Dietitian Course: Money Matters in MNT and DSMT: Increase Your Reimbursement Now

MONEY MATTERS IN MNT AND DSMT: INCREASE YOUR REIMBURSEMENT NOW

This jammed-packed and dynamic presentation is exactly what RDNs and diabetes educators have been looking for, and what they need to pocket those elusive Medicare and private payer Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and Diabetes Self-Management Education/Training (DSME/T) dollars! Medicare's latest coverage guidelines are outlined, including those related to referrals, lab eligibility, telehealth, procedure codes, ICD-10 diagnosis codes (lots of must-know changes here, including new invalid codes) for accurate claims processing. Also reviewed are the extra billing rules in FQHCs, RHCs and pharmacies and the appropriate documentation to meet CMS' and other regulatory agencies' requirements.

Upon successful completion of this 2-hour course, the participant should be able to:

Describe the beneficiary eligibility criteria for Medicare DSME/T and diabetes MNT.

List 3 of the coverage guidelines for Medicare MNT and DSME/T telehealth services.

Name the MNT and DSME/T procedure codes required by Medicare on claims.

List at least 5 of the items on the MASTER CHECKLIST OF WAYS TO SUSTAIN DSME/T AND MNT PROGRAMS.

FOR CDEs: This Course Qualifies for CE Credit!

To satisfy the requirement for renewal of certification according to the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE, www.ncbde.org), courses must relate to diabetes and be part of the list of recognized providers of the NCBDE. The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is listed as an NCBDE recognized provider. Because Dietitian Central has been granted accreditation by the CDR, it therefore meets the criteria as an approved provider of CEs for CDEs by the NCBDE. The NCBDE does not directly approve continuing education for any specific webinar or self study course.

Live Webinar Date: Feb 28, 2019 (03:00 PM - 05:00 PM EST)

Course Categories / Learning Need Codes (LNC): 7000, 7170, 7080

Performance Indicators/Learning Objectives: 13.3.5, 13.3.7, 14.2.6

Target Audience: RDs, DTRs, CDEs

Number of Credits: 2.0

Level(s): 1, 2

Total Cost: $36

About the Presenter: Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RD, CDE, MBA, Certified Endocrinology Coder

Mary Ann Hodorowicz, RDN, CDE, MBA, Certified Endocrinology Coder owns a corporate consulting practice in Palos Heights, IL, (Mary Ann Hodorowicz Consulting, LLC) that specializes in customized consulting, training, writing and professional presentation services for the healthcare and food industry in these areas:

Diabetes Self-Management Education/Training (DSME/T).
Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT).
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP).
Medicare Intensive Behavior Therapy for Obesity Benefit.
Diabetes Care Services: Shared Medical Appointments, CGM, CSII, SMBG, Remote Patient Monitoring, Chronic Care Management, Insulin Titration, etc..
Medicare and Private Payer Insurance Reimbursement for above.
Medicare Quality Payment Plan and Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) For RDNs.
Business Plans (Clinical, Marketing, Operational, Financial and CQI components).
Evidence-Based Standards of Diabetes Care.
Achieving AADE Accreditation or ADA Recognition for DSME/T Programs (requirements and comprehensive turn-key materials, including Policy and Procedure Manual).
E.M.A. Tools for Successful Behavior Change: Motivational Interviewing, Patient Empowerment and Adult Learning Tools.
For Providers Only: Risk Adjustment Payment Methodologies Used by CMS and Select Private Healthcare Insurers.

Mary Ann Hodorowicz is a nationally recognized registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN), certified diabetes educator (CDE) and certified endocrinology coder (CEC) with a MBA degree (marketing focus). She applies nearly forty years of experience in her work as a consultant, writer, speaker and trainer within her business Mary Ann Hodorowicz Consulting, LLC. Mary Ann is known for her expertise in multiple diabetes care and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) areas; see bulleted list above.

She is especially known for her knowledge on insurance reimbursement, coding and coverage guidelines for diabetes care and MNT interventions. Her clients are in the health, food, pharmaceutical and insurance industries, and include CMS, the CDC, AADE, and multiple state and local departments of public health. Mary Ann has given over 600 presentations, webinars and live training engagements, at which she generously shares her wide array of practice resources. She has written numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, authored continuing education online modules for AADE, and is a contributing or lead author for multiple toolkits, fact sheets and 'how-to' guides for nutrition and diabetes care professionals on the subjects of insurance reimbursement and creating effective business plans for the sustainability of their services. She served on the AADE Board of Directors from 2013 - 2015.

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