Company: President Bishop & Associates, Inc.
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Experience and Areas of Coding/Reimbursement Expertise:

- Physician CPT-4 and ICD-9 Coding

- Documentation Guidelines

- Managed Care Strategies

- Compliance Chart Analysis and Auditing

- ICD-9 Paper and EMR Chart Audits

- Complex Surgical CPT-4 Coding

- Specific expertise in:

·         Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine

·         Plastic, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

·         Trauma Procedures

·         Craniofacial Surgery

·         Wound Management-Acute and Chronic

·         Orthopedics-Surgical and Office

·         General Surgery/Trauma

·         Burn Injuries

·         ENT

·         Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

·         Podiatry

·         Emergency Department

·         Nonphysician Providers

·         Advanced E&M

·         Medicare HCC audits

Speaker Bio:

Mr. Bishop is a Certified Professional Coder through the AAPC with surgical specialty certification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and General Surgery. 

John has been an active Surgical Physician Assistant for the past 35 years. His clinical experience includes:

• Orthopedics
• Family Practice
• General Surgery
• Multi-organ Transplantation
• Trauma and Burn Injuries
• ENT
• Plastic, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Pulmonary/Critical Care
• Acute and Chronic Wound Care Management

He is the President and CEO of Bishop & Associates, Inc, a surgical, medical and Coding/Auditing/Reimbursement consulting company. John has also developed and published several Coding, Billing and Reimbursement manuals for Burns, Trauma, Wound Management and Plastic Surgery. Plus, he has contracted with several Universities and private, large multi-specialty groups as the Consultant Educator on Coding and Reimbursement. John has over 20 years experience being a leader, director and manager of many different disciplines, over 20+ years experience with Coding, Billing and Reimbursement and over 10 years experience with Business Development and Medical Marketing.

He has also been an advocate for NonPhysician providers and is a recent past President of the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants. Mr. Bishop is the past Director of Coding, as well as, an Adjunct Instructor at one of Florida's premier universities. John is very involved in teaching many Coding and Reimbursement seminars for Surgeons, Physicians and NonPhysician Provider groups nationwide. He also has been a  frequent presenter for multi-specialty coding and reimbursement seminars for AAPC, PAHCS, Decision Health, The Coding Institute, AHIMA and McVey Associates, Inc.