Pick oNE!Preparation Course for the

Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th(Testing opportunity on Thursday, September 30th)

-OR-Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices

Thursday, September 30th featuring

Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-DRBC Limited

Missouri Alliance for HOME CAREpresents

Pick oNE!Take Your Choice

Of theseTwo Coding Conferences

Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th(Test offered on Thursday, September 30th)

-OR-Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices

Thursday, September 30th featuring

Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-DRBC Limited

at

Hilton Garden Inn • Columbia, MO

PRESORT STANDARDU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDJEFFERSON CITY, MO

PERMIT NO. 219

Missouri Alliance for

HOME CAREMissouri Alliance for HOME CARE2420 Hyde Park, Suite AJefferson City, MO 65109-4731About these Conferences

Health Care Reform and the 2011 PPS Updates are here, and accurate ICD-9-CM coding is critical for agency compliance and risk management. With the advent of the revised OASIS-C, ongoing and specialized home health training to accurately assign diagnosis codes remains critical to reflect the complexity of home care patients and ensure accurate reimbursement. By offering conferences with two different focuses, it is hoped the needs of your staff will be met.

PLEASE NOTE: MAHC offering a quality 3-part telephone series in August for the “Beginning Coder.” You should have received a flyer on this conference, but if not, you can find it on the MAHC website www.homecaremissouri.org.

About Your Speaker Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-D

Trish Tulloch is a seasoned clinician with more than 30 years in health care practice. A Registered Nurse with code credentials from the Board of Medical Specialty Coding, she is a nationally recognized speaker who provides clinical and administrative expertise to clinicians and agencies across the country. She is a senior consultant with RBC Limited, a national consulting firm, who also collaborates with attorneys in Corporate Compliance, fact finding and regulatory standards.

Information from theBoard of Medical Specialty Coding

The Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) has approved each of these conferences for 6.5 contact hours toward maintenance of the HCS-D credential. You are eligible for the contact hours from just one of the conferences, not both.

The intent of the conference on September 29th is to help prepare you to take the HCS-D certification exam or re-certification exam. You may register in advance to take the exam which is offered on site on Thursday, September 30th or make other testing arrangements with the BMSC.

You must register separately with the BMSC and pay an additional fee to take the certification or re-certification exam. The fee for the certification exam is $229 for MAHC Members or $249.00 for non-MAHC members. The fee to take the re-certification exam is $129.00. These fees are to be paid to BMSC.

To register to take the exam:

· Go to the BMSC website www.medicalspecialtycoding.com to obtain a registration form, preparation materials or to register online for the exam.

You must register in advance and pay the fee to take the exam.

Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. plus 2-hour evening review session

Luncheon provided • Dinner on Your Own

This coding conference will provide the fundamentals necessary to achieve national credential status. Ensure your agency coders are recognized for their expertise and experience. Upon completion of this fast paced, interactive coding program, participants will be eligible to take the Homecare Coding Specialist Diagnosis (HCS-D) national certification exam. Registration with BMSC is required for those taking the test - see information within this brochure.

This program is for intermediate and advanced home health staff who have at least two years of home health coding experience. It will include a comprehensive overview of ICD-9-CM coding with specific application to home health. Coding mandates, exceptions and OASIS-C best practices will be reviewed. Coding inconsistencies and common diagnosis pitfalls as well as tips to reinforce OASIS-C documentation to substantiate accurate ICD-9-CM coding will be addressed, including:

1. ICD-9-CM Code Conventions and guidelines, including the ten steps to correct coding and a summary of the 2011 code changes;

2. Critical diagnosis-related billing and coding guidelines including the correct assignment of primary, secondary and case mix items;

3. Diagnostic coding statements and code sequencing for difficult home care cases, including complex wounds, neoplasms, manifestation and combination codes;

4. Multiple realistic complex case scenarios that address common critical disease issues.

Who Should Attend This Training?

