Webinar: New Cardiac Device Monitoring Codes for 2009

Thank you for joining us for New Cardiac Device Monitoring Codes for 2009 Visit our New Cardiac Device Monitoring Codes Resources page Order your copy of the Society's Coding Guide for Heart Rhythm Procedures and Services, a comprehensive resource created by Society’s expert Reimbursement and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee and the Health Policy Committee

CD-ROM and online multimedia recordings of the New Cardiac Device Monitoring Codes for 2009 webinar are available. The CD-ROM contains the synched audio-visual recording and the online multimedia recording allows you to watch the synched audio and slides online. Handouts are available as PDF files with either format. Learn more and order today!

The Heart Rhythm Society broadcast the final of three 90-minute webinars concerning the 23 new CPT® codes on cardiac devices monitoring services on Monday, January 12, 2009. The pre-recorded webinar (which originally aired November 13, 2008) featured a one-hour presentation by Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS and Kevin R. Wheelan, MD, PharmD, CCDS.

For the final event, the LIVE Question & Answer session that followed was expanded from 30 to 45 minutes, led by Dr. Wheelan and by Linda Gates-Striby, cardiology chair on the Board of Advanced Medical Coding.

More than 20 new CPT® codes concerning cardiac device monitoring services have been implemented in 2009, distinguishing the work of a programming evaluation from an interrogation evaluation, performed in-person or remotely with different modern devices such as pacemakers, ICDs, ICMs and ILRs. All webinar participants also received a 20 percent discount off their purchase of the Society’s Coding Guide for Heart Rhythm Procedures and Services, 2009. (Important: Coding Guide order must have taken place during webinar registration to receive this discount.)

During New Cardiac Device Monitoring Codes for 2009, Drs. Wilkoff and Wheelan explained the major changes in CPT and provide instruction and guidance on how to use the new codes for reporting procedures and services to health insurance programs, including new code descriptors and crosswalk deleted codes. The live Q&A session allowed participants to ask questions and receive helpful feedback on these recent changes.

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

Related Links and Resources

• Click here for our useful New Cardiac Device Monitoring Codes Resources page, including an overview of the 2009 monitoring codes, definitions, frequently asked questions and much more
• Visit the Society's Coding and Reimbursement section for additional useful information
• Order your copy of the Society's Coding Guide for Heart Rhythm Procedures and Services, a comprehensive resource created by Society’s expert Reimbursement and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee and the Health Policy Committee

Registration Information

The cost for New Cardiac Device Monitoring Codes for 2009 was based per site:

Heart Rhythm Society members
        $195.00 (per site) webinar only 
        $271.00 webinar + copy of Coding Guide for Heart Rhythm Procedures
and Services, 2009

Non-members 
        $295.00 (per site) webinar only 
        $375.00 webinar + copy of Coding Guide for Heart Rhythm Procedures
and Services, 2009

Date of Release: November 13, 2008
Term of Approval: January 11, 2012

Member Registration Requirements
To receive the member rate you must be a member in good standing at the time of registration, with your membership dues paid through December 30, 2010. All non-members must register at the non-member rate. If it is determined that you have registered under the member rate and are not a member of the Heart Rhythm Society, your credit card will be charged the difference between the member and non-member registration rate.

Disclosure of Faculty's Commercial Relationship(s)

It is the policy of the Heart Rhythm Society to ensure balance, independent objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. All faculty members participating in continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the program audience any real of apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations. In accordance with the ACCME's Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education, all faculty and planning partners must disclose any financial relationship(s) or other relationship(s) held within the past 12 months. The Heart Rhythm Society implements a mechanism to identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to delivering the educational activity to learners.

The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of the CME activity: 

• Richard I. Fogel, MD, FHRS
  No financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interested related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
• Linda Gates-Striby
  No financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interested related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
• Kevin R. Wheelan, MD, PharmD, CCDS
  No financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interested related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
• Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS
  No financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interested related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
  

The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this CME activity: The following Heart Rhythm Society planner(s) and manager(s): Cynthia Roller hereby states that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months. 

Accreditation

The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

The Heart Rhythm Society designates this educational activity eligible for 1.5 AMA PRA Category Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

The AMA has determined that physicians not licensed in the USA who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Continuing Education (CE) for Nurses

The Heart Rhythm Society is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

It has been assigned code 6GDPMX-PRV-072.

A maximium of 1.5 credit hours are available for this educational activity.

Disclosure

Heart Rhythm Society faculty, committee members, staff and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose all real or apparent conflicts of interest. All relevant potential conflicts of interest that are identified are thoroughly vetted through a process that includes course directors and appropriate peer review by education committee chairs/members, for fair balance, scientific objectivity and validity, patient care and safety recommendations. Faculty members and Society staff members involved in this activity have nothing to disclose.

Questions? Please e-mail coding@HRSonline.org.

Required Hardware and Software 

• Computer Screen with USB Drive Screen resolution of 1024x786 or larger
  
• Sound card and speakers/headphones
  
• Operating System Requirement: Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 7 Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent) 128MB or RAM Mac OS Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above Intel Core TM Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor 128MB of RAM Plug-in

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