Coding Update for FY2018: Understand the Changes Webinar
September 13, 2017 –  from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central
 Webinar Recording Available

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There are 728 changes for final FY2018 ICD-10-CM Coding (this is 322 more changes than the proposed rule).  Changes include 360 new codes, 142 code deletions and 226 code title revisions.  This webinar will provide staff with information necessary to code accurately beginning October 1^st.  Chapters where many of the major ICD-10 code changes occur include Diseases of the Circulatory System (Chapter 9); Diseases of skin & subcutaneous tissue (Chapter 12) Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (Chapter 19). New codes changes will affect case mix categories: Blindness & Low Vision; Neuro 1; Neuro 2; Diabetes; Ortho 2 and Skin 2. Also reviewed will be the updates to the Official Guidelines for Coding & Reporting. *

Objectives:

• Identify the coding changes that affect home health & hospice

  • Additional specificity added

    • for pulmonary hypertension;

    • lower extremity ulcers;

    • blindness and low vision;

    • spinal stenosis

    • anorectal abscesses

    • Type of MI

  • Increased choices for Heart Failure

  • Additional Codes for Substance abuse

• Review changes to case mix diagnoses

• Review updates and changes to the Coding Guidelines *

• Discuss Test Your Knowledge cases to illustrate the new coding changes

Presenter:  Joan Usher, BS, RHIA, ACE, President, JLU Health Record Systems is a nationally recognized AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM trainer.   Joan has a degree in Health Information Management and has been a home health consultant for over 28 years. She has educated more than 15,000 people in nationwide on coding. Joan is past president of the Massachusetts Health Information Management Association (MaHIMA) and has served three years as a delegate for American Health Information Management Assn (AHIMA).  Usher is a Board of Director of Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA.  Joan's webinars consistently earn outstanding reviews from participants.

Registration Fee:  Member rate is $169.00 - Non-members $269.00.  The live webinar includes the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters, however there is no additional fee for the recording. Recoding of this webinar available through September 27, 2017.

Continuing Education:  The presenters and program planners have no conflict of interest regarding this webinar.  To apply for contact hours, please mail an evaluation form and a completed sign-in sheet, listing the individuals at your facility that participated and noting those requesting contact hours.  No commercial support has been provided for this program.

Convenience: Enjoy the convenience and cost-efficiency of a webinar – watch the speaker’s slide presentation on the internet while logging in on your smart phone or through your computer.  There is no limit to the number of attendees from your agency who may participate at your site using one phone line and a computer with internet access.  Confirmation:  Prior to the webinar, a GoToWebinar link will be e-mailed to you.  You will need to register through this link to attend the webinar. You will be sent a confirmation which will include a join link to access the webinar, a dial-in number and an access code to listen in via telephone. You will also be sent any pertinent handouts, if available, an evaluation and certificate. The webinar will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Recording will be made available after the program, and will be accessible for 2 weeks.

Continuing Education:  The presenter and program planners have no conflict of interest regarding this webinar.  To apply for contact hours, please mail an evaluation form and completed sign-in sheet, listing the individuals at your facility that participated, noting those requesting contact hours.  Individuals requesting contact hours will receive a certificate of contact hours earned.  Please make sure that you enter the contact person’s name in the Registration Form.  All correspondence and site registration information will be sent to this person. Information provided in this program should be used within the scope of practice.

Registration: The registration deadline is September 6, 2017.  Registrations may not be shared between agencies – the agency’s registration covers the access of only one phone line/computer access to the webinar. Multiple site participation for your agency will require a separate registration fee for each connection. Please note: if your agency has sent in 1 registration but 3 people from your agency register through the GTW link, your agency will be invoiced for the additional 2 registrations. The handouts will be emailed to you to the email address you provide. Please feel free to provide an additional email address as a backup.