October 2024 Coding Changes

Date: October 10, 2024

Time: 10:00 AM -11:30 AM

Location: Webinar

Registration: Online

DESCRIPTION
Don’t leave revenue on the table due to a coding error after October 1, 2024! Be sure you are prepared to submit your Pre Claim Review episodes of care with the correct primary diagnosis and the corresponding provider progress note. Join us for this webinar to learn about the 2025 ICD-10-CM updates for FY 2025.  These 2025 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used for patient encounters starting from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, regardless of whether you are billing Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, or a commercial payer.

The latest update includes 252 new codes, 36 code deletions, and 13 code revisions. Learn how to use the 2025 Conversion Table which identifies the ICD-10-CM codes that are inactive as of October 1, 2024, and their replacement codes. Timely correction of inactive codes is essential to avoid claim rejections for October 2024 billing.

To get it right from the beginning, your intake staff must know what to prioritize and what documentation you will need. As part of this program, we will also discuss any clinical grouping or comorbidity changes associated with those codes.

It is essential for home care coders to have current ICD-10 manual and coding guidance to ensure accurate codes for billing and reporting. 

Don't miss this important and timely webinar!

Objectives for active participants:

• Explain the overall changes that are pertinent to home health.
• Describe the additional documentation you will need.
• Discuss any Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) Grouper and comorbidity category changes before the final rule comes out.

Faculty: J'non Griffin, RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-C, HCS-H, COS-C
Sr. Vice President/Principal-Coding and OASIS Department, SimiTree

J'non Griffin is a 34-year veteran of home care as a registered nurse. She received her Master’s degree in Health Care Administration in 2005. She has experience as a field nurse, director, and executive with home health and hospice agencies, both large and small. She has served as Director of Staff Development and Appeals for home health and hospice agencies. She has taken part in mock surveys for agencies and prepared agencies for accreditation. She has been directly involved in accreditation surveys, acquisitions, and many regulatory crises with state survey agencies and the intermediary. HCAF is pleased to have her serve as an Officer for our Board of Directors.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Attendees receive 1.5 continuing education units for skilled nursing, occupational therapy, and speech therapy (Home Care Association of Florida). 

WHAT'S A WEBINAR?
Enjoy the convenience and cost-efficiency of a webinar – watch the speaker’s slide presentation on the internet while listening by telephone or through your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). The cost of this education is per line.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact Brandy Sweet at [email protected] with questions. 

Registration Fee: OAHC Members:  $49 per line; Non-Members:  $99 per line. 

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