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[CPU5387] CodeProU: ICD-10-CM Coding for Hospice | LEVEL 3
Advanced Training Focused on Hospice Coding

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Subscription Type: Individual

Education-Training Credits:

• 3.1 Contact Hrs Continuing Education for Nurses
• BMSC-Approved [Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance]
• 3.0 Contact Hrs Continuing Education for HCS-D -or-
• 3.0 Contact Hrs Continuing Education for HCS-H
• BMSC CE credit awarded by this program is valid until 6/30/2018

This program will enhance your knowledge of coding within the hospice setting, ensure coding accuracy and reinforce compliance with hospice regulations and coding guidelines. It was developed with these individuals in mind:

• Existing ICD-10-CM coders who require specifics on coding in a hospice setting
• Coders preparing for the hospice coding certification [HCS-H] exam
• Hospice Medical Directors
• Others requiring knowledge of Hospice Coding

It is important to note that this program does not teach ICD-10-CM coding. Subscribers should have successfully completed an intermediate-level of code training or if an existing coder, attained an intermediate-level of coding knowledge. This 3-hour program is divided into three segments. In each segment Lisa Selman-Holman takes you through the many important aspects of coding in a hospice setting:

• Segment One
• Regulatory Background
• How Medicare defines Related vs. Unrelated Conditions
• Regulatory Guidance for Hospice Coding
• A Review of CR8877
• Segment Two
• Rules of Sequencing
• Etiology/Manifestation
• The Need for Documentation
• Challenges and Common Hospice Coding Errors
• Introduction to the Conventions and Official Coding Guidelines
• Sequencing
• Segment Three
• Coding Common Hospice Diagnoses
• Neoplasms
• Respiratory
• Circulatory
• Endocrine
• Mental/Behavioral
• Signs/Symptoms/Ill-defined Conditions
• Injuries
• Nervous System
• Musculoskeletal
• Skin
• Z Codes used for Hospice

This program requires the use of your current coding manual.

About the Presenter(s):
Lisa Selman-Holman, JD, BSN, RN, HCS-D, HCS-H, COS-C, HCS-O, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM Trainer is a veteran of home care with over 27 years spent in home health and hospice, both as an RN and as an attorney practicing exclusively in home care. She is the owner of Selman-Holman & Associates, LLC, a full-service home care and hospice consulting firm, CoDR (Coding Done Right), an outsourcing company for home care and hospice coding and OASIS review, and CodePro University, providing ICD-10-CM code training for home health and hospice coders and OASIS training for home health. She is the Chair of the Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance specialty board on OASIS and home care/hospice coding. She has provided education to home health and hospice professionals since 1994.

Lisa is certified as a Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis (HCS-D), Homecare Coding Specialist-Hospice (HCS-H), Homecare Coding Specialist-OASIS (HCS-O) and is certified in OASIS competency, COS-C. She is the technical editor to Decision Health's Complete Home Health ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual and an author of the Decision Health OASIS-C2 study manual. She is the leader of the SME team for OASIS Optimize by Ability. She is a frequent contributor to other home care periodicals. Lis is a BMSC-approved instructor for the HCS-D exam and an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM Trainer. She has participated on the OASIS Certificate and Competency Board on the Exam Review Task Force. She is an active member of the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice and other state associations and frequently serves on regulatory task forces. She has also participated with the Texas Medical Foundation's Quality Improvement Organization State Home Health Coalition for OBQI.

Nurse CE Approval Statement:
Selman-Holman & Associates, LLC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Desired Outcome:
The Hospice RN will be able to:

• assess and document all information relevant to the patient’s condition and identify diagnoses to be listed
• demonstrate ability to assign the appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes in compliance with coding conventions and guidelines
• state the recommended process to query a physician for clarification when necessary.

Learning Outcome Statement:
Participants will view all program segments in their entirety and will indicate an intent to change practice on their post-activity evaluation tool.
Requirements for Successful Completion:
To receive credit for this continuing nursing education activity, the participant must:

• view each program segment in its entirety
• complete and submit the evaluation
• acknowledge and submit a completion attestation

Once successful completion is verified, a “Certificate of Successful Completion” will be awarded for 3.1 contact hours.

Expiration Date for Awarding Nurse Contact Hours: 10/01/2017