Clinicians as well as non-clinicians involved in the completion of the OASIS assessment, as well as the review and code assignment for home health providers. Participants MUST BRING an up-to-date ICD-9-CM code manual as well as a blank Start of Care OASIS document from your agency to the session.

The exam is based on the 2010 ICD-9-CM Manual. It is recommended that the participant planning to take the code certification test has at least one year of current home health experience, is familiar with the revised OASIS-C document, and two years of coding in the home health setting.

The day session is 8 hours • The evening study session for test takers is 2 hoursThe evening study session is a must review for test takers.

You must bring an updated 2010 ICD-9-CM code manual to the class and the exam.

Participants in this conference can earn 6.5 contact hours for nursing, physical therapy and HCS-D credentials.

Continuing Education: The Missouri Alliance for Home Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Refining ICD-9-CM Coding PracticesThursday, September 30th • Columbia, MO

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Luncheon Provided

This intermediate education program will provide the updated elements of ICD-9-CM coding with critical integrated clinical documentation for home care settings. Join your peers to advance your code skills to the next level and address the complex scenarios home care provides. What are the subtleties of intermediate home health coding? How do agencies accurately reflect chronic care, complex wounds and complicated medical conditions? Specific focus with interactive activities on diagnoses selection, sequencing and code assignment for complex case scenarios that are critical for integrated clinical documentation that ensures agency compliance and risk management. Code inconsistencies and common diagnoses pitfalls as well as tips to reinforce accurate OASIS-C documentation to substantiate accurate diagnoses selection and sequencing will be addressed.

At the completion of this education program participants will be able to:

1. Utilize the ICD-9-CM Manual to accurately select and assign diagnosis codes to common and complex home care scenarios;

2. Apply ICD-9-CM Code Guidelines and convention to ensure accurate selection and sequencing of all diagnosis items;

3. Apply clinical logic to accurately select and sequence diagnoses most common in home health settings; 4. Detail the substantiating documentation to support the selection and sequencing of critical

diagnosis codes; 5. Identify strategies and guides to enhance agency diagnosis selection and code accuracy to

accurately represent patient clinical complexity and minimize risks in the PPS Era.

Program Objectives in a Nutshell · An Intermediate Code Program for the home health setting · Key documentation to substantiate the selection and sequencing of all diagnoses items · Clinical logic and Code Principles that guide accurate code assignment· Critical medical documentation that substantiates accurate diagnosis code assignment · Practical take-away tools to enhance accurate coding for common and complex home care scenarios

Who should attend this conference?Home health providers utilize a variety of models to ensure accurate assignment of ICD- 9-CM codes.

Clinicians as well as non-clinicians who are involved in the completion of the OASIS assessment, as well as the review and code assignment for the home health provider are encouraged to attend.

You must bring an updated 2010 ICD-9-CM Code Manual to this course.

Continuing Education: The Missouri Alliance for Home Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants in this conference can earn 6.5 contact hours for nursing, physical therapy and HCS-D credentials.

Register for just ONE of these conferences, not both Read the content to determine which conference you should attend

Conference Registration FormComplete form and return with payment

Company

Address

City, State, Zip

Phone Fax

Name E-mail

o Sept. 29th Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty o Sept. 30th Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Name E-mail

o Sept. 29th Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty o Sept. 30th Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Registration Fee

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 MAHC MemberNon-Member

$199$400

Number Attending TOTAL

$

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 MAHC MemberNon-Member

$199$400

Number Attending TOTAL

$

Return Registration and Payment to:

▲ Contact the Homecare Coding Specialist Diagnosis (HCS-D) to register for the Coding Exam at www.medicalspecialtycoding.com Additional fees apply▲ Hotel Information: The Hilton Garden Inn in Columbia is located at 3300 Vandiver Drive adjacent to Bass Pro Shop off of Hwy 63 north of Interstate 70. Phone: 573.814.5464. Guest rooms are available at a conference rate of $99. The conference rate is guaranteed until September 14, 2010. For more detailed directions to the hotel go to www.HiltonGardenColumbia.com and click on Directions and Transportation.▲ Special Needs: Please inform the Missouri Alliance for Home Care three weeks in advance of the conference if you have special needs.

