A Shot of Coding

Register for individual courses OR for the REMAINING 3 COURSES at a 10% discount! 

As always, the registration fee covers one screen log-on, but anyone in your agency may attend, so mark your calendars and spread the word!

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Part I: Key Concepts for General Coding & Attachment D Guidelines
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Date: Wed., April 15, 2009
Time: 11am - 12:30 pm CDT

Need a shot of information on general coding and Attachment D? In Course 1, focus on the revised coding guidelines in Attachment D, manifestation and comorbidity coding, and the rules for coding MO230, MO240 and MO246. Get one-on-one interaction with course instructor Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C and try your hand at practice scenarios to gauge your understanding.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This course has been approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 1.5 CEUs towards the maintenance of the HCS-D credential.

THIS COURSE HAS CONCLUDED

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Part II: Demystifying Diabetes Coding & Diabetic Manifestations
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Date: Wed., May 13, 2009
Time: 11am - 12:30 pm CDT

Need a shot of information on how to accurately code diabetes?  In Course 2, focus on the ICD-9 codes for Primary and Secondary diabetes, wound coding in diabetic patients and common coding errors related to diabetes. Get your questions answered directly by course instructor Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C and work through practice scenarios to help bring it all together.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This course has been approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 1.5 CEUs towards the maintenance of the HCS-D credential.

THIS COURSE HAS CONCLUDED

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Part III: Eliminating Chronic Mistakes in Coding Chronic Diseases
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Date: Wed., June 17, 2009
Time: 11am - 12:30 pm CDT

Need a shot of information on how to accurately code chronic diseases?  In Course 3, focus on the coding conventions and proper coding techniques for manifestation codes, comorbidities and combination coding. Get one-on-one interaction with course instructor Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C and apply what you’ve learned to sample scenarios. 

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This course has been approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 1.5 CEUs towards the maintenance of the HCS-D credential.

THIS COURSE HAS CONCLUDED

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Part IV: Critical Tools for Coding Therapies & Orthopedic Disorders
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Date: Wed., July 15, 2009
Time: 11am - 12:30 pm CDT

Need a shot of information on coding therapies and orthopedic disorders? In Course 4, focus on therapy thresholds and their impact on reimbursement, coding conventions for frequently used therapy codes, the correct use of V57.xx and V57.89 codes, and preventing ADL inconsistencies. Get one-on-one interaction with course instructor Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C and assess your understanding with sample scenarios.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This course has been approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 1.5 CEUs towards the maintenance of the HCS-D credential.

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Part V: Mastering the Art of Wound Coding
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Date: Wed., August 12, 2009
Time: 11am - 12:30 pm CDT

Need a shot of information on how to accurately code wounds?  In Course 5, focus on the proper coding techniques of chronic, traumatic and surgical wounds. Get one-on-one interaction with course instructor Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C and test your coding skills on sample scenarios.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This course has been approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 1.5 CEUs towards the maintenance of the HCS-D credential.

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Part VI: When & Where to Use V Codes
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Date: Wed., September 9, 2009
Time: 11am - 12:30 pm CDT

Need a shot of information on how to accurately code V codes?  In Course 6, focus on the history of V codes, status codes, aftercare codes, history of an illness/disease and miscellaneous V code uses. Get one-on-one interaction with course instructor Jennifer Warfield, RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C and get V code practice with sample scenarios.

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This course has been approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 1.5 CEUs towards the maintenance of the HCS-D credential.

 

Tuition & Fees

Tuition for each course is due at the time of registration. Please see the fee schedule below:

Tuition Type	Individual Courses	3 Remaining Courses - 10% Savings!
PPS Plus Customers	$99 (coupon code required)	$268 (coupon code required)
Non-Customers	$299	$808

PPS Plus Customer Discount: A PPS Plus customer is an agency that has either an active Home Health Edition (HHE) account or a subscription to our ICD-9 coding & OASIS review services. If you are a PPS Plus customer and would like to take advantage of your customer discount, please contact us at 1-877-282-6641 or info@ppsplus.com to retrieve your coupon code.

Association Member Discount: A special discounted rate has been negotiated for current members of VERMONT ASSEMBLY OF HOME HEALTH AGENCIES (VAHHA) and MONTANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (MHA). If you are a current member of either of these home care associations, contact your association office to retrieve your coupon code.

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Please refer to individual course descriptions for continuing education information.

Requirements for successful completion: All attendees must log in, remain connected for the entire course and submit the post-course evaluation in order to receive course completion certificate.

Textbooks

In each course, practice coding scenarios will be presented. It is highly recommended that you have your current ICD-9 coding manual on hand for each course.

Instructor

Need More Info?

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