JOIN OUR COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR: CODING AND DOCUMENTATION CHALLENGES WITH THE EXPANSION OF CODE N18.3, STAGE 3 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2 pm ET 

Join us as we address notable changes to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and share coder insights discovered since the October 1, 2020 effective date. In this webinar, we will examine in detail the new codes created for Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), including a detailed review of CKD and the conditions that define it. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the consequences of coding errors and best-practice prevention measures, further emphasizing the need for clinical documentation improvement.  

You will receive one AHIMA CEU in Revenue Cycle Management when you attend this webinar.*

Presenters:

	Susan Gatehouse, RHIA, CPC, CCS, and AHIMA-approved ICD-10 CM/PCS Trainer Founder and CEO of Axea Solutions, Inc.
	Brenda Ray, CCS, CCS-P, COC, and AHIMA-approved ICD-10 CM/PCS Trainer   Director of Operations at Axea Solutions, Inc.

Topics to be covered:

• Clinical documentation specificity required to report Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease and a review of the new CKD subcategory code definitions
• A review of physician education requirements related to these codes to capture specific data
• Discussion of the disease process of Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease based on clinical monitoring of renal function derived from the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

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