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Hospice Coding Refresher
February 24 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Program Overview:
Hospice Coding Refresher
Hospice Coding can be a complex task. Join us for this informative webinar as we review the Coding Guidelines, Primary/Terminal Diagnosis and Secondary/Comorbid Diagnoses, Disease Specific Criteria, and detail how to put all the pieces together to achieve accurate Hospice Coding.
OBJECTIVES
- Understand coding conventions and guidelines
- Explain Primary Diagnosis/Terminal Illness and Secondary/Comorbid diagnoses
- Discuss disease specific criteria for hospice
Presenter – Sharon M. Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D
Sharon Litwin is currently Senior Manager of Coding & Clinical Consulting at Healthcare Provider Solutions, Inc. Sharon is the founder and was the senior managing partner of 5 Star Consultants, a national consulting and coding firm specializing in homecare and hospice services since 2003. Sharon was an ACHC and CHAP surveyor, performing Medicare deemed surveys for ten years. She is a current ACHC Certified Consultant.
Sharon assists homecare and hospice agencies in providing quality, meeting regulations, ICD-10 coding, OASIS, increasing outcomes and Star Ratings, and having continued survey readiness. Sharon and HPS staff perform ICD-10 coding and OASIS reviews, QAPI, clinical record reviews, mock surveys and help agencies across the country stay in compliance. Sharon is a regular speaker for education companies, state and national associations and publications.
Registration Fee:
OCHCH Members – $49 (Per Attendee)
Non-Member – $110 (Per Attendee)
NOTE – Only attendees that have registered and paid in full will receive CEU’s for this event.
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