Mikala Riddlesworth – Primary Care Dermatology

All this in one day! This is the 1 you will regret not having reached.-You can attend day workshops sooner in your career.

Mikala Riddlesworth – Primary Care Dermatology

Description:

• With confidence, diagnose skin conditions
• Learn simple in-Procedures in the office
• Guaranteed revenue with new billing/coding strategies
• Do not refer to. . . You can treat your patients at home

Fail to fear! Do not be afraid of skin conditions! This is a unique opportunity to learn!-This is-A-This workshop will teach you about common skin conditions and treatments. You’ll also learn how to incorporate advanced suturing, cryotherapy and skin biopsies into your everyday practice. There is no better environment to learn dermatology than this. After the seminar, you will be able to treat patients. This seminar will teach you how to get paid for your treatment options. All this in one day! This is the 1 you will regret not having reached.-You can attend day workshops sooner in your career.

Mikala Riddlesworth, PA-C, MMS has trained providers all over the country with her straightforward demonstrations of common dermatology procedures. Her goal is that, within your first week back at work, you have the opportunity to put your new skills to work, treating your own patients…instead of referring them. Get on Your way to making money with your dermatology skills!

OUTLINE

Skin Lesions: Benign vs. Malignant

• Accurate diagnosis can improve patient outcomes
  • The importance of non-dermatology provider
  • Do you want to take a skin history?
  • Conducting a skin exam
  • Documentation
• Differentiate signs and symptoms of common skin conditions
  • Dysplastic nevi vs. compound
  • Seborrheic and actinic keratosis
  • Solar lentigo
  • The sebaceous and lipoma cysts
  • Dermatofibroma vs. fibrosarcoma
  • Basal and squamous cell carcinoma
  • Malignant melanoma

Master Diagnosing of Skin Conditions. Case Studies

• Real life scenarios straight from patient’s charts: Break down signs/ symptoms to determine the diagnosis

Dermatology Procedures

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(Skill demonstrations will be provided).

• Cryotherapy for treatment of Actinic keratosis, Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, Solar lentigo, Seborrheic keratosis… and more!
• Skin biopsies are used to help differentiate between the two types of skin.-Malignant and malignant lesion
• Surgery for the definitive treatment of lipomas and cysts, basal cells, squamous cells, malignant melanoma, lipomas, lipomas, and cysts
• Advanced suturing can produce better cosmetic results and close large, deep wounds.

Procedure Coding and Billing

• Guidelines for CPT billing and Coding
  • How to bill appropriately for each procedure, including ICD codes and CPT codes-10 Diagnoses
  • Take home handout with charts for all dermatology codes
  • Proper documentation requirements
  • To be reimbursed properly for pre-formed procedures, you must know what information should be in your chart note

Improve Practice Revenue: Billing/Coding Case Studies

• Learn from past providers’ mistakes that have resulted in lost revenue per patient service. You don’t have to make the same mistakes!

OBJECTIVES

1. Differentiate between various skin disorders for proper diagnosis.
2. Demonstrate your willingness to take the next step-By-Step one:-office dermatology procedures.
3. To ensure proper reimbursement, be clear about billing and coding.
4. Assess case studies to find the most effective plan of care.
5. You can use new knowledge to increase your confidence in treating patients with skin conditions.
6. Your practice should incorporate the latest dermatology strategies, which will reduce the need to refer patients.