AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by JustCoding.com
presented on January 17, 2007
Gain control of diabetes documentation and ensure compliance
During this program, renowned HIM experts, Dr. Robert S. Gold and Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CPC, take an in-depth look at diabetes from a clinical and coding point of view, from understanding the clinical aspects of different types of diabetes to assigning combination codes and reconciling documentation. You’ll get the tips, strategies, and advice you need to:
- explain clinical differences between Type I and Type II diabetes
- query physicians for more information to avoid making assumptions based on the documentation
- assign correct codes to the highest degree of specificity
- prepare for ICD-10 with code expansions related to diabetes codes
- work with physicians to improve diabetes documentation
Coding in action—learn from real-life case studies!
To ensure you walk away with practical information that can be implemented in your own facility, this program also presents realistic case studies addressing various diabetes coding issues.
NOTE: Participants should have a general familiarity with the alphabetic indices for diabetic conditions.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- Diseases caused by diabetes versus diseases in diabetics: How to differentiate and correctly code for them
- reporting combination codes with manifestation codes
- coding each individually
- The basics of the clinical classification of all forms of diabetes and the impact on coding Type I and Type II diabetes mellitus
- Diabetes uncontrolled and poorly controlled
- 5th digit assignments
- reporting the additional code V58.67
- factoring “poorly controlled” or “poor control” in code assignment when they are documented in the medical record
- The current status of diabetes from a coding standpoint and the future for 2008
- Physician queries: How to get the info you need from the medical staff
- Selected case studies
- Question and answer session
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the audioconference, you will be able to:
- Illustrate the clinical differences between diseases caused by diabetes versus diseases in diabetics and how to correctly code for them
- Identify the basics of the clinical classification of all forms of diabetes and the impact on coding
- Explain uncontrolled v. poorly controlled diabetes and the appropriate coding assignments based on documentation in the medical record
- Summarize current coding guidelines and what is expected for 2008
- State how to query a physician using information obtained in the medical record to assign the most specific diabetic codes
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Robert S. Gold, MD is founder and CEO of DCBA, Inc., in Atlanta, GA, a consulting firm that provides physician-to-physician educational programs in clinical documentation improvement. He has more than 40 years of experience as a physician, medical director, and consultant. Dr. Gold writes Clinically Speaking for Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies and Minute for the Medical Staff for Medical Records Briefing, and is the author of the training handbook, Documentation Strategies to Support Severity of Illness: Ensure an accurate professional profile, all from HCPro.
Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CPC, is HCPro’s director of coding and HIM, where she serves as the lead instructor for two of the Certified Coder Boot Camps, which cover physician and outpatient hospital coding and inpatient hospital facility coding. She works with hospitals, medical practices, and other healthcare providers on a wide range of coding-related issues with a particular focus on coding reviews and audits. She has extensive experience with coding for both physician and hospital services.
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!
In addition to the expertise presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials along with tools and “take home” items, including:
- Links to the Coding Clinics from the AHA
- List of classifications from the American Diabetes Association
- Articles and a quiz from HCPro’s JustCoding.com
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
- HIM directors, managers, and coders
- Clinical documentation specialists
- Utilization review managers
- Patient financial services, billers, and business office staff
- Quality improvement management
- Risk management and corporate compliance
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