Lecture Hall Nutrition | General

Medical Nutrition Therapy - How to Increase Your Reimbursement Success

Available Credits
CME 0.75
CDR 1
ACPE 0.75

Mary Ann Hodorowicz
Mary Ann Hodorowicz, BS, MBA, RD, LDN, CDE
Registered, Licensed Dietitian
and Certified Diabetes Educator
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This presentation by Mary Ann Hodorowicz describes in detail the latest Medicare coverage guidelines for MNT, including: the new National Provider Identification number; pre-MNT documentation requirements (physician referral and diagnostic lab criteria); beneficiary and provider eligibility; quality standards; utilization limits in the first and follow-up years; claim forms and recipients of; MNT telehealth; code use (CPT, ICD-9 and revenue codes); payment regulations and reimbursement rates; and use of the advance beneficiary notice. The four options for RDs to provide MNT are also explained.

Goal and Objective
After participating in this activity, the viewer should be better able to:
1. Describe the beneficiary eligibility criteria for Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT).
2. Name 8 of the 20 Medicare reimbursement coverage guideline categories for MNT
3. Name the 5. CPT procedure codes for MNT
4. List 3 coverage guidelines for Medicare MNT telehealth services.

Estimated time to complete this activity is 52 minutes.

Physicians, diabetes educators, and other health care professionals who treat patients with diabetes.
Accreditation and Designation of Credit
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.n/a

Release Date: 03/12/2008 Expiration Date: 12/31/2010
Peer Review: on 03/12/2008
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PRESENT e-Learning Systems is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Registered Dietetic Technicians (DTRs) will receive 1 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.n/a

Release Date: 03/06/2008 Expiration Date: 02/20/2011
Peer Review: on 03/06/2008
Activity Number: n/a

Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved for 0.75 contact hours of General Pharmacy Continuing Education. 0092-9999-09-126-H01-P

Release Date: 01/25/2010 Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Peer Review: on 10/01/2009
Activity Number: 0092-9999-09-126-H01-P

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Medical Nutrition Therapy - How to Increase Your Reimbursement Success
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Method of Participation
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  • Complete and submit the required pre-test
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  • Complete and submit post-test and program evaluation. Credit will be issued with a passing score of 70% or better.
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Disclosure Information
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It is the policy of PRESENT e-Learning Systems and it's accreditors to insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any PRESENT e-Learning Systems sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts.
Mary Ann Hodorowicz, BS, MBA, RD, LDN, CDE has nothing to disclose