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Medical Coding Strategies
version 10 (2009 edition)
A self-paced CD-ROM continuing education course
Preapproved for 15.0 CEUs by AAPC
Who should take this course?
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Physician coding and billing staff |
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Physician office managers |
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Clinic and hospital coding and billing staff |
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Medical billing companies |
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CPC and CPC-H certification holders fulfilling AAPC annual CEU
requirements |
Medical Coding Strategies
is a comprehensive CD-ROM based interactive course. You will
receive an in-depth view of the CPT and ICD-9 coding systems and
reimbursement issues. This course involves the participant with
interactive practice questions and case studies. It is also an
excellent tool for those who code in a specialty and want to
gain exposure to other specialty areas.
Click here to see the
brochure (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) on
the course Medical Coding Strategies, or continue reading
below.
Click here to view sample slides from the course
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
The self-paced nature of the course allows you to work at your
own pace. This is also an excellent way to satisfy the
continuing education provision of the compliance plan of a
physician practice or third party billing firm.
This course has been pre-approved for 15.0 Continuing Education
Units from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
So for a reasonable expense, you’ll be able to tune up your
knowledge and fulfill a large portion of your annual CEU
requirement!
Here’s a sampling of what Medical Coding Strategies
covers:
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Coding policy and procedures for CPT and ICD-9-CM coding
systems |
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Medical terminology |
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CPT and ICD-9-CM coding format and conventions |
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Review of HCPCS codes |
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Review of directional terms, symbols, and guidelines in the
CPT and ICD-9-CM manuals |
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Review of E/M coding policy |
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Modifier usage |
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Calculation of time and coding of anesthesia services,
critical care time, and physician stand-by time |
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Surgery guidelines |
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Coding of diagnostic services with ICD-9 |
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Procedure coding from Volume 3 of the ICD-9-CM manual
(facility coding) |
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Review and coding from the Table of Drugs and Chemicals,
Neoplasm Table, and Hypertension Table in the ICD-9-CM manual
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Coding policy for V codes and E codes from ICD-9 |
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Coding policy and terminology for each body/organ system
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Review of Medicare policies and coverage |
To run Medical Coding Strategies on your computer, you
must have a PC with Microsoft Windows XP or Vista (32-bit
version only), and a CD-ROM
drive. The course is completely self-contained on CD; Internet
connection not needed, and nothing gets loaded onto your hard
drive.
PRICE:
$445, plus S/H (NY State residents add 8.0% sales tax)
Discounted price for AAPC members:
$345 plus
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Additional users: For this course, we offer user
licenses for additional users sharing the same CD, for $75 each
additional user. Must be purchased at the same time as the
CD. See our
mail-in order form
or online order page for details.
A great way to gain significant savings when multiple users can
share the same CD.
To order, go to the Order by
Check (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader),
Order by FAX, or the
Order Online pages.
Any questions, just call us at 315-682-8495.
(Granting of CEU pre-approval in no way constitutes endorsement
by AAPC of the program, content, or the program supplier.) |