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HHWN: Coding Updates for Hospice & Home Health Effective October 1, 2020
Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
Category: Live Webinar

Are you prepared for the FY2021 ICD-10 code updates? The October 1 deadline will be upon us soon. Ensure staff members are fully trained on new, revised, and deleted codes before the effective date.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Recognize the new codes added to the code set
  • Identify the codes that have been deleted and revised
  • Discuss the importance of increased specificity
  • Explain disease-specific information related to code changes 

WEBINAR DETAILS

The FY2021 ICD-10-CM code set includes 490 new, 47 revised, and 58 deleted codes. This session will delve into all of it, including challenging coding areas. It is imperative that coders become familiar with the changes prior to October 1 to avoid costly mistakes and noncompliance. Efficient and accurate coding is essential to agency success. Join us to increase your understanding of the FY2021 ICD-10 code updates and keep your coding skills sharp.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This timely webinar is designed for coders, administrators, clinical supervisors, quality assurance nurses, clinical staff, and billing staff. 

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

  • Detailed list of coding changes/descriptions

MEET THE PRESENTER

Sharon Litwin, RN, MHA, 5 Star Consultants, LLC

Sharon Litwin is founder and senior managing partner of 5 Star Consultants, a national consulting and coding firm specializing in homecare and hospice services since 2003.  Sharon was an ACHC and CHAP surveyor, performing Medicare deemed surveys for ten years. 

In her consulting firm, Sharon assists homecare and hospice agencies in providing quality, meeting regulations, ICD-10 coding, OASIS, increasing outcomes and Star Ratings, and having continued survey readiness.  Sharon and her staff perform ICD-10 coding and OASIS reviews, QAPI, clinical record reviews, mock surveys, and help agencies across the country stay in compliance.  Sharon is a regular speaker to education companies, state and national associations and publications.

 

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