Mikala Riddlesworth – Primary Care Dermatology: Skin Treatments and Procedures

Outline

Skin Lesions: Benign vs. Malignant

• Improve patient outcomes with accurate diagnosis
  • The importance of the non-dermatology provider
  • Taking a skin history
  • Performing a skin exam
  • Documenting findings
• Distinguish signs and symptoms of common skin disorders
  • Compound vs. dysplastic nevi
  • Seborrheic vs. actinic keratosis
  • Solar lentigo
  • Lipoma and sebaceous cyst
  • Dermatofibroma vs. fibrosarcoma
  • Basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma
  • Malignant melanoma

Master Diagnosing of Skin Conditions: Case Studies

• Real life scenarios straight from patient’s charts: Break down signs/ symptoms to determine the diagnosis

Dermatology Procedures

(Skill demonstration will be provided)

• Cryotherapy for treatment of Actinic keratosis, Basal and squamous cell carcinoma, Solar lentigo, Seborrheic keratosis… and more!
• Skin biopsies to aid in accurate diagnosis and differentiation between non-malignant and malignant lesions
• Surgical excisions for definitive treatment of lipomas, cysts, basal cell, squamous cell and malignant melanoma
• Advanced suturing to yield better cosmetic results and ensure closure of deep, large wounds

Procedure Billing and Coding

• CPT billing and coding guidelines
  • How to appropriately bill for each procedure performed, including CPT codes and ICD-10 diagnoses
  • Take home handout, providing charts of all dermatology codes
  • Proper documentation requirements
  • Learn what must be included in your chart note in order to be properly reimbursed for procedures preformed

Improve Practice Revenue: Billing/Coding Case Studies

• Learn from past providers’ mistakes that have resulted in lost revenue per patient service. You don’t have to make the same mistakes!