AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 3 (March)
CPT 2006 Coding Symposium Overview (March 2006)
March 2006 pages 13-14 Coding Communication:CPT 2006 Coding Symposium Overview The 14th Annual CPT 2006 Coding Symposium, conducted by the American Medical Association's, CPT Division was a huge success! Approximately 908 people attended the CPT conference, held November 17-18, 2005, at the Marriott Chicago Downtown, in conjunction with the Annual RBRVS conference. Precisely 95% of attendees rated the Symposium as excellent. Attendees included health information professionals, coding consultants, compliance officers, educators, managers, supervisors, physicians, nurses, and students. Various faculty members representing the CPT Editorial Panel, the Relative-Value Update Committee (RUC), and the CPT Advisory Committee addressed topics of interest...
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Article Overview
This article summarizes the 14th Annual CPT 2006 Coding Symposium and the broad coding and documentation topics covered by speakers from multiple specialty organizations. It is useful for coding professionals, compliance staff, educators, clinicians, and other readers who want to understand the scope of symposium discussions and the areas of CPT-related guidance highlighted in the meeting recap.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers quickly assess whether the symposium coverage is relevant to their specialty or coding interest areas and shows which CPT subject areas were featured in the event recap.
Article Sections
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March 2006 pages 13-14
Opening symposium recap material and event context, including attendance, audience composition, and the organizations represented at the meeting.
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Speaker and topic summaries
Brief background and presentation topics for multiple speakers covering CPT-related subjects across medicine, surgery, laboratory, anesthesia, pathology, and other areas.
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Save the Dates
Announcement of a future combined CPT and RBRVS symposium and related logistical information.
What You Will Learn
- Which broad CPT subject areas were featured at the symposium
- Which specialty organizations participated in the program
- What kinds of coding and documentation topics were discussed
- How the article frames the symposium within broader CPT and RBRVS activities
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding educators
- Compliance professionals
- Health information managers
- Physicians and clinical documentation staff
- Practice administrators
- Specialty society representatives
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