Title: Master Class on Obstetrics Coding: From Pregnancy to Postpartum

Presenter: Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CIC, VP of Coding Services at AGS Health; and Angels Rani Jeritta CCS, Manager, Coding Service Line at AGS Health

Time: 90 minutes

Description:

This comprehensive session explores the complexities surrounding pregnancy-related coding, ensuring precise documentation, billing, and enhanced patient care. Make sure your team understands the guidelines, conditions, and updates and can confidently tackle the complexities of pregnancy-related coding, improving medical coding accuracy and reimbursement.

Our expert speakers will guide you through coding for various complications and conditions affecting pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period. Whether you're navigating the challenges of principal diagnosis in obstetrics coding, complications of labor and delivery, or the intricacies of the postpartum period, this webinar is packed with valuable insights and guidelines tailored for both facility and professional coders. Explore the latest updates and opportunities in obstetrics, enhance coding accuracy, and understand common areas of confusion.

Objectives:

• Understand the role of the principal diagnosis (PDX) in obstetrics coding, and how to identify fetal conditions and other factors that influence the management of pregnancy.

• Navigate the complexities of coding for labor and delivery complications, including how to accurately code for conditions that complicate pregnancy such as maternal diseases, abortions, and postpartum complications.

• Gain insights into the 2024 updates in obstetrics coding and Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) opportunities, focusing on capturing missed query opportunities and ensuring detailed physician diagnoses.

• Examine the priority of Chapter 15 of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) dedicated to conditions affecting pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, denoted as "O" codes.

Key Topics:

• Selection of First Listed and Principal Diagnosis

• Fetal Conditions Affecting Management of Pregnancy

• Complications of Labor and Delivery

• Other Conditions Complicating Pregnancy, Childbirth, or the Puerperium

• Postpartum Complications

• Elective and Spontaneous Abortions

• Other Maternal Diseases

• Sequalae of Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, or the Puerperium

• FY 2024 ICD-10-CM Code Changes

• CDI Opportunities for Pregnancy Related Cases

• Obstetric Procedures and Procedures Assisting Delivery

• Coding Clinics Related to Pregnancy Coding

• Tips to Code Pregnancy Cases

Speaker

Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, Vice President Coding Services Line – AGS Health.

Leigh has over 25 years of coding experience and has worked extensively in the coding and education realm over the last 20 years. Her true passion is coding education and making sure coders are equipped to do their job accurately and with excellence. Academically, Leigh graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Science. Leigh is also certified in RHIA, CCS, and is an AHIMA certified ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer.

Leigh has had the opportunity to present at the AHIMA national convention, ACDIS convention and AAPC convention on multiple occasions. She has spoken at multiple state AHIMA conventions including TXHIMA, PHIMA, ILHIMA, LHIMA, and WHIMA. She has been a guest speaker on AHIMA webinars, written articles for the AHIMA Journal and has published articles in the CodeWrite publication. Leigh has travelled the US and Internationally providing coding education.

Company

AGS Health is more than a revenue cycle management company – we're a strategic partner for growth. With expert services complemented by AI-enabled technologies and high-touch support, AGS Health is the premier revenue cycle partner for leading health systems, physician groups, and academic medical centers in the U.S. With expert insight into modern revenue cycle practices, the company pairs cutting-edge technology with college-educated, trained RCM experts to help customers achieve a high-performance revenue cycle to optimize workflows, maintain compliance, and prevent revenue leakage. AGS Health employs nearly 12,000 team members globally and partners with more than 140 customers across a variety of care settings, specialties, and billing systems.

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