Diagnosis Coding in ICD-10-CM
2 CEU
Led by Ann Zeisset, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, a noted authority on ICD-10, this session goes beyond the basic organization’s awareness training and gives HIM and coding professionals, as well as other data users, much more detail about the classification system of ICD-10-CM.
What You Will Learn
- The structure, organization, and unique features of ICD-10-CM, including many examples of codes
- Discusses the similarities of ICD-10-CM illustrating that it is very similar to ICD-9-CM
- Information about chapter structure and how to Index codes
- New features of ICD-10-CM and the specificity of the codes
- Application of new information to assign some codes
- Explore new ICD-10-CM coding conventions
- Review examples of how guidelines and definitions are used to determine the correct diagnosis code
- Examples of the impact on documentation practices and importance of strategy for documentation improvement
Who Should Attend
- HIM and coding professionals in all settings
- All data users currently assigning or evaluating ICD diagnosis codes (i.e., Quality, Utilization, Case Management, Performance Improvement, Tumor Registry, Trauma Registry, Research)