Now, you can get a reliable, easy-to-understand summary of the new prospective payment system and its impact on your home care coding procedures. NAHC, AHIMA and St. Anthony Publishing experts have joined forces to bring you an inexpensive way to prepare your agency for the clinical requirements of PPS.

This 90-minute audiocassette, representing the October 24 audioseminar, will review the ICD-9-CM codes that impact HHRG and reimbursement levels, teach you how to appropriately assign diagnosis codes for completion of OASIS, and demonstrate through case studies how to correctly code, sequence, and report diagnoses and conditions.

By listening to this audioseminar, you will:

• Improve your understanding of how ICD-9-CM codes impact HHRG classification and reimbursement.
• Learn how to report ICD-9-CM codes on the OASIS, the HCFA 485, and the UB-92.
• Find out how to properly follow coding rules when assigning ICD-9-CM codes and sequencing primary and secondary diagnoses.
• Understand the importance of medical record documentation.
• Identify the potential impact of inappropriate coding/reporting and the risks for a home care agency.