In this session you'll learn:

• The differences for split shared visits in 2024
• Physician rules for supervision in 2024
• The new Hospital and Observation Services codes and guidelines

Jill M. Young, CPC, CEDC, CIMC, Principal Consultant, Young Medical Consulting, LLC

In this session you'll learn:

• Scripting options to counsel patients/families facing serious illness
• What assistance is available to have difficult conversations
• Preemptive and management strategies for each conversation

Annette T. Carron, DO, MACOI, Medical Director, Seasons Hospice Michigan

In this session you'll learn:

• The key challenges and factors influencing the transition from inpatient to outpatient management in chronic pain patients
• Best practices for developing personalized care plans to facilitate seamless transitions and improve patient outcomes
• Challenges associated with transitions and solutions to overcome barriers for more effective chronic pain management

Jean Storm, DO

In this session you'll learn:

• The metrics commonly used in an acute care setting
• The importance of these metrics to a hospital provider, and how they can impact them
• The financial metrics important to the C-suite and hospital finance/revenue cycle teams

Ariana L. Peters, DO, FACOI, Medical Director, Care Management, Mayo Clinic Arizona

In this session you'll learn to:

• Identify the clinical signs and symptoms supporting the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
• Recognize the potential morbidity associated with untreated giant cell arteritis
• Define the treatment options for polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis including strengths and limitations of medication choices

Linda S. Brecher, DO, FACOI, Associate Professor of Medicine

In this session you'll learn to:

• Understand and maintain the Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) process
• Gather information necessary to encourage osteopathic board certification
• Understand AOBIM board initiatives and opportunities

J. Rico Blanco, Certification Director, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine