Course Details 

The Cardiology course is a guide to understand the importance of clinical documentation specificity & diagnostic terms and the impact on the patient Quality of care, It will helps in understanding the common documentation & Coding issues, Assess the coding and diagnostic perspectives when identifying high quality clinical documentation in specific conditions/Disease(s), Common  ICD-10-CM & Common CPT coding overviews in light of the official Coding guidelines. Understand the CDI and Query impact on patient  SOI,ROM,ALOS and DRG weight along with Case studies. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Understand importance of Clinical Documentation improvement and the Diagnosis Specificity impact on the Patient Quality care
2. Differentiate between Clinical Vs Diagnostic Terms
3. Understand the ICD-10-CM Coding overview & guidelines
4. Assess the coding and diagnostic perspectives when identifying high quality clinical documentation in the following conditions:
   1. Acute Coronary syndrome
   2. Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders 
   3. Angina 
   4. Aneurysm
   5. Atherosclerosis 
   6. Cardiac Arrest
   7. Cardiorenal Syndrome 
   8. Chest Pain
   9. Cor Pulmonale
   10. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) 
   11. Endocarditis 
   12. Heart Failure
   13. Hypertension
   14. Myocardial Infarctions 
   15. Pericarditis
   16. Pulmonary edema
   17. Pulmonary embolism
   18. Shock 
   19. Valvular Disorders 
5. Be familiar with Common Cardiovascular Procedures & Coding guidelines
6. Understand ICD-10-CM Documentation Requirements for the Procedures
7. Know the Common severity drivers
8. Understand the Examples of IR-DRG and CDI Impact on Severity of illness, Risk of Mortality, Length of stay, Resource Weight and Reimbursements
9. Assess the Case studies