ICD-10 Speciality Coding Summit | June 6 & 7, 2016 | Las Vegas, NV
Prepare your practice for thousands of ICD-10 code changes to take effect Oct. 1, 2016!

Agenda: Main Conference Day 2

June 7, 2016

Main Conference

Specialty Tracks

Choose your specialty ICD-10 track: Cardiology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Primary Care/Internal Medicine, ICD-10-PCS

General understanding of ICD-10 is just the beginning. To truly excel as a specialty practice or facility coder, you must understand the nuances of the ICD-10 codes and guidelines as applied to the patient population you see daily. Led by renowned experts in each specialty, Day 2 will be chock full of real-world coding examples, live skills practice with intermediate and advanced scenarios, and hours of interaction and Q&As with specialty experts. This is the intimate and hands-on education and competency check you’ve been waiting for!

  • Cardiology

    Doris Branker, President, DB Healthcare Consulting
    Presenter: Doris Branker, President, DB Healthcare Consulting

    Examples of key topic areas covered:

    • Acute/chronic conditions
    • Internal medicine conditions tied to cardiology
    • Payment tied to risk

  • Orthopedics

    Ruby Woodward, Clinical Technical Editor, DecisionHealth
    Presenter: Ruby Woodward, Clinical Technical Editor, DecisionHealth

    Examples of key topic areas covered:

    • Injury codes
    • Complications codes
    • Aftercare codes
    • Fracture codes

  • Pain Management

    Marvel Hammer, President, MJH Consulting
    Presenter: Marvel Hammer, President, MJH Consulting

    Examples of key topic areas covered:

    • Medical neurology
    • Neuropathic pain
    • Chronic pain
    • Hyperesthesia

  • Primary Care/Internal Medicine

    Cathy Jennings, BS, CPC, CPC-I, CEDC, CHONC AHIMA Approved Trainer ICD-10-CM/PCS Managing Consultant
    Presenter: Cathy Jennings, BS, CPC, CPC-I, CEDC, CHONC, AHIMA Approved Trainer ICD-10-CM/PCS, Managing Consultant

    Examples of key topic areas covered:

    • Borderline diagnosis
    • Acute/chronic/recurrent
    • External causes

  • ICD-10-PCS

    Karla Lovaasen, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, Director of Quality Auditing and Coding, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
    Presenter: Karla Lovaasen, Director of Quality Auditing and Coding, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer

    Examples of key topic areas covered:

    • Root operations
    • Table structure
    • Medical terminology specific to the PCS code set

Session schedule
for all tracks

8:00 a.m. –
10:00 a.m.		 ICD-10-CM Specialty Overview
10:00 a.m. –
10:15 a.m.		 Networking Break
10:15 a.m. –
Noon		 Practical Specialty Workshop
Noon –
1:00 p.m.		 Lunch
1:00 p.m. –
2:30 p.m.		 Practical Specialty Workshop (continued)
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Practical Specialty Workshops (continued)
4:00 p.m. Conference concludes

Approved for up to
13 AAPC CEUS

Approved for up to
13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

Colorado Foundation for Medical Care designates the ICD-10 Specialty Coding Summit for a maximum of 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Approved for up to
13 Nursing Contact Hours

Nursing contact hours will be provided for the ICD-10 Specialty Coding Summit from Colorado Foundation for Medical Care.

Approved for up to
13 BMSC CEUs