New Codes Update to Prepare for October 1 - On-Demand

Available ON-DEMAND

Presented on: Thursday, June 23, 2022

Presented by: Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O

Staying up to date with FY2023’s new, deleted, and revised codes is the key to ensuring accuracy when capturing patient conditions through coding. This year’s ICD-10 code update proposes 1,179 new codes including several code additions to further identify the stage of severity as well as behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). In this 60-minute live webinar, coding and billing expert Brandi Whitemyer will walk you through how this year’s updates will impact the home health coding environment so you can start preparing, stay in compliance, and ensure your agency gets its rightful reimbursement come October 1.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Explain key updates to the FY2023 code set, including new, deleted, and revised codes
• Implement preparations for code updates by learning how the changes will impact the most frequently used codes
• Determine which areas of coding will require more detailed documentation to assign codes at the highest level of specificity
• Describe how to read and apply the changes to the Tabular List and Alphabetic Index that will impact home health coding

Agenda

• Changes coming to existing codes
• Details about the new upcoming codes
• Areas that will require greater detail and better documentation to code to the highest level of specificity
• Q&A

Who Should Listen?

• Agency coders
• Outsource coders
• Coding managers
• Clinical supervisors
• Directors of nursing
• Quality improvement/quality assurance managers
• Agency owners

Meet the Speaker

Brandi Whitemyer, RN, CDIP, COS-C, HCS-D, HCS-O, has expertise in ICD-10 coding, postacute billing, coding and OASIS education, and outcomes management. She has more than 18 years of experience in postacute healthcare as the previous owner of a full-service coding and consulting company, along with experience in the development of coding, billing/revenue cycle, and clinical education resources for postacute care. Whitemyer has worked for the past 14 years as a consultant and home health and hospice coding expert, providing agencies nationally with survey compliance; medical reviews and appeals of Medicare denials; corrective action plans; policy development; revenue cycle and billing compliance management; coding and quality assurance processes; and coding and OASIS education.

Continuing Education

BMSC
This program is approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance (BMSC) for 1 CEU(s). 

Ability to claim credits for this webinar expires on: 6/23/23 

Instructions

Webinar system requirements and program materials: 
To fully benefit from the webinar experience, please note you will need a computer equipped with the following:

Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari, with JavaScript enabled 
Internet: Internet connection (high-speed connection recommended) 
Streaming: Access audio/video streaming from any browser on a computer, mobile, or tablet device

Prior to the webinar, you will receive an email with detailed system requirements, your login information, presentation slides, and other materials that you can print and distribute to all attendees at your location. 

CAN'T LISTEN LIVE? 
No problem. The On-Demand version will be available. Use it as a training tool at your convenience—whenever your new or existing staff need a refresher or need to understand a new concept. Play it once or dozens of times. A $242 value! 

PLEASE NOTE 
Participation in the webinar is just $242 per site. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet.

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