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Technology Pavilion Information and Schedule
| Located in the AANS Resource Center (Exhibit Hall Booth #1326) |
| All sessions are free to AANS medical attendees and their staff; first-come, first serve seating. |
Technology Pavilion Brochure (PDF 156KB)
Digital Imaging in the OR: Learn to Shoot Like a Pro
Presenter
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1 Hour
The evolution of photography and videography to a digital format has allowed for superb image quality and availability once only the purview of the professional photographer. This presentation provides an overview of digital imaging and a nuts and bolts how-to demonstration using currently available equipment.
- Learn the secrets of obtaining stunning
intraoperative images
- Find out what equipment is needed
- Learn the details of handling digital
files, from storage to editing, and creating self contained movies
Specific topics covered include:
- Digital still photography and microphotography using a standard
digital camera as well as commercial imaging towers available with standard
neurosurgical microscope setups
- Digital videography; obtaining raw video, editing, compiling
- Digital media file formats, storage, and handling
- Equipment and setup
Presenters
Jeffrey E. Catrambone, MD; Charles
J. Prestigiacomo, MD; Shelly D.
Timmons, MD, PhD
1 Hour
Would you like to be able to view images from home while on call?
How about access lab values and transcripts? Even read and sign
hospital charts from home or while traveling? Attend this session and
learn how to remotely, and safely, access private patient information.
Practitioners constantly find themselves needing more efficient ways of providing care in increasingly complex arenas. Many hospitals and clinics offer electronic access to patient information to approved practitioners, and many physician offices are turning to electronic medical records. Access to these records while on call or at another facility is highly beneficial. This session highlights the following utilities and concepts surrounding remote access to patient information:
Viewing Options
- Radiographs (images and reports), labs (numeric results and graphic trends), orders, medication administration records, transcriptions
- Electronic signature
- Physician order entry for your patient
PDA Applications for Neurosurgical
Practices Presenters
Carlos A. David, MD; Paul J.
Camarata, MD; Charles J.
Prestigiacomo, MD
1 Hour
Find out how your practice can be
changed with a PDA in your pocket.
This presentation outlines the current
use of PDAs in practice management,
such as patient tracking, census, office
schedules, and electronic billing.
- Learn about the latest available
software and medical applications for your PDA
- Discover how a PDA can change
your workflow—from dictating, viewing scans, refilling prescriptions,
to online billing
- Discern between commercially available software solution options
Topics featured in the presentation also include online wireless charging and billing, digital dictation, and mobile medical libraries.
AANS Partner Presentations
TotalChart
Endorsed by AANS, the TotalChart
system offers on-demand, optimized
coding at the surgical point of care
via a hand-held electronic chart.
Attend this 30-minute presentation
and learn how you can maximize your
revenue and save time by accessing
clinical notes, scheduling, and coding
from any location. TotalChart’s system
emphasizes a “code first then
dictate” methodology that enables
users to select the most appropriate
coding, submit cleaner claims and
get fewer denials. Plus, all demographic,
coding and previous visit
information can be accessed from
anywhere using the handheld device.
AANSCodingToday.com
Keeping up with the constant
changes in claims coding and billing
rules that occur every year is both
costly and time consuming. Now,
there is an online database to help.
AANSCodingToday.com is a comprehensive,
easy-to-use online claims coding tool offered to members at
deeply discounted yearly subscriptions through Physician
Reimbursement Systems.
Attend this 30-minute presentation to learn how AANSCodingToday.com brings together all the claims coding resources and educational material your surgical practice needs. Learn how a simple search by procedure code or name provides:
- Full list of CPT, HCPCS Level II and
ICD-9 codes
- Allowed modifiers and other billing
rules such as bundling edits
- Medicare payment rates and coverage
policies for your specific locality
- Documentation guidelines
- Private insurance rules and practices, and much more.
| Technology Pavilion Schedule | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | 9:15–10:15 AM | Digital Imaging | Remote Access | PDA Applications | 10:30–11:30 AM | PDA applications | Coding Today | Digital Imaging | 1:15–2:15 PM | Remote Access | Digital Imaging | Remote Access | 2:30–3:00 PM | Coding Today | Total Chart | 3:15–3:45 PM | Total Chart | PDA applications |
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