Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

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Your coders are well-versed in the nuances of ICD-10, but the physicians are flummoxed about what the transition will mean for their documentation—and that’s where CMS steps in. The agency has launched an “ICD-10 Documentation and Coding Concepts” series that aim to help providers learn how to document for the new diagnosis coding system that will go into effect in 2015.

The five webinars are presented by physicians from varying specialties, including family practice/internal medicine, ob-gyn, orthopedics, cardiology and pediatrics. In each webinar, you’ll find specialty-specific examples of appropriate documentation, such as a sample note for a diabetic patient on insulin who has experienced numbness in his feet, along with the correct ICD-10 coding assignments for each of the patient’s conditions.

To access these provider-specific webinars, visit CMS’s “Road to ICD-10” website at www.roadto10.org/webcasts.