ICD-10 coding can be confusing and is often misunderstood by nurses and other healthcare providers. This webinar is designed to help you understand the role of ICD-10 coding in financial reimbursement, research, and program sustainability.
Sexual assault programs are federally mandated to not charge victims for the medical forensic exam; however, ICD-10 coding will provide additional data for those services which can be used for future planning. Other forensic patients who are seen in hospitals, clinics, and agencies should also have accurate coding to provide improved reimbursement and also planning for future fiscal needs.
Speaker:
Angelia Trujillo is an Associate Professor with the University of Alaska Anchorage, School of Nursing. Dr. Trujillo has worked in the field of interpersonal violence, sexual assault, and public health for approximately 15 years. Dr. Trujillo obtained her Women's Health Nurse Practitioner certification from Frontier Nursing University in 2017, obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with a focus on Forensic Nursing in 2008 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and also holds a Master’s of Science – Advanced Community Health Nursing from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. Trujillo currently practices as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and has worked as a forensic nurse examiner with experience working with adult, adolescent, and child sexual assault victims.
Don't miss this opportunity to:
Obj 1: Describe the role of documentation of healthcare and the use of ICD-10 codes.
Obj 2: Discuss the use of ICD-10 coding in reimbursement, research and program planning
Obj 3: Identify ICD-10 codes specific to forensic work.
I would love to see a re-do of this specifically for forensic codes; perhaps creating a sexual assault scenario and walking through the codes. LOVED the inclusion of 'funny' codes!