EMG and NCV Training Courses | Empire Medical Training

Course Details

During the Hands-On portion of the training, physicians will perform each technique taught in the EMG training workshop using state-of-the-art EMG (Electromyography) equipment with guidance and supervision from faculty and staff.

The EMG conference and NCV workshops incorporate advanced training in the medical, technical, and business applications of a full nerve conduction practice. This Workshop is an intensive program that provides comprehensive didactic sessions and hands-on training by experts with over 30 years of experience in the field. Ample time will be available for discussions and question and answer sessions.

Your instruction will only be conducted with small groups of physicians to help facilitate the learning process. During the small group sessions, physicians will learn basic and advanced nerve conduction studies techniques on volunteers; understand their clinical indications.

After completion of the program you will be prepared to set up full nerve conduction and EMG practice in your office, and integrate nerve conduction studies as a sub-specialty into your practice.

You will learn to access your local medical review policy to learn the specific regulations for your demographic area. In addition, you will gain a thorough understanding of the billing, coding, and insurance guidelines for reimbursement. In addition to CME Credits, a Certificate Of Achievement is presented upon successful completion and demonstration of the various nerve conduction studies procedures.

Although these procedures are generously reimbursed by most insurance companies, it is of the utmost importance that physicians adhere to strict medical necessity in order to prevent incorrect coding and overutilization. In addition to the added value, a nerve conduction study brings to a primary care practice, there is a significant increase in reimbursement as well.

Who should attend?

Physicians who are interested in acquiring the medical and technical skills needed to perform nerve conduction studies in their practice.
Physicians who want to increase their practice revenue by adding a reimbursable service separately. Those who require learning proper methods to ensure consistent and appropriate reimbursement.
Physicians who often refer their EMG cases to other specialists and believe they can offer patients a valuable medical service in their practice instead.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn how to set up, perform and apply comprehensive nerve conduction studies techniques in a primary care practice setting. The added value, indications, Medicare/Insurance billing, and equipment purchase/lease options will all be discussed. Ample time will be available for discussions and question and answer sessions. The course will be taught by experts with over 30 years of practical experience in EMG and NCV as well as research in the field.

Learn how to evaluate and work up the patient with peripheral neuropathy, complications of diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, neck and arm pain, sciatica, burning feet, brachial plexus injuries, spinal stenosis, thoracic outlet syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and the various complications of peripheral nerve injury.
Employ basic and advanced techniques in the nerve conduction examination.
Use the methods discussed in the course and equipment in the nerve conduction examination.
Observe and practice these nerve conduction techniques on live patients.
Be critiqued on individual examination and reporting techniques.
Identify waveforms associated with nerve conduction findings.
Understand the indications, limitations and added value these studies bring to a primary care practice.
Review the use of the computer analysis with the EMG instrumentation.
Submit claims for each procedure to the carriers following specific guidelines and protocols.
Employ methods to ensure the appropriate and consistent reimbursement for each high-paying procedure.
Properly code each procedure adhering to strict medical necessity and patient selection criteria.
Utilize specific methods for compliance to help ensure correct procedure and help prevent over-utilization of services.
Expand current practice to include the subspecialty services of nerve conduction studies.
Attract new and existing patients using proven business and marketing methods.
A Certificate of Completion is presented upon completion of the program.

Course Prerequisites

Unlike some seminars, our programs are not demonstration only. Attendees are expected and required to perform procedures under the direct supervision of a qualified physician instructor in order to receive their certification. The afternoon session is reserved for intensive hands-on training, where our instructors will be carefully monitoring your technique and style of injecting to help improve your skills.

Disclaimer: Enrollment in a program seminar does not guarantee that a physician is sufficiently trained to perform a procedure. The physician will receive a certificate of achievement but this does not imply, nor is it intended to indicate any type of certification to perform a procedure. Individual instruction is available to attendees with certain program topics.

Coding & Billing Disclaimer: EMT provides information and general guidelines on coding and billing for various medical procedures. These are only general guidelines and the Attendee is directed to review and follow their Local Medicare or other insurance carriers coding/billing guidelines/policies. EMT is a seminar company for CME and accepts no liability for coding or billing errors made by the attendee.

Agenda

DAY 1

8:30am-9:00am

Registration.

9:00am–9:45am

Instructor Introduction, Nerve Conduction Studies. Compliance Issues; Who can do them, what can they add to your practice.

9:45am-10:30am

Technical aspects, technicians, analysis, quality assurance. Review of new technologies and report writing functionality.

10:30am-10:45am

Break

10:45am-12:00pm

NCV Studies analysis, decision support, and expert systems: What can they add to your diagnostic workup. Equipment and Supplies - EMG Machine. What you need to know, different vendors, pricing.

12:00pm-1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm

Upper & Lower Extremity Nerve Conduction Studies: Median Nerve, Ulnar Nerve, Radial Nerve.

2:00pm-3:00pm

Upper Extremity hands-on with faculty Median nerve sensory/motor studies, Ulnar nerve sensory/motor studies, Radial nerve sensory studies, F-Wave studies.

3:00pm-3:15pm

Break.

3:15pm-5:15pm

Upper Extremity Hands-On with faculty: Median nerve sensory/motor studies, Ulnar nerve sensory/motor studies, Radial nerve sensory studies, F-Wave studies.

5:15pm-5:30pm

Questions and Answer Session.

DAY 2

8:30am-8:45am

Registration.

8:45am–9:30am

Lower extremity hands-On with faculty. Review of Anatomy - Superficial Peroneal Nerve, Sural Nerve, Peroneal Nerve, Posterior Tibial Nerve.

9:30am-10:30am

Lower extremity hands-on with faculty. Superficial Peroneal nerve sensory studies, sural nerve sensory studies, peroneal nerve motor studies, posterior tibial nerve motor studies, f wave, and h reflex studies.

10:30am-10:45am

Break

10:45am-12:30pm

Lower extremity hands-on with faculty super per nerve sensory studies, sural nerve sens. studies, peroneal nerve motor studies, post tib nerve motor studies f wave and h reflex studies

12:30pm-1:30pm

Lunch

1:30pm-2:30pm

Additional hands-on training, lower extremities, nerve conduction studies based upon attendees' needs or desires. EMG machine, supplies, electrodes what, where, how to get, combination units - pricing.

2:30pm-3:30pm

Report Writing Function, Business principles, insurance, etc. What you need to know to ensure correct reimbursement Review of ICD-10(s) and CPT Codes.

3:30pm-4:00pm