2022 Codequest™ Virtual (Multistate Edition)

Recorded: March 29, 2022 (Live Virtual)
Duration: 4 Hours

Instructors: Joy Woodke, COE, OCS, OCSR, Academy coding and practice management executive and Anthony P. Johnson, MD, AAOE Medical Director for Coding Products

Join the most knowledgeable coding experts in ophthalmology for four hours of professional coding education.

Codequest provides unparalleled instruction for practices of every size and every specialty. We’ll map out the latest coding updates, review key competencies, test your knowledge, and steer you towards successful strategies for preventing claim denials. Every participant will receive a free recording of the event.

Codequest is the easiest way to protect your practice from claim denials and audit recoupments.

Topics for the four-hour session include:

• 2022 Coding Updates and Their Financial Impact
• Coding Competency Challenge 
• Modifier Mastery 
• Compliance Begins in the Exam Lane 
• Coding for Injectable Drugs 
• You’ve Got Mail:  Answers to Most Frequently Asked Questions
• From Cloning to Missing:  Avoid the Top 5 Documentation Deficiencies 
• What’s the Verdict?  E/M vs. Eye Visit Codes for 2022

Who should attend? Ophthalmologists and physician support staff, technicians and scribes, billers and coders, practice managers/administrators.

Can’t make the live event? Order the recording and get access within two weeks of the live date at aao.org/my-online-products

Have a specific coding conundrum? Email questions to codequest@aao.org before the course and get answers to your personal coding challenges. 

The Academy proudly presents 2022 Codequest™ Virtual (Multistate Edition) with these partnering ophthalmological state societies:

• Arizona Ophthalmological Society
• Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology
• Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Maine Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Maryland Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Michigan Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Mississippi Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology
• Puerto Rico Society of Ophthalmology
• Rhode Island Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
• Washington DC Metropolitan Ophthalmological Society

CME and CEU credits available
As a Codequest attendee, you are eligible to claim CME or CEU credits. Consult your course handbook for instructions on how to claim them. Claim credits within 30 days of the course date.

CME for Physicians
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The American Academy of Ophthalmology designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Certificate of Completion: AAPC Certificate
AAPC members get instructions to download a certificate of completion at the end of the course.

IJCAHPO CE Credits

• For live event only:  Four hours of Category A IJCAHPO credit
• For recordings: Credit requirements are determined by your type of certification. Verification of awarded credits should be confirmed with IJCAHPO.

Attendance Eligibility Requirements
Attendance is limited to members of the Academy, AAOE, and/or state ophthalmological societies and individuals directly employed by these members.