During this 90-minute webinar, home health expert Brandi Whitemyer will provide an overview of the code changes coming October 1 and walk you through their impact on the home health coding environment.
Get an in-depth review of the FINAL new, deleted, and revised ICD-10 codes that impact home health for FY 2021 to ensure compliance and accurate payments in PDGM.
Home health coding expert Brandi Whitemyer will walk you through the recently updated guidelines and point out which codes are part of a clinical grouping or comorbidity adjustment so you don’t miss a chance to get properly reimbursed for the care you provide.
In this 90-minute webinar, Whitemyer will give you the tools you need to master coding competency in the year ahead.
Learning Objectives:-
- Explain key updates to the FY 2021 code set, including new, deleted, and revised codes
- Implement preparations for code updates by learning how the changes will impact the codes you use most often
- Determine which areas of coding will require greater, more detailed documentation to assign the most specific codes
- Describe how to read and apply the changes to the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List that will impact home health coding
Agenda:-
- Break down updated alpha/tabular coding guidelines
- Review PDGM grouper updates
- Explain which new codes contribute to comorbidity adjustments
- Understand if osteoporosis "other site" codes are part of clinical groupings when the primary
- Determine which areas will require greater detail and better documentation
Who Should Attend?
- Home health coders
- Administrators
- Quality managers
- Clinical supervisors
- Compliance officers
- Compliance managers and clinicians
