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DAY 1: Learning to Paint by Numbers
A Beginner’s Level Diagnostic Coding Workshop for Home Health Clinicians & Novice Coders

Outline – Coding Basics

• How ICD-9 Codes are Used
• Learning to Think Like a Coder
• Selection & Sequencing Primary & Secondary Diagnoses
• Tour of the ICD-9-CM Coding Manual
• The Proper Steps for Accurate Coding
• Recognizing Coding Conventions
• Overview of General Coding Guidelines
• Impact of PPS on ICD-9 Coding
• Intro to V & E Codes, Diabetes, Fractures, Symptoms vs. Disease
• Coding Diagnostic Statements

• Translate Clinical Terminology into ICD-9 Coding Language
• Navigate the ICD-9-CM
• Follow General Coding Guidelines
• Utilize Coding Conventions – Both Official and Publisher Specific
• How to  Complete the OASIS ICD-9 Items
• Demystify V & E Codes
• Assign Codes for DM, CVA, Fractures, Symptoms
• Sequence & Code Basic Diagnostic Statements

Who Should Attend?

Designed for home health providers with limited knowledge of ICD-9 coding rules and minimal coding experience (or for those coders who’d like a refresher on the basics).

Intermediate Coding

• Impact of the PPS Changes on ICD-9 Coding
• The Continuing Saga of V57 & Other V Codes Used in Home Health
• Using the General & Chapter-Specific Guidelines to Code & Sequence Common Home Health Scenarios
• When To (& Not To) Use Late Effects & Complication Codes
• Cancer Coding & Sequencing
• Special Consideration for HTN & Diabetes
• E Codes & the Table of Drugs & Chemicals
• Wound & Ulcer Coding
• 2009 Coding Changes

Objectives – Learn how to:

• Apply General & Chapter-Specific Guidelines to Improve Coding Accuracy
• Identify Approved V Codes, Case Mix Diagnoses & When to Complete MO246
• Use the Coding Manual to Increase the Accuracy of V Codes
• Differentiate Between & Sequence Late Effects & Complications
• Code Cancer Cases Using Correct Sequencing Technique
• Avoid Common Mistakes Related to Coding Diabetes & HTN
• Correctly Use the Table of Drugs & Chemicals & E Codes
• Sequence & Code Common Home Health Case Scenarios
• Integrate 2009 Coding Changes into Your Coding Practice

Who Should Attend?

Designed for home health providers with basic knowledge and practical experience with ICD-9 coding.

Advanced Strategies for Home Health Coding

• Introduce intermediate level home health coders to source documents beyond the Official Guidelines for Coding & Reporting that impact home health coding
• Assist participants in understanding the myriad of guidance from official sources that influence our diagnostic coding selections while maintaining coding accuracy
• Analyze how ICD-9 codes impact risk adjustment & reimbursement

Objectives - Learn how to:

• Recognize & access other source documents*(besides the Official Guidelines for Coding & Reporting) which impact home health coding
  
• Interpret these documents* and see how this guidance influences our diagnostic coding selections without sacrificing coding accuracy
  
• Discern the difference between rumors, opinions & official guidance
  
• Analyze how ICD-9 codes impact risk adjustment & reimbursement
  
• Understand Attachment D

*Documents includes: Attachments D & B from the OASIS Implementation Manual, CMS & OCCB Q & As, Medicare Benefits Policy Manual, Grouper Tables, and Pertinent guidance from Regional Home Health Intermediaries

Who Should Attend?

Designed for home health providers who are experienced in ICD-9 coding. This class looks at all the other issues related to home health coding beyond just describing your patient with ICD-9 codes. It is intensely interactive and includes discussions, exercises & scenarios to facilitate the integration of the multitude of guidance facing home health coders today.

Sparkle Sparks, MPT, HCS-D, COS-C Sparkle is a physical therapist who’s worked in home health since 1994 as a direct care provider, consultant, PPS analyst, staff educator, and OASIS and ICD-9 Coding trainer. She earned the Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis (HCS-D) and served as a national advisory member for the Board of Medical Specialty Coding. She has provided coding and OASIS training to thousands of home care providers throughout the country. Sparkle is the 2007 recipient of the Excellence in Homecare Award presented by the American Physical Therapy Association and is a Senior Associate Consultant with OASIS ANSWERS, Inc.

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