ICD 10 Coding Training - Prep Up Your Radiology Practice

DURHAM, NC, Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- According to the U.S Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS), the U.S health care system is all set to adopt ICD 10 codes on October 1, 2014. This transition to ICD 10 is likely to impact almost every part of healthcare, right from the providers to payers. The challenge is to identify how your organization will be affected, and how one should deal it.

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 ICD-10 Coding for Radiology

Expert Michelle N. Myrick will take this information packed session on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, where she'll discuss the differences and similarities between  ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision) to the incoming ICD-10 (International Classification of diseases, 10th Revision). Michelle will primarily focus on the diagnosis codes common to radiology services.

In this 60 minute training session, Michelle will discuss the intricacies of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, and how it will impact the radiology services. Moreover, she will also provide invaluable documentation tips for ICD-10 for radiology.

Take a look at the topics covered:

• Know the major differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 in radiology
• Find out how will this change impact radiologists
• How should the Radiology practice prepare for ICD 10
• Know what patient history should be captured for radiology ICD-10-CM Coding
• Learn how to build an ICD-10-PCS foundation for radiology procedures

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