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Start Date:12/9/2021
Start Time:1:00 PM CST
How has a 50-year-old code set that is maintained by a rigorous, transparent and open process kept pace with a public health emergency, while paving the way for payment & tracking of the administration of the vaccines developed in response?
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes are part of an accepted code set standard and common language used throughout the medical profession. While we have seen the CPT codes for COVID-19 vaccines released quickly to address the urgent demands of the pandemic, there is a substantial amount of coordination that has been unique to this group of codes.
You may know that the American Medical Association (AMA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others have collaborated to develop the codes now in use. What may surprise you is that other coding nomenclatures (NDCs, CVX codes) also factor into use of CPT codes, furthering the impact of the CPT code set for improved tracking, reporting and analysis to support data-driven planning.
Join Leslie Prellwitz, MBA, CCS, CCS-P, director of CPT Content Management & Development at the AMA and Jen Layden, MD, PhD, deputy director of the Office of Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as they explain how developing codes for COVID-19 vaccines has impacted the broader CPT code development processes and how the CPT code set can help you keep pace with the latest medical care available to patients.
Speakers:
 Leslie Prellwitz, MBA, CCS, CCS-P Director, CPT® Content Management & Development American Medical Association Leslie Prellwitz is the director of CPT® Content Management & Development at the AMA. Leslie’s work focuses on setting the strategic direction for publishing and maintenance of CPT content, as well as serving as secretary to the CPT Assistant Editorial Board; and providing advice on the proper use and application of CPT to key stakeholders, including educational content presented in CPT Assistant and Clinical Examples in Radiology. Certified in both CPT and ICD-10 coding, Leslie has over 20 years of experience in healthcare management, coding analytics and consulting, with a focus on the academic medical center environment.  Jen Layden, MD, PhD Deputy Director of the Office of Science Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Jennifer Layden joined CDC in 2020 as the Deputy Director for the Office of Science. Since joining the CDC, she has served as the vaccine task force co-lead for the COVID-19 response, and has led efforts within the Office of Science to advance open data and data sharing for the agency. Prior to joining the CDC, she served as the Deputy commissioner for the Chicago Department of Public Health, and the state epidemiologist for the Illinois Department of Public Health. During that time she led numerous public health responses, including for COVID-19 and EVALI, among other investigations. Dr. Layden is an infectious disease trained clinician and holds her doctorate in Public Health and epidemiology. She has previously held academic appointments at the University of Illinois and Loyola University Chicago, and has published over 90 scientific manuscripts.
Disclaimer: Information provided by the AMA contained within this resource is for medical coding guidance purposes only. It does not (i) supersede or replace the AMA’s Current Procedural Terminology manual (“CPT® Manual”) or other coding authority, (ii) constitute clinical advice, (iii) address or dictate payer coverage or reimbursement policy, and (iv) substitute for the professional judgement of the practitioner performing a procedure, who remains responsible for correct coding.
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