Provider Documentation and Coding - Educational CME webinar: Cancer Documentation and ICD-10-CM Coding
Mar. 2024Education/Webinars
Please join UPMC Health Plan’s Risk Adjustment/HCC Coding Education Program Director Marlana Tice for a live, continuing medical education (CME)-accredited webinar on Thursday, May 16, from noon to 1 p.m., that will provide an overview on cancer documentation and ICD-10-CM Coding.
During this presentation, viewers will gain a comprehensive understanding of official documentation and coding guidelines needed for proper cancer reporting, focusing on:
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During this presentation, viewers will gain a comprehensive understanding of official documentation and coding guidelines needed for proper cancer reporting, focusing on:
- “History of” documentation.
- Definitions of active disease/treatment vs. monitoring for recurrence.
- Solid tumors vs. lymphoma vs. leukemia.
- Primary vs. secondary (metastatic).
- Documentation examples for proper ICD-10-CM code assignment.
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