The Basics is offered online and designed especially for the OMS and staff who have never attended a coding workshop and have had no formal training in procedural and diagnostic coding. This course will present the very basic elements of coding and will provide participants with an effective understanding of the CDT, CPT, and ICD-10-CM coding systems. The online course gives you the flexibility and time – up to 60 days – to process and complete the course at your own pace.

Please allow 10 days for confirmation of your online coding course registration. Your course user ID and password will be e-mailed to you within that time. There must be a separate email address for each registrant. Multiple people cannot register using the same email address.

Current ICD-10-CM, CPT and CDT coding manuals are required for participation.

Basic Coding Online: Level I of the Coding Certificate Program

AAOMS Members and their Staff (Allied Staff Members and Non-Member Staff): Register Online
Registration Form for Members
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New and updated content has been added to this two-day AAOMS Beyond the Basics coding workshop, which concentrates on different topics each day. Both days are necessary to achieve the maximum benefits this course has to offer. AAOMS encourages oral and maxillofacial surgeons to attend with their allied staff team. Participants must have a basic understanding of CDT, CPT, and ICD-10-CM. Basic coding knowledge or completion of the AAOMS Basic Coding course and AAOMS ICD-10-CM course is suggested before participating in this intermediate level workshop. Bring your CPT, CDT, and ICD-10-CM coding books. This is a hands-on workshop and books are not sold on site.

At the conclusion of this workshop participants should be able to:

• Explain key healthcare reimbursement issues, the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), an overview of health reform and fraud and abuse;
• Achieve compliance through appropriate documentation for services provided (eg, use of E/M guidelines);
• Follow guidelines for coding anesthesia, applying associated modifiers and other coding trends;
• Analyze clinical case studies to code OMS-specific procedures such as fractures and biopsies;
• Describe the relationship of coding to third-party reimbursement;
• Understand managed care contracting and how to conduct/respond to a health plan audit;
• Gain an understanding of state insurance laws such as prompt payment and degree of provider; and
• Understand insurance exchange products, embedded dental plans, and quality improvement programs.

Beyond the Basics Coding: Level II of the Coding Certificate Program
May 2-3, 2020
Loews Chicago O'Hare
Rosemont, Ill.

The Beyond the Basics Coding Workshop has been canceled.

New and updated content has been added to this two-day AAOMS Beyond the Basics coding workshop, which concentrates on different topics each day. Both days are necessary to achieve the maximum benefits this course has to offer. AAOMS encourages oral and maxillofacial surgeons to attend with their allied staff team. Participants must have a basic understanding of CDT, CPT, and ICD-10-CM. Basic coding knowledge or completion of the AAOMS Basic Coding course and AAOMS ICD-10-CM course is suggested before participating in this intermediate level workshop. Bring your CPT, CDT, and ICD-10-CM coding books. This is a hands-on workshop and books are not sold on site.

At the conclusion of this workshop participants should be able to:

• Explain key healthcare reimbursement issues, the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), an overview of health reform and fraud and abuse;
• Achieve compliance through appropriate documentation for services provided (eg, use of E/M guidelines);
• Follow guidelines for coding anesthesia, applying associated modifiers and other coding trends;
• Analyze clinical case studies to code OMS-specific procedures such as fractures and biopsies;
• Describe the relationship of coding to third-party reimbursement;
• Understand managed care contracting and how to conduct/respond to a health plan audit;
• Gain an understanding of state insurance laws such as prompt payment and degree of provider; and
• Understand insurance exchange products, embedded dental plans, and quality improvement programs.

Beyond the Basics Coding: Level II of the Coding Certificate Program
Oct.  7-8, 2020

San Antonio, Texas
Registration information will be available in spring 2020.

This online course, ICD-10-CM Coding: Developing Expertise in OMS Diagnosis Coding, offers the same dynamic training content that is presented during the AAOMS in-person course. It teaches coding professionals how to become proficient in the ICD-10-CM coding system, which took effect October 1, 2015. You will learn about the history, structure and format of ICD-10-CM, and see how ICD-10-CM compares to ICD-9-CM. In addition, you will learn how to apply the new coding conventions and guidelines to OMS diagnostic code assignment. The online course gives you the flexibility and time – up to 60 days – to process and complete the course at your own pace.

Please allow 10 days for confirmation of your online coding course registration. Your course user ID and password will be e-mailed to you within that time. There must be a separate email address for each registrant. Multiple people cannot register using the same email address.

A copy of the ICD-10-CM manual is required for participation.

AAOMS Members and Staff: Register Online
Registration Form for Members
Registration Form for Other Dental Professionals
Course Brochure
Course Access

Medical Terminology and Oral Facial Anatomy 101 is designed to provide one with basic knowledge of OMS anatomy, physiology and terminology to enhance one's ability to participate in the AAOMS Basic, Beyond the Basics and ICD-10-CM coding courses. In addition, Medical Terminology and Oral Facial Anatomy 101 will set the foundation for the increased medical terminology, anatomy and disease process knowledge that will be demanded by the new ICD-10-CM coding system. The course will also be beneficial to OMS anesthesia and surgical assistants and other OMS clinical and office staff that are involved in patient care, as well as to residents and dental students just starting out in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
If you would like to:

• Communicate more effectively with patients, vendors and referral sources;
• Build or strengthen your knowledge base for your coding skills;
• Prepare for the transition to ICD-10-CM; and
• Represent the practice with authority

This is the course for you!

AAOMS Members and Staff: Register Online
Registration Form for Members
Registration Form for Other Dental Professionals
Course Brochure
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Do you know your obligations as a Medicare provider? Do you know what "opting out" means? Can you explain your Medicare enrollment options? Can you define and recognize fraud and abuse? Have you heard of the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law? Are you familiar with Medicare’s alternate payment models? Even if you think you know Medicare, this online Medicare 101 course can help you get better acquainted. If you treat Medicare patients, regardless of your participation status, this course is for you. Medicare is by far the largest health insurer in the country. Take the time to thoroughly learn the Medicare program, and you will better understand your commercial payers too. As they say, "as Medicare goes, so goes the entire insurance industry."

Medicare 101 is a self-study course that explains the Medicare programs and policies that impact oral and maxillofacial surgeons and their staff. This self-paced program includes discussion of Medicare components (Part A, Part B, Part C & Part D), Medicare fraud and abuse, payment policies, appeal processes, and miscellaneous other Medicare-related topics.

Please allow 10 days for confirmation of your online coding course registration. Your course user ID and password will be e-mailed to you within that time. There must be a separate email address for each registrant. Multiple people cannot register using the same email address.

AAOMS Members and Staff: Register Online
Registration Form for Members
Registration Form for Other Dental Professionals
Course Brochure
Course Access

Looking to lower your accounts receivable and ensure prompt payment while coding and billing appropriately? Have questions about claims filing, payment issues and appeals? Concerned about compliance issues and your future health care reimbursement?

Once offered as a live in-person conference, the OMS Billing course is now available online to better accommodate AAOMS members, giving you the flexibility and time – up to 60 days – to process and complete the course at your own pace. OMS Billing Online focuses on documentation guidelines, predetermination tips, claims filing, appeal tips, avoiding fraud and abuse, and more.

Please allow 10 days for confirmation of your online coding course registration. Your course user ID and password will be e-mailed to you within that time. There must be a separate email address for each registrant. Multiple people cannot register using the same email address.

AAOMS Members and Staff: Register Online
Registration Form for Members
Registration Form for Other Dental Professionals
Course Brochure
Course Access