Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) Certification Study Guide, 2020

The Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) ICD-10 Certification Study Guide, 2020, will help prepare you to take the Home Care Coding Specialist-Hospice (HCS-H) ICD-10-CM certification examination, offered by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC), the credentialing arm of the Association of Homecare Coding & Compliance (AHCC). You’ll get tips and sample test questions to help you prepare for the exam.

With the Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) ICD-10 Certification Study Guide, 2020, you will learn:

• Key items to take note of from the ICD-10-CM conventions and guidelines, including laterality, sequelae, and excludes notes
• How to report primary and secondary diagnoses
• What diagnoses are appropriate on a hospice claim
• Critical Issues for coding common home care diagnoses such as fractures, wounds, neoplasms, ulcers, diabetes, abnormality of gait, fractures and more

Plus, the Home Care Coding Specialist – Hospice (HCS-H) ICD-10 Certification Study Guide, 2020, includes:

• Ethical and Legal Standards for coding professionals.
• Questions for the Expert—Coders have asked our experts about common coding problems. Our experts provide answers and feedback that can guide you on the test.
• Exam Outline—See the concepts that will be tested on your home care coding exam, and make sure you’re familiar with all of the topics outlined.
• Coding tips—You get valuable clues to the exam questions.
• 20+ practice questions—Test yourself by applying what you’ve learned.

Published: September 2019

Page count: 98
ISBN: 978-1-68308-990-2

About AHCC Membership

AHCC members support the association’s mission by earning and encouraging professional credentialing, participating in or sponsoring continuous professional education and training activities for skills maintenance, and participating in advocacy activities to help increase the visibility of the integral role post-acute care plays in the care continuum. Members include:

• Home Health Nurses
• Coders & Coding Managers
• QA & Compliance Managers
• Therapists
• Clinical Supervisors
• Compliance Officers

Premium Level Member Benefits Include:

• Resources library
• CEU quiz (12 annually)
• Career center
• Discounts on AHCC events
• Forum
• Quarterly journal w/CEUs
• Quarterly “best practices” papers
• Quarterly town hall calls
• And more …