Schedule of Events
The current December 2021 Schedule of Events. All times listed are in Eastern time.
| 9:55 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Welcome and Program Introduction |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. | E/M changes + Hot Topics in Radiation Oncology This session will provide an overview of evaluation and management coding changes, as well as review of regular coding questions/areas of confusion. |
| 10:35 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Supervision: Site of Service Distinctions and Recent Changes This session will explore supervision policies as they apply in both the hospital and freestanding setting. It will address key questions that frequently arise and provide resources for establishing practice specific supervision policies. |
| 11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Prior Authorization: Why it's Gotten So Bad and What We Are Doing About It This session will provide an overview of recent payer PA policy changes, provide tips PA avoidance, as well as ASTRO's efforts to fight back against egregious PA policies and how you can get involved. |
| 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | 3-D and IMRT |
| 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | 3-D and IMRT Case Study Break Out Sessions Choose your clinical coding adventure: IMRT anal canal, 3-D conformal breast or IMRT esophageal cancer |
| 1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Case Study Recap - Lessons Learned |
| 1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. | SRS/SBRT |
| 1:50 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. | SRS/SBRT Case Study Break Out Sessions Choose your clinical coding adventure: SBRT right/left lung, IMRT lung, SRS brain mets or SBRT to spine lesion |
| 2:05 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. | Case Study Recap - Lessons Learned |
| 2:20 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. | Break |
| 2:35 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. | Brachytherapy |
| 2:55 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. | Brachytherapy Case Study Break Out Sessions Choose your clinical coding adventure: Cervical EBRT + brachytherapy, electronic brachytherapy + electron therapy or Y-90 liver mets |
| 3:10 p.m - 3:25 p.m | Brachytherapy Case Study Break Out Sessions Part 2 |
| 3:25 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. | Case Study Recap - Lessons Learned |
| 3:40 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. | Proton Therapy and Case Study Break Out Sessions |
| 4:05 p.m. - 4:35 p.m. | Common Coding Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them |
| 4:35 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Program Wrap-up and Adjourn |
