ICD-10 Basics MLN Connects™ National Provider Call —
Registration Now Open
Thursday, August 22; 1:30-3pm ET
To Register: Visit MLN Connects Upcoming Calls. Space may be limited, register early.
Target Audience: Medical coders, physicians, physician office staff, nurses and other non-physician practitioners, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers, laboratories, and all Medicare providers
Are you ready to transition to ICD-10 on October 1, 2014? Join us for a keynote presentation on ICD-10 basics by Sue Bowman from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), along with an implementation update by CMS. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.
Agenda:
- Benefits of ICD-10
- Similarities and differences from ICD-9
- Coding
- Basics of finding a diagnosis code
- Placeholder "x"
- Unspecified codes
- External cause of injury codes
- Type of encounter
- Training needs and timelines
- Resources for coding and training
- National implementation issues
Keep Up to Date on ICD-10! Visit the CMS ICD-10 website for the latest news and resources to help you prepare for the October 1, 2014, deadline. Sign up for CMS ICD-10 Industry Email Updates and follow us on Twitter.
