Advanced Medical Coding Training Program

Training Description:

This program comprises of two separate training programs; Advanced medical coding training and Cancer registry training.

This advanced ICD medical coding training is designed to teach the fundamentals of medical coding and to advance coding skills by reviewing clinical concepts of commonly treated conditions to help readily assign the correct codes and efficiently work with clinician. This training helps establish careers in a financially rewarding field because successful medical coding requires that a patient’s diagnosis justifies the service or procedure the provider performed. The data extracted from coding is used for many purposes including reimbursement and quality and population health reporting.

Medical Coding:

Medical coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes. The diagnoses and procedure codes are taken from medical record documentation, such as transcription of physician’s notes, laboratory and radiologic results, etc.

Medical codes translate that documentation into standardized codes:

Patient’s diagnosis
Medical necessity for treatments, services, or supplies the patient received
Treatments, services, and supplies provided to the patient
Any unusual circumstances or medical conditions that affected those treatments and services

Medical coding is performed all over the world, with most countries using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), the common system of codes that classifies every disease or health problem. ICD is maintained by the World Health Organization and modified by each member country to serve its needs. ICD has been updated periodically to reflect new discoveries in epidemiology and changes in medical understanding of the disease. The currently used ICD is its 10th revision.

Coding professionals review and assign International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) and International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) codes to inpatient hospital records.

This course features practical coding exercises to enhance your skills and validates proficiency in the correct application of medical codes in an inpatient hospital or facility as per international standards.

Prerequisites For Training: Masters in life sciences with basic knowledge of anatomy and medical terminologies.

Training Availability: Access is available for three (3) months from the registration date.

Training Objectives:

Understand clinical concepts for comprehensive coding of conditions.
Obtain insight on chronic and acute conditions.
Understand ICD Procedures coding.
Review the guidelines and accurate ICD-10-CM/PCS coding for the conditions and procedures.

Training Content:

Introduction to the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Classification
The Medical Record as a Source Document
Navigate ICD-10 with Alphabetic Index, Index to Diseases and Injuries, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, Index of External Causes of Injury and Tabular List
Basic ICD-10-CM Coding Steps
ICD-10-PCS Root Operations in the Medical and Surgical Section
Z Codes and External Cause of Morbidity Codes

Application of chapter-specific coding guidelines for the following conditions and associated diagnoses:

Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic System Conditions
Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism
Circulatory System Conditions
Respiratory System Conditions
Gastrointestinal System Conditions
Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Conditions
Advanced Coding for Urinary System Conditions
Integumentary Systems
Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process
Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa
Pregnancy Conditions
Neoplasm Conditions
Poisoning, Toxic Effects, Adverse Effects, and Under-dosing of Drugs
Complications of Surgery and Medical Care

Certificate of completion:
To receive the certificate of training, candidates must complete the training within 3 months or less with a score of 80% or higher on the knowledge assessment test.

Fee Structure:

Internal Candidates: PKR 25,000 (Non-refundable)

External Candidates: 50,000 (Non-refundable)

Class schedule:

Self-paced online module with weekly discussion sessions.

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