Orthopaedic Anatomy and Physiology Coding Updates for 2021

With over 35 years experience in the Healthcare arena in positions from nurse’s aide to ward clerk and medical transcriptionist to office manager, Margie Scalley Vaught understands how medical business offices are structured. Over 30 of these years were spent in the field of Orthopedics. Margie has obtained multiple certifications throughout her career including Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Professional Coder – Outpatient (COC) from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), CCS-P (Certified Coding Specialist – Physician) from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Medical Compliance Specialist-Physician (MCS-P) and ACS-OR Advanced Coding Specialist – Orthopedic. Margie is a recognized AAPC Approved PMCC Instructor. She has served as the technical advisor for the Orthopedic Practice Coder (PinkSheets) for DecisionHealth (DH) since 2000 and was Coding Content Specialist for DecisionHealth (DH) from April 2007 to March 2010 and is currently helping DH in Orthopedic related products. From 1996-2014 she provided consulting services to CodeCorrect.com/Medassets.com (NTrive). In addition, she contributes and writes articles for the AAOS Bulletin, AAPC Coding Edge and Orthopedic Technology Review. As an Independent Consultant, she also performs internal audits, education and training of physicians and office staff and helps clinics establish billing and coding compliance manuals. Margie is a current member of AAOE, AAPC and AHIMA and stays current on healthcare regulations by attending the annual conventions for AAOE, AAPC, and the AMAs CPT symposium.