Home Health Coding should be fairly easy to get up-to-speed in since the number of primary Dx is somewhat limited (as compared to a hospital).
Do you have a list of your top 25 Dx for the last year, 2 years, 3 years?
Can you get someone to start and maintain a list for YOUR agency starting today? This aids a lot in cross-training so you don't find yourself bottle-necked when the primary responsible goes on vacation or sick leave.
The home health specific book is what I always use. I always find it useful to have a current manual on hand specific to home health: https://store.decisionhealth.com/home-health-icd-10-cm-coding-answers-2018
Axxess has free training videos taught by Jennifer Gibson who is EXCELLENT….she was snagged by HCAC this year to do ICD-10 workshops. I think you’ll like the videos and be surprised how informative they are for FREE: https://www.axxess.com/on_demand#on-demand-slider-icd-10
You might ask these Consultants if they do onsite at your agency and/or if they offer a Telephone service where your staff can call when needed:
- http://5starconsultants.net/healthecare-coder/
- http://www.selmanholman.com/
- https://www.kenyonhcc.com/
- Then of course the big guys are Corridor + Simeone + Fazzi
Let me know if you think another key resource should be added (connie@chctrain.com).
Happy Coding!
