Schedule of Events
December 9, 2023
| 9:55 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Welcome and Program Introduction |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Supervision: Site of Service Distinctions and Recent Changes This session will explore supervision policies as they apply in both the hospital and freestanding setting. It will address key questions that frequently arise and provide resources for establishing practice- specific supervision policies. |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Prior Authorization: Why It's Gotten So Bad and What We Are Doing About It This session will provide an overview of recent payer PA policy changes, provide tips on PA avoidance, as well as ASTRO's efforts to fight back against egregious PA policies and how you can get involved. |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Introduction & Its Potential Impact on Coding/Billing |
| 11:15 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. | E/M Coding Update and Refresher This session will provide an overview of key changes effective January 1, 2024, as well as review regular coding questions/areas of confusion. |
| 11:35 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. | 3-D and IMRT |
| 11:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | 3-D and IMRT Case Study Break Out Sessions Choose Your Clinical Coding Adventure: Case Study #1 3-D Breast or Case Study #2 IMRT Esophageal |
| 12:20 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Open Q+A Session |
| 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Brachytherapy |
| 1:45 p.m. - 2:10 p.m. | Brachytherapy Case Study Break Out Sessions Choose Your Clinical Coding Adventure: Case Study #1 Vaginal Cylinder/Cervical Brachytherapy or Case Study #2 Prostate Seed Implant/HDR Brachytherapy |
| 2:10 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. | SRS/SBRT |
| 2:35 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. | SRS/SBRT Case Study Break Out Sessions Choose Your Clinical Coding Adventure: Case Study #1 IMRT Lung/SRS Brain Mets or Case Study #2 Concurrent SBRT and External Beam Radiation Therapy |
| 2:55 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. | Case Study Recap – Lessons Learned |
| 3:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. | Break |
| 3:25 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. | Proton Therapy |
| 3:40 p.m. - 3:55 p.m. | Proton Therapy-Head and Neck Case Study |
| 3:55 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. | Radiopharmaceuticals/Case Study |
| 4:25 p.m. - 4:55 p.m. | Open Q&A Session |
| 4:55 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Program Wrap-up and Adjourn |
