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INTRODUCTION With the recent enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the ever-evolving US health care system, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) policy is an integral part of understanding how psychological services are billed and reimbursed. Education of professionals is integral for effective navigation of policy changes. What is CPT? • A coding system developed by AMA in conjunction with CMS to describe professional health services. • Each code has a specific five digit number and description as well as a reimbursable value. • Various “physicians” or “qualified health professional” perform services requiring the use of CPT codes. Why is it important for Psychologists? • A new health care plan recently passed by congress will change health care (largest change in 25-50 years). • An entirely new diagnostic system will be in place in two years. • Medicaid started using medicare NCCI edits effective 04.01.11. • Psychologist use these codes for billing and reimbursement of professional services • Improper use may result in audits. PsychologyCoding.com • Created by Antonio E. Puente, Ph.D. to help inform professionals First psychologist on the AMA CPT (HCPAC) committee and third non-MD in its 50-year history. On the actual 17 member voting panel. OBJECTIVE The current study’s purpose is to describe the website qualitatively, quantify website utilization, and gather data to enhance the educational properties of the website. Qualitative analysis includes a review of website structure, content, content delivery, and search engine optimization (SEO) terminology. METHOD Website utilization was quantified using website statistic collection program, JetPack for Wordpress. Electronically Educating Psychologists About Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) SUMMARY QUALITATIVE • Site structure was built using Wordpress (open source website content management system based on PHP and MySQL). • Homepage contains a Youtube video slideshow and PDF document, these contain the majority of the educational materials provided. • SEO keywords include; Psychology Coding, CPT, Current Protocol Terminology, Coding Psychological Services, Psychology Billing Codes, AMA, APA, CMS. QUANATATIVE • Visitors increased in February 2014 after code changes were enacted. • Visitors were referred from multiple sources with the most frequent being Google’s search engine. • The homepage had the most visits. • Visitors with IP addresses representing 32 different counties visited. • The top outgoing links were for social media or associated with the American Psychological Association (APA). FUTURE DIRECTIONS • Use electronic survey in order to more empirically establish methodology to educate and inform psychologists about effective use of CPT codes and changes to national policies. NCPA Spring Conference April, 2014 John Capps, Aaron Dedmon, Jacob Wisnoski, Michael Francis, Angie Sekely, Andrea Mejia, and Antonio E. Puente, Ph.D. Web Statistics Results from www.PsychologyCoding.com (November 2013-April 2014) Views and Unique Visitors per Month Views by Country (>1) (Using IP address) 1,164 288 127 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 # of Referrals Search Engine Refferals Google Search Bing Yahoo Search 3,173 609 186 127 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 # of Visits # of Visits per Page CPT Homepage Sample Forms & Report Templates CPT Update 09.18.13 CPTBlog 17 13 12 9 9 8 8 7 0 5 10 15 20 psychology cpt codes cpt codes for psychologists cpt codes 2014 psychotherapy psychology cpt codes 2014 psychology billing codes psychology coding puente 2014 cpt codes for psychology psychotherapy cpt codes 2014 # of Times Searched Top Internally Search for Terms Country Views United States 4,213 United Kingdom 27 Germany 25 Spain 20 Puerto Rico 14 Canada 11 ArgenQna 6 Brazil 5 Israel 5 India 5 Malaysia 4 South Africa 3 Australia 3 Thailand 2 Russian FederaQon 2 Cayman Islands 2 Top Click on outgoing links Help Psychologycoding.com effectively deliver educational materials and updates with the most efficient and preferred format. Take a brief survey (<1 minute) Please Visit: www.surveymonkey.com/s/CPTncpa REFERENCES: Puente, A. E. (Nov, 2013). Psychology coding: CPT Homepage. Psychology Coding. Retrieved April 21, 2014, from h[p://psychologycoding.com/ Puente, A. E. (2013, October). CPT as a Model for Professional Neuropsychological Prac7ce. PresentaQon at 33rd annual convenQon of the NaQonal Academy of Neuropsychology, San Diego, CA. CPT is copyrighted by the American Medical AssociaQon CPT manuals may be ordered directly from the AMA at 1.800.621.8335 or www.Amaassn.Org/go/cpt
