2012-2013 ICD-10 Training Schedule

This special training edition of the ICD-10 Connect outlines implementation and code set training for both coders and physicians through 2013.

• Implementation Boot Camps: Final Schedule
• Code Set Training: Coders
• Code Set Training: Physicians
• Featured Article: ICD-10 Training: Get Help with A&P and Code Set

Implementation Boot Camps: Final Schedule

For individuals responsible for ICD-10 implementation at their organization, this is the last opportunity to take advantage of our implementation boot camps. The final schedule of the boot camps is now posted online. AAPC will transition to code set training after August, 2012.

Implementation Curriculum Includes:

• Provider impact assessments
• Software and systems updates
• Budgeting and training considerations
• ICD-10 mapping
• Differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM
• Importance of clinical documentation
• Performing documentation readiness assessments

Upcoming Implementation Boot Camp Schedule:

View Full Schedule Through August

Code Set Training: Coders

General Code Set | Beginning September
16 CEUs | $545 - $695 | Course Manual | ICD-10-CM Book

• Learn to code for ICD-10 and prepare for the ICD-10 Proficiency Assessment.
• Three training options: Online, Boot Camp, or at one of eight 2013 ICD-10 Conferences.

Anatomy & Pathophysiology | Available Now
14 CEUs | $149.95 | 14 Online Modules | Workbook | Quizzes

• Get a refresher on A&P and prepare for the increased clinical requirements of ICD-10.

• Specifically developed to prepare you for the ICD-10 Proficiency Assessment.

• 4- to 8-hour online courses (depending on specialty). View list of specialties.

Note: Complete coder training bundles, including core and supplemental training, will be available for as little as $645.

Code Set Training: Physicians

The largest issue following the October 1, 2013 implementation date for ICD-10 will be ensuring documentation sufficient to support the specificity required for the new ICD-10 code sets.

Clinical Documentation Evaluation:
Available Now | $395

• Analyze your current documentation in preparation for ICD-10.

Clinical Requirements of ICD-10:
Available September | 3 CMEs | $395

• Learn to document and code for ICD-10 in your specialty.

Note: Complete physician training bundles will be available for $695.

FEATURED ARTICLE:
ICD-10 Training: Get Help with A&P and Code Set

ICD-10's implementation on Oct. 1, 2013 will change everything from the way health care providers document services to the way codes are selected, reported, and reimbursed. It forces medical staff to see computers as partners rather than simple tools. The advent of ICD-10 will homogenize practices, requiring all who come in contact with patients and their records to adapt. Yet, it will be coders who set the keystone for success.

Read full article here.

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