Resources you need to appropriately address all aspects of coding and reimbursement essential for practice income as well as adherence with federal regulations.
Annual Meeting
The AAOE Program of the 2010 Joint Meeting begins in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. Members and nonmembers may now register online and secure housing. For more information, view the Registration and Hotels and Travel pages.
View courses dedicated to Coding & Reimbursement or our detailed program by day page for a complete overview of AAOE programs and events.
Plan your itinerary now with the Virtual Advance Program brochure.
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New in Coding
Signature Requirements: Guidelines for Authentication of Medicare Services (PDF 49K)
Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Information (PDF 115K)
ICD-10 Readiness: Get tools and information to help you with the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10, visit www.aao.org/icd10.
Notice of New Interest Rate
PQRI & E-Prescribing Updates
- CMS has released the final measure specifications for 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. Visit the Academy's Advocacy page for all PQRI Updates.
- CMS has released the final measure specifications for the 2010 E-Prescribing program. Visit the Academy's E-Prescribing page for additional information.
- Introduction to PQRI Webinar (ARCHIVED) (Academy or AAOE login required) Order CD-ROM with synchronized Power Point slides and audio or 60 day on-demand multimedia recording of the Dec. 8 webinar designed to help those practices who are first time participants in PQRI reporting.
Medicare/CMS News
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Coding Tools
Accessing your purchased online products
Return to the Academy home page and login to your account. Once you are successfully logged in, click on “Online Products” and then on “See all Online Products” from the choices listed below your name. This will display the online products to which you have access. |
Revised Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) replaces the existing ABN-G, ABN-L and NEMB (Form CMS-20007).
Correct Coding Initiative Version 16.2
(PDF 56K)
Appeal the Claim, Tips from the AMA (PDF 1.49MB)
Medicare/CMS Resources
National Provider Identification Locators
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CODEquest Seminars
CODEquest Ophthalmic Coding College 2010 Attend a CODEquest half-day ophthalmic coding seminar sponsored by AAOE and your state or subspecialty society.
Ophthalmic Coding Specialists (OCS)
Ophthalmic Coding Specialist Exam Reassure yourself that your coding knowledge is current.
OCS Exam Prep - Course Download:Highlights from the AAOE Program of the 2009 Joint Meeting includes the course, 'OCS Exam Preparation'. Listen to the course audio while following along with the speaker’s slides and download handouts. All downloads are FREE to AAO and AAOE members. Have your membership number ready.
Test your Coding Competence (PDF 109K)
Bulletins
Visit our Newsletters page for links to the current issue of AAOE News, The Coding Bulletin, Executive Update and Techniques.
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Questions? E-mail coding@aao.org
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