posted 4/2/2013

News from the American Psychiatric Association

APA is pleased to announce that the DSM-5 and other DSM-5 companion titles are now available for pre-order on www.appi.org! Pre-orders will be fulfilled on May 22, when the book becomes available to the general public.

Also now up is the new DSM-5 landing page featuring news updates, fact sheets, videos, and highlights of changes from DSM-IV to DSM-5! This site will be updated weekly as new articles are published in Psychiatric News.

Due May 2013!
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5®)
American Psychiatric Association
2013  1,000 pages  ISBN 978-0-89042-554-1  Hardcover  $199.00  Item #2554
2013  1,000 pages  ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8  Paperback  $149.00  Item #2555
http://www.appi.org/SearchCenter/Pages/SearchDetail.aspx?ItemId=2555

Members are reminded that changes in CPT coding take effect January 1.  A variety or resources are availablel to support members in preparing for this change.

WPA Webinar - On January 9, Drs Jerry Halverson and John Schneider presented a WPA webinar on the changes. Click here to listen to this webinar.

APA Coding resources
Established Patient (draft template)
Initial Evaluation (draft template)

By the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:
Describe the History and Context of Current CPT Billing Code Changes
List CPT codes eliminated due to the 2013 Update
List categories and usage of E&M versus Psychotherapy Codes for Billing in Psychiatry
Describe the Interactive Complexity and Crisis Codes

Presenters: 
John Schneider MD
President – Medical Staff, Aurora Psychiatric Hospital
Medical Director – Intensive Treatment Unit, Aurora Psychiatric Hospital

Jerry Halverson MD
Medical Director of Adult Services - Rogers Memorial Hospital-Oconomowoc

To View Recording:
Click here

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