Thursday, June 19, 2014

Documentation and Coding Concepts Webcast for Family Practice/Internal Medicine

ICD-10 Documentation and Coding Concepts Webcast: Family Practice/Internal Medicine

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to view a newly released webcast on ICD-10 documentation and coding concepts for family practice and internal medicine.

To view the webcast please visit cms.gov/ICD10 for a link to “Road to 10,” then click on the “Webcast” tab located in the left-hand navigation bar.
  • An AHIMA-certified coder presents on the webcast, which focuses on unique ICD-10 clinical documentation needs and hot topics for family practice and internal medicine: 
  • Physician perspective/clinical impact of ICD-10 
  • Documentation requirements for certain conditions 
  • Documentation changes and new concepts 
  • Use of "unspecified" codes in ICD-10 
Webcasts for orthopedics, cardiology, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology are already available.