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AHIMA ICD-10 Training Academy Comes to Virginia Beach
On June 6-8th, HIM professionals from across the county, including Alaska, descended on Virginia Beach to attend 3 days of intense training in ICD-10 CM and PCS. Several Virginia members were present for the academy but the bulk of the attendees were from other states. The attendees ranged from a variety of healthcare venues including HIM Directors, coding managers, educators, QIO reviewers, and physician office practices.
The training was intense and the days were full. It was quite overwhelming at the time but was well worth the time and cost. Attendees are eligible to take the trainer certification exam in the next few months following the academy. HIM professionals who have already taken the test have report the test taking from 8-14 hours.
A list of certified trainers is available on the AHIMA website. http://www.ahima.org/icd10/trainers.aspx
AHIMA Summer Team Talks in Chicago
Teresa Brown, Lisa Smith, and Gloria Litton attended the AHIMA Summer Team Talks in Chicago on July 15-17th. Many of the break-out meetings during this meeting were centered around ICD-10 education being provided through AHIMA and the state component associations. Representatives from the coding roundtables from most of the states were present and freely shared ideas on what they were doing in their own states to provide coding roundtable education including a focus on ICD-10 education. Some of the ideas shared during this meeting included:
- Development by the CSA of a 20 month plan for ICD-10 training
- Trainers sent by the CSA to the AHIMA ICD-10 Training Academy
- Online assessments developed and provided (at a fee) online for anatomy and physiology and medical terminology
- Roundtable trainers were sent to all regional meetings in the state to provided the same training sessions
- Discussions of ICD-10 at facility quarterly physician’s meetings
- Laminated tools for root operations, devices, etc.
- Sessions limited to 2 hours each
- Coding actually operative note examples
- CSA trainers take a specific body system to develop an education program and host the webinar
- Partner with local collages for instructors for A&P and medical terminology
- Saturday and evening sessions
- Pay trainers to lead training sessions
- Trainer bios on CSA website
Lots of ideas and information were shared during this meeting. Much of this information has been discussed with the board and will be used to assist VHIMA in developing the ICD-10 education plan for VHIMA over the next 2 years.
AHIMA’s Charge to State Component Roundtables
Per the AHIMA coding roundtable resource planning and guidelines, each state association must sponsor a coding roundtable for its members. Some of the guidelines for the roundtable are as follows:
- All documents used for coding roundtables must include the AHIMA coding Roundtable logo along with any state or local association logos or any sponsor logos.
- Each CSA must appoint a coding roundtable coordinator
- Roundtables must meet at least 4 times per year to maintain momentum and keep up with the changes in coding practice.
- To quality as a roundtable, the topics presented/discussed must be appropriate to the coding/reimbursement professional.
- To provide a combination of virtual and face-to-face meetings
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