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ICD-10 Prep for Home Health Agencies -
What you need to know now, What you need to do later
 

Program Description:

This session will provide home health agencies with an overview of the timelines and tasks related to the 2013 transition to ICD-10. 

 

Source documents related to the ICD-10 conversion will be discussed, along with a review of the conversion timeline and operational/budgetary considerations. Specific discussion related to comparing and contrasting ICD-9 and ICD-10, as well as an introduction to General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) will be included.

 

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

  1. Identify source documents from the 4 Cooperating Parties that are in charge of the ICD-10 conversion & maintenance of the code set
  2. Recognize the limitations of ICD-9 & benefits of ICD-10
  3. Compare & contrast ICD-9 to ICD-10
  4. Explain the conversion timeline
  5. Recognize operational impact
  6. Identify primary budgetary issues
  7. Identify a conversion team
  8. Explain General Equivalence Mapping (GEM)
The live webinar presentation will allow for Q&A at the end of the webinar.
 
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2/9/2012 2:00 PM 2/9/2012 3:00 PM The Aide’s Role in HIPAA
2/9/2012 2:00 PM 2/9/2012 3:00 PM Part V: Survey for Clinicians: from Documentation/Coordination & Home Visits

 
  
 
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