Pathology groups face growing financial pressure as hospitals continue to reduce Part A reimbursement, anatomic payments shrink, labs lose ground to physician clients, and the potential MIPS penalties increase. Yet even in the face of worsening cash shortfalls, many practices are ignoring a major ongoing source of practice revenue - billing for the professional component of clinical pathology (PCCP) services.

• Examine the history, misconceptions, and legitimacy of PCCP billing
• Identify what services associated with supervising a clinical laboratory constitute PCCP
• Understand how educating hospitals, payers, and patients impacts reimbursement for PCCP
• Analyze the methodology for contracting, billing, and monitoring reimbursement for PCCP

Speakers

Irene Torres
Senior Director of Operations, Pathology and Laboratory, Change Healthcare
Irene Torres has over 20 years' experience in pathology and laboratory revenue cycle management. Joining Change Healthcare in 1999, she oversees the pathology and laboratory billing operating centers located in Charleston and Florence, SC. This oversight includes management of over 300 employees and revenue cycle management processes for over 200 clients. She is a graduate of Purdue University Global with a BS in Business. 

Linda Liston, CPC
Director of Managed Care Services, Pathology, Change Healthcare
Linda Liston is the Director of Managed Care Services for Pathology. Joining Change Healthcare in 1995, she oversees the contracting activities of our laboratory and pathology clients with governmental and commercial payers. Her managed care expertise expands into nearly every state in the country, with hundreds of agreements held by all major and most regional payers negotiated by her and her team. Prior to Change Healthcare, her background includes more than 25 years of experience with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

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SHORT COURSE TOPICS 
Ovarian Epithelial Tumors
Salivary Gland/Oropharyngeal
Bone & Soft Tissue
Urothelial/Prostate
Neoplastic Dermatology

SYMPOSIUM
Digital Imaging
Artificial Intelligence in Pathology

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