Each year, hundreds of coders and clinicians gather at the Home Health Coding Summit.

Here’s what this year’s attendees have to say about their experience:

“The speakers were all very good, very approachable and knowledgeable.”

– Deborah Browne, RN, MED REV, Coder
South Nassau Communities Hosp Homecare

“Information is always greatly appreciated and informative and definitely enhances my coding skills.”

– Michelle McKenzie, Coder
Excellent Homecare

“Very organized from A to Z! Thank you!”

–- Monica M. Gonzales, RN
Con Brazos Abiertos HH

“[I appreciate] being able to talk to other coders and find out what issues are shared across the board vs. my agency issues. Very supportive!”

– Julie Brown, CPC, HCS-D
Millcreek Home Health & Hospice

“I always feel refreshed on old guidelines and informed on new ones.”

– Judie Rowland, Asst. VP of Clinical Operations
HealthCare Strategies, Inc.

“Awesome conference – as usual! All ‘charged up’ for another year!”

– Mary Cole, President
Kindle Coding

“The conference was really able to highlight most, if not all, of the most pertinent nuances in home health coding. The breadth of material presented was great.”

– Noel Santayana, Asst. Administrator
Double Ace Home Health Services

“I most enjoyed this year’s excellence of speakers, knowledge of info and fun anecdotes. I also appreciated the adherence to the schedule, materials provided and suggestions for agency improvements.”

– Lista Clark, Director of Clinical Services
Healthcare Provider Solutions

“Location of Vegas is great! Loved the knowledge level of speakers in regards to coding. This education helps me to teach others.”

– Reyna Talbot, Medical Coding Specialist
Amedisys

“This was a great conference! I am going home with more knowledge of what I didn’t know and am going to discuss a coding audit program with management.”

– Amy Smith, HCS-D
Harrison Home Health

“As a beginner, it was a wealth of knowledge. Also, the infusion of comedy by some speakers helped to keep me engaged.”

– Erica Briston, RN
Barton Home Health & Hospice

“Trish was an incredible speaker – she took the time to review. All speakers had full knowledge…it was challenging but fun!”

– Lauren Kilbourne, Coder
Tahoe Forest Home Health

“The access to all the speakers for clarification during breaks and lunch was helpful. GREAT written material given!”

– Diane Brown, RN, Clinical Supervisor
Healthsouth Home Health

“Really enjoyed the positive attitude about becoming coding certified.”

– Linda Burdno, RN, Director BCHH
Boulder City Home Health

“I appreciated how the Summit is branching out to include audits, connecting aspects pertinent to coding successfully. Once again the Summit was better than the year before.”

– Therese Rodi, Senior Coding Manager
INOVA VNA Home Health

“Excellent materials!! Excellent speakers who are top notch in our home health coding field.”

– Betty R. Wiley, RN, Sr. Care Manager
At Home Healthcare

“The Coding Summit is the highlight of our year! We enjoy meeting new people, getting new ideas and reconnecting with friends!”

– Cindy Nichols, Standards & Compliance Manager
Health Dept. Home Care Services

“All the info that was shared was truly educational.”

– Angelica Jaramillo, Coder/Transcriber
Avance Home Health

“DecisionHealth’s Coding Summit always presents something new each year like the detailed coding audit process and the detailed wound coding. Very, very informative and helpful not only to coders but to managers and clinicians as well.”

– Ella Rabor, Coding Specialist,
Sigma Home Services

“Networking opportunities, expertise of presenters makes this the most valuable conference of the year.”

– Janet Vingacta, RN
Director, Gurling

“I really enjoyed everything… I have to pay my own way to come here, this is my 2nd Summit and WELL worth my time/money. See you next year!”

– Sharon Krumholz, CPC, HCS-D, Utilization Management Specialist
Partners Healthcare at Home

“With ICD-10 on the way, attending DecisionHealth’s Coding Summit 2012 is a must.”

– Denise Gaglione, RN, Administrator
Medical Services of America

2011 Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual

To fully participate in the program, each attendee must have a FY2011 ICD-9 diagnosis coding manual. We recommend DecisionHealth’s 2011 Complete Home Health ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Coding Manual, call toll-free 1-855-CALL-DH1 to order.

BMSC HCS-D CEUs

The Home Health Coding Summit is approved for continuing education units by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding & Compliance.

HCS-D Certification

Sit for your Home Care Coding Specialist – Diagnosis (HCS-D) certification or recertification exam.

HCS-O Certification

Sit for your Home Care Coding Specialist – OASIS-C (HCS-O) certification.