Healthfirst celebrates National Medical Coder Day – May 23

Coding is essential for healthcare professionals: physicians, coders, and billers

Accurate coding impacts many aspects of healthcare—from providing care to patients to running a successful practice.

Effective coding helps to:

• translate complex medical services into a standardized, universal language necessary for
  • accurate patient records
  • effective care tracking
  • ensuring proper insurance reimbursement
• provide reliable, clear information about diagnoses and treatment plans
• coordinate medical care for patients
• maintain compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements

Healthfirst is committed to supporting the coder community

The Healthfirst Provider Library features tip sheets and videos to help healthcare teams with coding.

You can learn more about coding for:

• breast cancer
• prostate cancer
• colorectal cancer
• and more

The Healthfirst Clinical Documentation & Coding team is here for you

We specialize in hands-on training to help healthcare professionals with coding.

Contact us to:

• receive ongoing education sessions on the latest guidelines
• attend targeted training for services reported to Healthfirst
• get real-time assistance via email and answers to your questions
• learn more about risk-adjustment virtually or in person
• and more

What to Know About National Medical Coder Day

ICD-10 – the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases, designed by the World Health Organization – is a medical coding system that allows for greater specificity and detail in describing a patient’s diagnosis and in classifying inpatient and outpatient procedures so reimbursement can better reflect the intensity of the patient’s conditions and diagnostic needs. Healthcare professionals use it today to perform coding.

Contact Us

For risk adjustment training, email us at #Risk_Adjustments_and_clinical_Documentation@healthfirst.org

For Documentation and Coding resources, visit HFproviders.org/Coding.

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