The Impact of the New and Revised 2011 ICD-9-CM Codes

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Audio Conference on CD or On-Demand

Sponsored by Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies

Presented on Monday, August 30, 2010

You need to be ready to start using the new and revised ICD-9-CM codes by October 1. Listen to this 90-minute audio conference and learn what you need to know and do to implement the new codes into your current system.

Both of our nationally recognized speakers, Dr. Robert Gold and Gloryanne Bryant, return this year to deliver a comprehensive review of the new diagnosis and procedure codes and explanations of exactly how and when to use them. They are ready to help you:

  • Identify the 2011 coding changes, including information on new and revised codes, and the rationale for code assignment from a clinical standpoint
  • Organize ideas, suggestions, and tools to communicate changes to your physician staff and others
  • Secure complete and efficient implementation of the revised codes into your existing system
  • Explain main changes/updates to the alphabetical index and tabular list
You'll walk away from this program with a list of action steps to take to ensure your organization is ready to use the new codes correctly when they take effect on October 1.

NOTE: Participants should have a working knowledge of ICD-9-CM coding.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA

  • 2011 ICD-9-CM diagnosis code changes
  • New codes
  • Revised codes
  • Code rationale
  • Code use
  • Documentation issues
A question and answer session follows the presentation.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Robert S. Gold, MD, is founder and CEO of DCBA, Inc., in Atlanta, GA, a consulting firm that provides physician-to-physician education programs in clinical documentation improvement, including training staffs to perform concurrent review and HIM professionals to understand the clinical aspects of diseases and procedures to which they assign codes. He has more than 43 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.

Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCDS, is the regional managing director HIM (Revenue Cycle N. California) for Kaiser Foundation and Hospitals in Oakland, CA, and is responsible for coding, education, CDI, and HIM operations for 21 acute care hospitals. Previously, she was senior director of SystemWide coding HIM compliance for Catholic Healthcare West in San Francisco. She is a member of the editorial advisory board for Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, and has more than 30 years of experience in the HIM profession providing education to coders, physicians, and other hospital staff on IPPS, DRGs, ICD-9-CM, and CPT coding.

YOUR MATERIALS PACKET

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and tools, as well as the following:

  • List of all new ICD-9-CM codes for 2011
  • List of V codes for 2011
  • List of E Codes for 2011

These materials are provided with PDF links.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

HIM professionals: coding/billing managers and coding staff, and consultants; MS-DRG coordinators/managers; HIM directors; clinical data analysts; physician office coders and their managers; staff who assign ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes in acute care hospitals, physician offices, SNFs, rehabilitation, and home-health.

AUDIO ON-DEMAND

In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audio conferences, we are pleased to offer another option, audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player.

PROGRAM MATERIALS

Program materials are provided with PDF links.
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