maine4me
Guru
Although, I have already started my personal training for ICD10, it came to my attention that the hospital I work for has not included the medical practices in the plan for ICD10 training and implementation. So, I have now been asked to come up with a plan to prepare the medical practice physicians and staff, plus the billing staff for ICD10. I am looking for guidance from any of you who have already begun this process, and how you are going about it.
Initially, the thought is to establish a group of coders (currently I am the only coder) to have them begin to code from the medical documentation, rather than the physicians determining the codes and giving them for charge entry via a fee ticket. Taking the coding piece away from the physicians, will allow them to focus on documentation improvement and of course patient care. I am not sure how many coders to budget for. We have approximately 80 providers from many specialties, family practice, infectious disease, internal medicine (hospitalists), obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, palliative care, general surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, and physical/occupational therapy. I need to how many coders, should we look for coders in specific specialities, what are typical productivity requirements, etc.????
Any guidance is appreciated.
Initially, the thought is to establish a group of coders (currently I am the only coder) to have them begin to code from the medical documentation, rather than the physicians determining the codes and giving them for charge entry via a fee ticket. Taking the coding piece away from the physicians, will allow them to focus on documentation improvement and of course patient care. I am not sure how many coders to budget for. We have approximately 80 providers from many specialties, family practice, infectious disease, internal medicine (hospitalists), obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, palliative care, general surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, and physical/occupational therapy. I need to how many coders, should we look for coders in specific specialities, what are typical productivity requirements, etc.????
Any guidance is appreciated.