ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Reporting Requirements for Hospice Providers
Tracking # 20-1238742
Course overview
Ongoing scrutiny by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the proper reporting of ICD-10-CM codes and limitations on codes used as the principal diagnosis necessitates up-to-date, accurate training for hospice clinicians as well as billing and financial professionals. In this course, you will learn CMS coding requirements for hospices, the importance of accurate ICD-10-CM coding and its role in hospice, and how to select the specific ICD-10-CM codes that best describe the terminal illness and related comorbidities. The goal of this course is to instruct hospice nurses, medical coders, and other staff on ICD-10-CM coding requirements specific to hospice providers.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.