Online Registration is Closed
You may register on-site
at Blue Skies of Texas - East Campus on Wednesday, August 19
between 8:30am and 9:00am
Change is coming! On October 1, 2015, the ICD-9 code sets used to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will be replaced by ICD-10. To be in compliance, all HIPAA-covered entities must use ICD-10 codes for health care services provided on or after October 1st. To avoid denied claims and disruptions in cash flow, it is absolutely critical that providers develop a plan for transitioning to the new coding system. Healthcare leaders across the country have already begun assessing the impact of this change on their organizations and are working with payers, billing service, clearinghouse and software vendors to develop and implement an ICD-10 transition plan.
About the Seminar
ICD-10-CM Coding for Long Term Care: Keys to Understanding the New Codes and Making a Smooth Transition
This program targets coders, billers, MDS coordinators, therapists, nursing, and other key players to offer an overview of the changes and key points to be aware of. It is designed to provide keys to unlocking the secrets of ICD-10-CM (for diagnosis coding). Topics for discussion include transition information, coding guidelines and conventions and how to use the resource books. In addition, you will learn how the transition to the new ICD-10-CM codes will affect the MDS, the business office and billing practices as well as how to get all parties working together, and in one accord, with regards to codes, sequencing and required clinical documentation improvements. If you're looking to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and efficiently transition to ICD-10-CM codes for clinical and billing practices, as well as develop strategies for operationalizing the process, this program is a must for you and your staff. Presented by Pathway Health.
LeadingAge Texas Members: $375
Non-Members: $450
Fee includes lunch on both days along with a copy of the required coding book ($100 value)
Agenda
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Continuing Education
Administrators & Assisted Living Managers
The Educational Institute on Aging is a registered sponsor of professional continuing education with the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) and has applied for approval for this program for 11.5 clock hours under their sponsorship agreement. State licensure boards have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.
Nurses
LeadingAge Texas is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This activity awards 11.5 total contact hours.
Social Workers
Leading Age Texas is an approved CE provider by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (provider number: 2485; providership expiration date: August 31, 2015). For information on the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, please visit www.dshs.state.tx.us/socialwork. A total of 11.5 clock hours can be earned.
Accommodations
Accommodations are available on-site in Blue Skies of Texas' guest rooms. Comfortably appointed with all of the conveniences of a hotel, the guest rooms range from $65 for a single room to $100 for a full apartment that can accommodate a team. Rooms may be booked by calling (210) 568-5000 and referencing the ICD-10 training.
Alternate accommodations are available at SpringHill Suites - San Antonio SeaWorld/Lackland for the nights of August 18 & 19. The hotel is a short, 10-minute drive from Blue Skies and a discounted room rate of $99/night is available for attendees. Rooms must be reserved before Tuesday, August 11. Reservations may be made by calling (210) 520-6655 and referencing the LeadingAge Texas room block.
Location
Directions: For those using GPS, please remember to use 4917 Ravenswood Drive.
When you turn onto Ravenswood Drive, go past the two gates on the left, and you will see the employee lot on the right as you go around the corner and come up the hill. Please park in the employee lot. Cross the street and you will see a pedestrian gate as you come across the cross walk. As you come through the gate and to the top of the incline, you'll see the main entrance porte-cochere. Enter there; turn right and you will see the front desk. Continue forward into the Legacy Room for the seminar.
If you have mobility difficulties, you may enter the second gate on the left (as you turn onto Ravenswood Drive). This is the Main Gate. Let the courtesy officer know you are with the LeadingAge Texas training, and they will direct you on where to park.
Note: Blue Skies of Texas has two campuses. The seminar will take place on the east campus.
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