Product of the week: CC/MCC: Clinical Conditions, Query Opportunities, and ICD-10 Update (live webcast)
HIM-HIPAA Insider, December 29, 2014
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Struggling to identify the clinical indicators needed to qualify a diagnosis as a complication/comorbidity (CC) or a major CC (MCC)? Join William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, at 1 p.m. (Eastern) Tuesday, January 13, 2015, for a detailed look at targeted CC/MCC areas. He will also highlight opportunities for improvement.
New coders and CDI specialists often struggle to identify clinical indicators, but so do those who’ve been in the field a while. It can be difficult to identify the top opportunities in this area, and so can effectively applying both clinical and coding rules to principal and additional diagnosis selection. Even those who’ve had multiple years of experience querying can get tangled up in new initiatives, letting their essential skills lapse.
For more information or to order, call 800/650-6787 and mention Source Code EZINEAD or visit the HCPro Healthcare Marketplace.
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