▲ Cancellations: Registrations canceled by September 22nd will be issued a 90% refund. Those canceled after September 22nd will be issued a 50% refund. No refunds will be made for cancellation after September 29th.

Missouri Alliance for

HOME CARE2420 Hyde Park, Suite AJefferson City, MO 65109

Registration for the Certification Exam requires a separate form and fee.Download the exam registration material from the BMSC Website:

www.medicalspecialtycoding.comor for questions about the exam, contact BMSC at 800-897-4509

TOTAL _________________

Register for just ONE of these conferences, not both Read the content to determine which conference you should attend

Or

Or

Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. plus 2-hour evening review session

Luncheon provided • Dinner on Your Own

This coding conference will provide the fundamentals necessary to achieve national credential status. Ensure your agency coders are recognized for their expertise and experience. Upon completion of this fast paced, interactive coding program, participants will be eligible to take the Homecare Coding Specialist Diagnosis (HCS-D) national certification exam. Registration with BMSC is required for those taking the test - see information within this brochure.

This program is for intermediate and advanced home health staff who have at least two years of home health coding experience. It will include a comprehensive overview of ICD-9-CM coding with specific application to home health. Coding mandates, exceptions and OASIS-C best practices will be reviewed. Coding inconsistencies and common diagnosis pitfalls as well as tips to reinforce OASIS-C documentation to substantiate accurate ICD-9-CM coding will be addressed, including:

1. ICD-9-CM Code Conventions and guidelines, including the ten steps to correct coding and a summary of the 2011 code changes;

2. Critical diagnosis-related billing and coding guidelines including the correct assignment of primary, secondary and case mix items;

3. Diagnostic coding statements and code sequencing for difficult home care cases, including complex wounds, neoplasms, manifestation and combination codes;

4. Multiple realistic complex case scenarios that address common critical disease issues.

Who Should Attend This Training?

Clinicians as well as non-clinicians involved in the completion of the OASIS assessment, as well as the review and code assignment for home health providers. Participants MUST BRING an up-to-date ICD-9-CM code manual as well as a blank Start of Care OASIS document from your agency to the session.

The exam is based on the 2010 ICD-9-CM Manual. It is recommended that the participant planning to take the code certification test has at least one year of current home health experience, is familiar with the revised OASIS-C document, and two years of coding in the home health setting.

The day session is 8 hours • The evening study session for test takers is 2 hoursThe evening study session is a must review for test takers.

You must bring an updated 2010 ICD-9-CM code manual to the class and the exam.

Participants in this conference can earn 6.5 contact hours for nursing, physical therapy and HCS-D credentials.

Continuing Education: The Missouri Alliance for Home Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Refining ICD-9-CM Coding PracticesThursday, September 30th • Columbia, MO

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Luncheon Provided

This intermediate education program will provide the updated elements of ICD-9-CM coding with critical integrated clinical documentation for home care settings. Join your peers to advance your code skills to the next level and address the complex scenarios home care provides. What are the subtleties of intermediate home health coding? How do agencies accurately reflect chronic care, complex wounds and complicated medical conditions? Specific focus with interactive activities on diagnoses selection, sequencing and code assignment for complex case scenarios that are critical for integrated clinical documentation that ensures agency compliance and risk management. Code inconsistencies and common diagnoses pitfalls as well as tips to reinforce accurate OASIS-C documentation to substantiate accurate diagnoses selection and sequencing will be addressed.

At the completion of this education program participants will be able to:

1. Utilize the ICD-9-CM Manual to accurately select and assign diagnosis codes to common and complex home care scenarios;

2. Apply ICD-9-CM Code Guidelines and convention to ensure accurate selection and sequencing of all diagnosis items;

3. Apply clinical logic to accurately select and sequence diagnoses most common in home health settings; 4. Detail the substantiating documentation to support the selection and sequencing of critical

diagnosis codes; 5. Identify strategies and guides to enhance agency diagnosis selection and code accuracy to

accurately represent patient clinical complexity and minimize risks in the PPS Era.

