Educational Opportunities for ICD-10
AHIMA offers many education and training opportunities to give you the competitive edge needed for ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation. As an added benefit, members receive special discounted pricing. At this point in the implementation timeline - phase one impact assessment - education and training activities should focus on issues related to preparedness and implementation planning. This includes understanding the final rule and implementation timelines, a fundamental knowledge of the changes in the new code sets, ensuring proficiency in anatomy and physiology, and acquiring the skills and tools needed to assess staff knowledge and skills.
As we move towards 2013, an ever-growing pool of AHIMA-approved trainers can help you prepare, and new products and programs are being added regularly. Check back often for access to all of AHIMA’s newest ICD-10 resources.
Thought Leadership
- 2010 ICD-10 Summit: A Strategic Approach to Challenges and Opportunities
April 12-13, 2010, Washington, DC
Led by an all-star Advisory Council, the Second Annual AHIMA ICD-10 Summit is dedicated to the exploration of the challenges and opportunities of the transition to the ICD-10-CM/PCS coding systems and the 5010 HIPAA transaction. The Summit gathers thought leaders from all segments of the healthcare industry to meet this challenge, because all segments are affected by this transition. Learn more. . .
Whether you couldn’t make it to last year's summit, or attended and want to review the information again or share it with your colleagues, the AHIMA Live Learning Center lets you download sessions in MP3 format, ready for immediate playback. 2009 summit sessions include:
• A Perspective on ICD-10 and Its Significance
• ICD-10 Strategic Planning and Collaboration
• Building a Project Team for Strategic Advantage
• Your Strategic IT Plan: Back to the Drawing Board?
• Projecting Impact on Claims, Revenue and Collections
AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainers
Training Programs and Resources
Experience a dynamic training program that teaches coding professionals how to become proficient in coding with the ICD-10-CM/PCS coding systems while preparing them to train other coding professionals in these systems. The academy includes a combination of online courses (self-paced) and face-to-face training, offered at several locations and dates throughout the year.
This ready-made presentation kit provides everything needed to deliver a presentation that will provide an overview to prepare for the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS. The presentation provides a brief overview of similarities and differences between the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS classification systems to set the stage for preparation. In addition, implementation issues due to ICD-10 are covered so the speaker’s audience will be able to identify next steps for their organizations to be prepared for ICD-10 implementation.
Education
- Test for proficiency in anatomy and physiology:
- ICD-10-CM Proficiency Assessment (Web-based distance education)
- ICD-10-PCS Proficiency Assessment (Web-based distance education)
- ICD-10-CM Overview: Deciphering the Code (Web-based distance education)
- ICD-10-PCS Overview: Deciphering the Code (Web-based distance education)
- ICD-10-CM/PCS Transition: Fundamentals of General Equivalence Mapping (GEM) November 10, 2010 (virtual meeting)
- ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Preview (book and CD)
- ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Preview Exercises (book)
- Implementing ICD-10-CM/PCS for Hospitals (book)
- Pocket Guide of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS (book)
- ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS: Prepare for Tomorrow, Today! (audio seminar archived from January 15, 2009)
- Understanding and Using ICD-10-CM (audio seminar archived from May 1, 2008)
Free Resources
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- Beginning the Transition to ICD-10 (FREE, for AHIMA members only)
To access the Webcast as a member, visit the AHIMA CoP: go to www.ahima.org, sign in using the myAHIMA box in the upper right-hand corner, type in your member ID number and password, and click “Login”. The links to the Webinar, resource book, and MP3 file are under “Community Links”. To become a member and gain access to this free resource, visit www.ahima.org/membership.