Understand the core coding competencies that dictate accurate coding. Start with the coding fundamentals, guidelines, and conventions while you learn how your code choices impact your agency’s reimbursement and patient outcomes. Expert speaker J’non Griffin includes opportunities to pause the recording to work through scenarios, which she discusses in depth to ensure retention and comprehension.
Learn how to:
- Navigate the ICD-10 conventions & guidelines, including the use of laterality, Excludes notes, unspecified codes, sequelae, 7th character assignment, and key sequencing guidelines
- Use the Alphabetic Index, Tabular List, and neoplasm table to correctly find codes
- Apply critical thinking in understanding the sequencing of common diagnoses
- Recognize key coding and OASIS interactions
- Navigate the legal and ethical standards of care and clinician collaboration
- Look up codes in the coding manual including how to understand code structure, conventions and guidelines.
- Apply what you’ve learned by working through common home health scenarios
Required material: All participants must have a ICD-10-CM coding manual OR the Home Health Coding Center to participate. We recommend DecisionHealth’s Complete Home Health ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual or DecisionHealth’s Home Health Coding Center.
Who Should Listen?
- Beginner coders
- Clinicians who code
- Home health supervisors who are taking a role in coding