THE LANGUAGE OF ICD-10: SPECIFICITY AND GRANULARITY

Course overview

THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE TERMINOLOGY OF ICD-10-CM AND DOCUMENTATION PRACTICES THAT WILL IMPACT REIMBURSEMENT WITH THE ADVENT OF ICD-10-CM/PCS. IT WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE MOST COMMON DOCUMENTATION ERRORS IN ICD-9-CM AND HOW THESE WILL CONTINUE WITHIN THE ICD-10 SYSTEMS. THE COURSE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE NEW TERMS AND CONCEPTS THAT WILL BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN ICD-10 AND HOW TO USE THEM CORRECTLY.