Inpatient Coding: Circulatory System is part of HCPro’s Coding & Reimbursement Library. This course outlines hypertension, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarctions, angina pectoris, and other cerebrovascular conditions. It provides guidelines and tips for coding these conditions.
HCPro’s Coding & Reimbursement Library provides hands-on learning opportunities for every member of the coding staff, whether veteran coders or those looking to enhance their skills. There are courses in both inpatient and outpatient coding, as well as introductory course to help introduce basic coding concepts to non-coding professionals.
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After completing the course, you will be able to:
- Identify the different types of hypertension: malignant, benign and unspecified
- List the common diagnostic and treatment methods for the hypertension
- Identify associated conditions like hypertensive renal or heart disease and their usage
- Apply Official Guidelines and Coding CIinic explanations that pertain to hypertension and related diseases.
- Identify coronary atherosclerosis and the various types of angina pectoris
- List the common diagnostic and treatment methods for the coronary atherosclerosis and angina including PTCA, coronary bypass, and cardiac catheterizations
- Apply Official Guidelines and Coding CIinic explanations that pertain to coronary atherosclerosis and angina
- Differentiate between the different types of myocardial infarctions, acute, chronic and healed or old
- Identify the common diagnostic and treatment methods for the MI’s
- Apply Official Guidelines and Coding CIinic explanations that pertain to MI’s
- Identify the various types of strokes, ischemic, hemorrhagic and TIA’s
- Identify the common diagnostic and treatment methods of cerebrovascular disease
- Apply Official Guidelines and Coding CIinic explanations that pertain to cerebrovascular disease
Earn valuable Continuing Education Credits
This program has been approved for 2 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 1.5 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.
Intended Audience
Inpatient coders as well as staff training to become inpatient coders.
Benefits of HCPro e-learning courses include:
- answers to tough questions about coding requirements
- case studies
- steps for solving coding challenges
- interactive test-your-knowledge practice questions throughout the course
- rationale for answers provided for all practice and final exam questions
- final exam and instant test score
- option of taking the exam again during password access
- certificate of completion student course history and documentation of training
- bookmark options
Computer Requirements
Windows 98 SE, 2000, XP
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5
- Netscape Navigator 7.1
- AOL 9
Mac OS X 10.2, 10.3, 10.4
- Safari 1.1 or higher
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Linux
Solaris
Additional requirements
- Adobe’s Macromedia Flash Player 6.0.79 or higher
- Adobe’s Macromedia Flash Player 7 or higher
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher
Online learners get 30-day access to the course materials. HCPro will e-mailed you a user name and password within one to three business days after we receive payment (credit card purchasers can gain access quickly—after we verify the credit card number).
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Training more than 5 coders?
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