Pain Management

Pain management has become a common form of treatment in the last few years.  Treatments in pain management are primarily performed by one of the following physicians. A interventional pain management physician, physiatrist, anesthesiologist, orthopedic surgeon, or neurosurgeon.  Pain management involves finding the best form of treatment for patients with pain due to injury or a condition.  Very often a patient will try several forms of treatment to help with the pain, understanding the purpose is not necessarily to correct the problem but to manage the pain associated with it.  Attempts to treat pain can include physical or occupational therapy, over the counter or prescription medication, neurostimulators, and injections.  Many insurance companies are now requiring conservative treatment options to be performed over a period of time before more invasive procedures, including surgery, are scheduled.  Insurance company policies spell out the pain management requirements to meet medical necessity.  This webinar will take each step of the patient’s journey in pain management from their first visit with their provider through the possible treatment options that they may receive, to ultimately helping them become pain free, or seeking more invasive treatment for the condition.

Topics to be discussed:

• Knowledge of insurance carrier policies related to pain management
• Understand different forms of treatment that can be performed
• See treatment plans and know timing for new treatment options
• ICD-10-CM diagnoses coding for pain management and the condition causing the pain
• Medial Branch Blocks   
• Radiofrequency procedures  
• Epidural injections 
• Neurostimulator trials and insertion
• Trigger point injections
• Medical necessity for pain management
• Insurance carrier frequency and diagnoses policies for pain management

Who should attend: 

• Billers
• Coders
• Procedure/surgery schedulers
• Prior authorization specialists
• Physicians
• Managers
• Administrators
• Non-physician providers