February Zoom Meeting: The Life of a Coder

The Life of a Coder: How ICD Reporting Impacts Our Data and Payment Systems

About the Speaker:
- Shelly started with basic Medical Coding in 1998. She worked in a Revenue Cycle company billing anesthesia services for the first 8 years. She moved on to start a small Coding company and processed reports for multiple specialty practices.
- Humana Insurance Company hired her to their Medicare Products Division to audit medical records and begin teaching physicians and their staff proper reporting methods.
- She is currently working remotely with Ambulatory Surgical Centers nationwide, reporting multi-specialty surgeries.

About the Topic:
Shelly will be speaking on ICD-10 coding (International Classification of Disease) and reporting methods, addressing questions like,
- How does the EHR (Electronic Health Record ) impact reporting?
- How do LCDs (Local Coverage Determinations) impact ICD reporting?
- How is Medicare Risk Adjustment Data collected?
- How do payment-incentivized contracts alter data reporting?