Program Objectives in a Nutshell · An Intermediate Code Program for the home health setting · Key documentation to substantiate the selection and sequencing of all diagnoses items · Clinical logic and Code Principles that guide accurate code assignment· Critical medical documentation that substantiates accurate diagnosis code assignment · Practical take-away tools to enhance accurate coding for common and complex home care scenarios

Who should attend this conference?Home health providers utilize a variety of models to ensure accurate assignment of ICD- 9-CM codes.

Clinicians as well as non-clinicians who are involved in the completion of the OASIS assessment, as well as the review and code assignment for the home health provider are encouraged to attend.

You must bring an updated 2010 ICD-9-CM Code Manual to this course.

Continuing Education: The Missouri Alliance for Home Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants in this conference can earn 6.5 contact hours for nursing, physical therapy and HCS-D credentials.

Register for just ONE of these conferences, not both Read the content to determine which conference you should attend

Conference Registration FormComplete form and return with payment

Company

Address

City, State, Zip

Phone Fax

Name E-mail

o Sept. 29th Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty o Sept. 30th Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Name E-mail

o Sept. 29th Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty o Sept. 30th Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Registration Fee

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 MAHC MemberNon-Member

$199$400

Number Attending TOTAL

$

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 MAHC MemberNon-Member

$199$400

Number Attending TOTAL

$

Return Registration and Payment to:

▲ Contact the Homecare Coding Specialist Diagnosis (HCS-D) to register for the Coding Exam at www.medicalspecialtycoding.com Additional fees apply▲ Hotel Information: The Hilton Garden Inn in Columbia is located at 3300 Vandiver Drive adjacent to Bass Pro Shop off of Hwy 63 north of Interstate 70. Phone: 573.814.5464. Guest rooms are available at a conference rate of $99. The conference rate is guaranteed until September 14, 2010. For more detailed directions to the hotel go to www.HiltonGardenColumbia.com and click on Directions and Transportation.▲ Special Needs: Please inform the Missouri Alliance for Home Care three weeks in advance of the conference if you have special needs.

▲ Cancellations: Registrations canceled by September 22nd will be issued a 90% refund. Those canceled after September 22nd will be issued a 50% refund. No refunds will be made for cancellation after September 29th.

Missouri Alliance for

HOME CARE2420 Hyde Park, Suite AJefferson City, MO 65109

Registration for the Certification Exam requires a separate form and fee.Download the exam registration material from the BMSC Website:

www.medicalspecialtycoding.comor for questions about the exam, contact BMSC at 800-897-4509

TOTAL _________________

Register for just ONE of these conferences, not both Read the content to determine which conference you should attend

Or

Or

Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. plus 2-hour evening review session

Luncheon provided • Dinner on Your Own

This coding conference will provide the fundamentals necessary to achieve national credential status. Ensure your agency coders are recognized for their expertise and experience. Upon completion of this fast paced, interactive coding program, participants will be eligible to take the Homecare Coding Specialist Diagnosis (HCS-D) national certification exam. Registration with BMSC is required for those taking the test - see information within this brochure.

This program is for intermediate and advanced home health staff who have at least two years of home health coding experience. It will include a comprehensive overview of ICD-9-CM coding with specific application to home health. Coding mandates, exceptions and OASIS-C best practices will be reviewed. Coding inconsistencies and common diagnosis pitfalls as well as tips to reinforce OASIS-C documentation to substantiate accurate ICD-9-CM coding will be addressed, including:

1. ICD-9-CM Code Conventions and guidelines, including the ten steps to correct coding and a summary of the 2011 code changes;

2. Critical diagnosis-related billing and coding guidelines including the correct assignment of primary, secondary and case mix items;

3. Diagnostic coding statements and code sequencing for difficult home care cases, including complex wounds, neoplasms, manifestation and combination codes;

4. Multiple realistic complex case scenarios that address common critical disease issues.

Who Should Attend This Training?

