Session 1: Podiatry and DME Updates 2025

Live - February 25, 2025

Time - 1:00 PM ET | 12:00 PM CT

Duration - 60 Mins

Speaker - Lynn M. Anderanin

Medicare reimbursement is continuing to decline for 2025, and it is critical that Podiatry and DME services are reported appropriately, and that all of the services that are billable are accounted for.  This webinar will address all of the concerns and current trends in Podiatry for 2025, as well review the immediate documentation guidelines for DME.  The modifier 25 is also a hot topic with insurance companies, so we will cover the do’s and don’ts.  Also discussed will be the confusing surgery codes and how to assign them correctly.  DME is always on the OIG workplan so understanding everything that needs to be done to dispense DME is critical.

Webinar Objectives

• When can I use modifier 25?
• What do I need to do when DME is not covered by Medicare?
• What are the appropriate modifiers to use for surgery?
• Can I report debridement and an office visit on the same day?
• Why is coding for foot and ankle surgery so difficult?

Webinar Agenda

• Debridement
• Modifier 25
• ABNs
• Routine Foot Care
• DME Coverage/ Frequency Limits
• Diabetic Shoes

Webinar Highlights

• The 2025 physicians final fee schedule rule
• Diagnosis coding for Podiatry
• Telehealth 2025
• Office visits and procedures
• DME coverage
• Can I bill a Medicare patient?
• Documentation requirements

Session 2: 2025 Physical Therapy Updates

Pre-recorded Webinar (Instant Access)

Speaker - Lynn M. Anderanin

The webinar will discuss the updates for 2025 for physical and occupational therapy.  While there were not code changes, the 2025 CMS Fee Schedule Final Rule had several topics of discussion and acceptance by CMS.  There are also the usual changes to the annual threshold and reminders about the differences there could be between insurance companies and the way they address the times for therapy services.  There was also a request of several therapy codes to be reviewed by the American Medical Association Relative Unit Committee in misvalued codes.  We will review changes to supervision of PTAs and OTAs as well as therapists in private practice.

Webinar Objectives

It is the responsibility of the practices and staff to know and understand new rules and regulations.  Therapy has been under some auditing scrutiny by some insurance companies over the past several years.  To avoid making mistakes, this session will get right to the updates so that you can implement them in your practice when they are valid on January 1^st.  There are on grace periods, so following these guidelines are crucial on January 1^st.

Webinar Agenda

• 2025 Thresholds and Always Therapy Codes
• Plan of Care
• Certification
• Time
• Modifiers
• Therapy Assistants
• Other Updates

Webinar Highlights

• New Updates to the rules around certification
• Knowing when the modifier KX is necessary
• Avoid denials due to changes
• Confirm the different methods of counting time
• New supervision rules Assistants
• Areas in which discussion was had, but no change was made for 2025

Session 3: The Future of Telehealth: 2025 Changes

Pre-recorded Webinar (Instant Access)

Speaker - Lynn M. Anderanin

Telehealth completely changed in 2020 when the Public Health Emergency was put into effect.  Now in 2024, many of those temporary changes are expiring and the telehealth business has exploded.  These methods of communication between provider and patient are loved by many, and the convenience of telehealth in healthcare has become a common occurrence. 

This webinar will be reviewing the current parts of telehealth that are being considered permanent in the 2025 Physicians Fee Schedule Final Rule and the new evaluation and management services that are new codes for CPT in 2025 related to telehealth.  We will find out what the do’s and don’ts of telehealth that are here to stay, as well as implementing these new codes and regulations into your practice.

Webinar Objectives

These new rules and codes are important to any one currently offering telehealth as well all who are considering it to add it to their practice in order to be compliant and maximize reimbursement for the services performed. 

Webinar Agenda

• Telehealth Today
• Final Rule Changes 2025
• CPT  codes
• Implementing it in Practice

Webinar Highlights

1. The CMS Telehealth List and how to use it
2. Medicare’s rules for 2025
3. G codes for Medicare telehealth
4. CPT addition of 17 codes to the E/M section for Telehealth
5. Education for office staff
6. Implementation on your software programs

Who Should Attend

Podiatrists, billers, coders, collections, claims adjusters, administrators. managers, Coder, biller, collection staff, managers, supervisors, administrators, directors, therapists, therapy assistants, physicians, Advanced nurses, Physician Assistants, case managers, claims processors