Description

Diagnosis coding accuracy is paramount to appropriate payment under PDPM, as ICD-10 Diagnosis codes & other patient characteristics are used as basis for classification in determining MCR payment.  The 5-day MDS establishes the PDPM payment category for the entire Medicare stay which is why it is so important to have good processes in place for establishing the principal diagnosis and having information to support coding all active diagnosis prior to the 5-day assessment reference date.

This program will include information regarding the Official ICD-10 Coding Guidelines, best practices for accurate ICD-10-CM code assignment, how to avoid common coding mistakes, and the importance of principal diagnosis identification.

Attendees should have access to a current ICD-10 coding book, as the training will include coding exercises and scenarios where the coding book will be used.

Learning Objectives

• Understand how ICD-10 coding impacts reimbursement under Medicare PDPM.
• Understand best practices for diagnosis coding in the SNF setting
• Develop skills to prevent common coding errors in the SNF setting
• Identify clinical information that should be documented to support ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding

Course Content:

           8:30                    ICD-10 Coding Impact on Reimbursement under PDPM

10:15                  Break

10:30                  Overview of Coding Guidelines, Conventions & Relevant Coding updates

12:00-12:30        Lunch Break

12:30                  Best practices for diagnosis coding in SNF setting

                           Documentation to support diagnosis coding on MDS

2:00                    Break

2:15                    Common coding mistakes and how to avoid them

     Practice coding scenarios

4:00                    Program adjourns

Target Audience: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Nursing Home Administrators, Nursing staff and leaders, Quality Assurance Director, Medical Records, MDS staff, Therapy staff

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Contact Hours: 6

An individual webinar link will be emailed to participant one to two days before webinar is scheduled and will either be conducted via GotoWebinar or Zoom.  To receive CEs you must be logged into the link sent on electronic device. Calling in via phone WILL NOT track/provide CEs.