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AOA announces Travel Grant video winner

January 5, 2011

Congratulations to Natalie Nguyen, winner of the AOA Video Travel Grant contest! Nguyen, a third-year student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry, will receive a $1,000 travel grant to attend the 2011 Optometry’s Meeting® in Salt Lake City June 15-19, 2011. Click here to watch Nguyen’s video.

Students, don’t miss your chance to win $1,000 to attend the 2012 Optometry’s Meeting® in Chicago, Ill. Look for details for the 2011 AOA Video Travel Grant contest on www.optometrysmeeting.org when registration opens in early February.

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Ask the Codeheads: Year-end potpourri…retinal imaging coding changes dramatically for 2011 and so may long-term Medicare fees

January 4, 2011

Edited by Chuck Brownlow, O.D., AOA CodingToday and Medical Records consultant

Three new codes will replace 92135. 2011 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT©, American Medical Association) includes one very significant change affecting eye care. 92135. “Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment, (e.g., scanning laser) with interpretation and report, unilateral,” has been eliminated.

In turn, CPT created three new codes for imaging, one for reporting anterior segment imaging and two for posterior segment imaging. The following codes and definitions will be in effect Jan. 1, 2011:

  • 92132 — Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, anterior segment, with interpretation and report, unilateral or bilateral (replaces the 2010 CPT Category III code, 0187T)
  • 92133 — Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment, with interpretation and report, unilateral or bilateral; optic nerve
  • 92134 — Scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging, posterior segment, with interpretation and report, unilateral or bilateral; retina

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Codes for Optometry 2011 again offered as CD-ROM

January 4, 2011

Orders for the 2011 edition of Codes for Optometry – the AOA’s comprehensive coding and billing manual for optometric practices – are now being accepted by the AOA Order Department.

For the second year, Codes for Optometry is being made available in a searchable CD-ROM format.

Together with the American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT©) Standard Edition manual, the AOA’s Codes of Optometry 2011 provides all the information practitioners and billing staff needed to quickly select appropriate billing codes and accurately report services on insurance claims, according to the AOA Clinical and Practice Advancement Group. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Paraoptometric Section seeks 2011 POY award nominees

January 4, 2011

The AOA Paraoptometric Section is seeking nominations for the Paraoptometric of the Year Award (POY).

The award is given annually to the optometric assistant or technician who has made outstanding and worthwhile contributions to the profession of optometry, paraoptometry, and the general public.

The nominee’s accomplishments are reviewed in the following categories:

  • Service to optometry and paraoptometric associations (office competency, service to
    paraoptometric state, regional and/or national associations, and contributions of personal time and effort)
  • Participation in public service activities
  • Personal endorsement by the nominating individual

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