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Achieve mastery of ICD-10 coding with a focus on hands-on exercises - online! Coding professionals will learn to be proficient in ICD-10 coding in this comprehensive five-day Certified Coder Boot Camp®-ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS Version. This course is updated to reflect the most current information, and offers the valuable CEs you need to maintain your credentials or to prepare to sit for an upcoming proficiency exam.

Participants will walk away with a thorough grounding of the changing documentation and coding requirements under ICD-10. Crafted especially for CDI specialists, the two-week online ICD-10 for CDI Boot CampT includes an overview of the reasons why the change to ICD-10 is occurring as well as a review of ICD-10-CM and PCS coding conventions. The majority of the course is a review of frequently reported diagnoses in ICD-9 and the additional documentation specificity that CDI specialists will need to obtain under ICD-10. Each section contains a clinical scenario that will require students to put lessons learned into practice.

This two–and–a–half day course will provide you with sustainable solutions to the most common accreditation challenges. Participants will learn the skills necessary to interpret accreditation standards and regulations, implement continuous survey readiness plans, integrate standards with organizational policies and procedures, and identify future trends likely to affect organizational compliance.

Taught by AAPC® certified instructors, this intensive, one–week medical coding course focuses on ICD–9–CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding for physician and hospital outpatient services. Course content is specifically designed to help participants acquire the knowledge necessary to successfully complete AAPC's CPC® exam. The exam is offered as an optional add–on to this course for those students who want to obtain certification as a professional coder.

Using a combination of online lecture, interactive course work, coding exercises, and instructor conference calls, this intensive four–week course gives you the same content, tools and skills that our live Certified Coder Boot Camp provides for all medical and surgical specialties.

The expert faculty at HCPro will train you to be proficient in ICD-10 coding in this comprehensive Certified Coder Boot Camp®-ICD-10 Version. This course is updated to reflect the most current information and offers the valuable CEs you need to maintain your credentials or to prepare to sit for an upcoming proficiency exam.

The course emphasizes inpatient coding guidelines, abstracting inpatient medical records, and DRG (diagnosis related groups) assignment. This intensive, one–week course also focuses on ICD–9–CM Diagnosis (Volumes 1 and 2), and Procedure Coding for Inpatient Hospital Services (Volume 3).

Sponsored by ACDIS (Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists), this four–day boot camp provides specific education covering MS–DRGs and reimbursement under the IPPS, ICD–9–CM coding rules and regulations, medical record review and physician query techniques, and CDI program benchmarking and compliance initiatives. The class is designed for new Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) specialists or intermediate CDI specialists in need of more formalized training.

Sponsored by ACDIS (Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists), this two week online boot camp provides specific education covering MS–DRGs and reimbursement under the IPPS, ICD–9–CM coding rules and regulations, medical record review and physician query techniques, and CDI program benchmarking and compliance initiatives. The class is designed for new Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) specialists or intermediate CDI specialists in need of more formalized training.

Available only as an on–site program for group training, this course covers the fundamentals and intricacies of E/M coding and how to perform effective E/M audits. The agenda is based on a two–-day program and designed for both coding and auditing professionals. However, course length and content are customizable to meet the specific needs of your organization.

This intensive one–day course will give staff an introduction to the fundamentals of ICD–10 coding. They will learn the differences between ICD–9 and ICD–10 codes, understand the major changes to the official coding guidelines, and develop the confidence to tackle the new system.

This course will give staff an introduction to the fundamentals of ICD-10 coding. They will learn the differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, understand the major changes to the official coding guidelines, and develop the confidence to tackle the new system.

Participants will walk away with a thorough grounding of the changing documentation and coding requirements under ICD-10. Crafted especially for CDI specialists, the two-day ICD-10 for CDI Boot Camp includes an overview of the reasons why the change to ICD-10 is occurring as well as a review of ICD-10-CM and PCS coding conventions. The majority of the course is a review of frequently reported diagnoses in ICD-9 and the additional documentation specificity that CDI specialists will need to obtain under ICD-10. Each section contains a clinical scenario that will require students to put lessons learned into practice.

Based on the rules and requirements for hospitals in the NFPA's 2000 Life Safety Code, this on–site boot camp is perfect for organizations in need of group training. The intensive course agenda gives participants the knowledge and confidence to recognize how the 2000 Life Safety Code's general provisions apply to hospitals; explain the 2000 Life Safety Code's healthcare occupancy provisions and how to use them; and recall the format of the 2000 Life Safety Code and how to navigate it's healthcare occupancy requirements, exceptions, and annex notes.

The MDS 3.0 Boot Camp is an intensive training program that focuses on accurate completion of the new MDS 3.0 assessment and links the assessment process to clinical standards of care. This program identifies process changes that will result in a successful transition to MDS 3.0 including clinical care, clinical outcomes, and reimbursement.

Achieve MDS 3.0 accuracy at your own pace with HCPro's MDS 3.0 Boot Camp Online. Using a combination of online lectures, interactive course work, and instructor conference calls, this intensive four-week course offers practical solutions to strengthen your facility's processes and bottom line.

Medicare Boot Camp – Critical Access Hospital Version, is a three–day intensive course on Medicare coverage, billing, coding and payment for critical access hospitals. It gives you the knowledge and tools to find the answers to your most pressing Medicare issues.

During this comprehensive, one–week course, expert faculty present topics on Medicare coverage, billing, coding and payment for hospital outpatient and inpatient services. The program is highly technical and focuses on the Medicare "rules" (including statues, regulations, CMS manuals, and program memos) applicable to hospitals services with an emphasis on operational application of those rules.

Topics covered during this intensive, four–day course include Medicare coverage, billing, coding and payment for long term care services, including skilled nursing facility (SNF) services, and Medicare Part B services provided to nursing facility residents. The objective of the class is to provide participants with a detailed understanding of the Medicare "rules" applicable to long term care services.

A popular on–site class for group training, this customizable program features Medicare coverage, billing, coding, and payment for physician and non–physician practitioner services. The course is technically oriented and focuses on Medicare regulations and guidelines applicable to professional services.

During this interactive two-day Boot Camp, you'll receive the latest information on regulations and industry guidance for physician queries, review actual medical records, and learn how to look at the records from an auditor's point of view to decide what needs further clarification. You will craft compliant verbal and written queries that ensure a complete and accurate medical record, minimize RAC risk, and elicit physician response.

With the introduction of the Five–Star Rating System, CMS has turned inconspicuous data into clear, transparent, publicly reported information. During this intensive, four–day course, expert faculty will cover various topics including an overview of the Five–Star Rating System, methods for staying compliant with the new and upcoming F–Tags, strategies for coping with surveyors and survey teams, and ways to minimize and fight deficiencies under the current regulatory environment.