Clinicians as well as non-clinicians involved in the completion of the OASIS assessment, as well as the review and code assignment for home health providers. Participants MUST BRING an up-to-date ICD-9-CM code manual as well as a blank Start of Care OASIS document from your agency to the session.

The exam is based on the 2010 ICD-9-CM Manual. It is recommended that the participant planning to take the code certification test has at least one year of current home health experience, is familiar with the revised OASIS-C document, and two years of coding in the home health setting.

The day session is 8 hours • The evening study session for test takers is 2 hoursThe evening study session is a must review for test takers.

You must bring an updated 2010 ICD-9-CM code manual to the class and the exam.

Participants in this conference can earn 6.5 contact hours for nursing, physical therapy and HCS-D credentials.

Continuing Education: The Missouri Alliance for Home Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Refining ICD-9-CM Coding PracticesThursday, September 30th • Columbia, MO

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Luncheon Provided

This intermediate education program will provide the updated elements of ICD-9-CM coding with critical integrated clinical documentation for home care settings. Join your peers to advance your code skills to the next level and address the complex scenarios home care provides. What are the subtleties of intermediate home health coding? How do agencies accurately reflect chronic care, complex wounds and complicated medical conditions? Specific focus with interactive activities on diagnoses selection, sequencing and code assignment for complex case scenarios that are critical for integrated clinical documentation that ensures agency compliance and risk management. Code inconsistencies and common diagnoses pitfalls as well as tips to reinforce accurate OASIS-C documentation to substantiate accurate diagnoses selection and sequencing will be addressed.

At the completion of this education program participants will be able to:

1. Utilize the ICD-9-CM Manual to accurately select and assign diagnosis codes to common and complex home care scenarios;

2. Apply ICD-9-CM Code Guidelines and convention to ensure accurate selection and sequencing of all diagnosis items;

3. Apply clinical logic to accurately select and sequence diagnoses most common in home health settings; 4. Detail the substantiating documentation to support the selection and sequencing of critical

diagnosis codes; 5. Identify strategies and guides to enhance agency diagnosis selection and code accuracy to

accurately represent patient clinical complexity and minimize risks in the PPS Era.

Program Objectives in a Nutshell · An Intermediate Code Program for the home health setting · Key documentation to substantiate the selection and sequencing of all diagnoses items · Clinical logic and Code Principles that guide accurate code assignment· Critical medical documentation that substantiates accurate diagnosis code assignment · Practical take-away tools to enhance accurate coding for common and complex home care scenarios

Who should attend this conference?Home health providers utilize a variety of models to ensure accurate assignment of ICD- 9-CM codes.

Clinicians as well as non-clinicians who are involved in the completion of the OASIS assessment, as well as the review and code assignment for the home health provider are encouraged to attend.

You must bring an updated 2010 ICD-9-CM Code Manual to this course.

Continuing Education: The Missouri Alliance for Home Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Missouri Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participants in this conference can earn 6.5 contact hours for nursing, physical therapy and HCS-D credentials.

Register for just ONE of these conferences, not both Read the content to determine which conference you should attend

Conference Registration FormComplete form and return with payment

Company

Address

City, State, Zip

Phone Fax

Name E-mail

o Sept. 29th Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty o Sept. 30th Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Name E-mail

o Sept. 29th Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty o Sept. 30th Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Registration Fee

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 MAHC MemberNon-Member

$199$400

Number Attending TOTAL

$

Thursday, September 30th, 2010 MAHC MemberNon-Member

$199$400

Number Attending TOTAL

$

Return Registration and Payment to:

▲ Contact the Homecare Coding Specialist Diagnosis (HCS-D) to register for the Coding Exam at www.medicalspecialtycoding.com Additional fees apply▲ Hotel Information: The Hilton Garden Inn in Columbia is located at 3300 Vandiver Drive adjacent to Bass Pro Shop off of Hwy 63 north of Interstate 70. Phone: 573.814.5464. Guest rooms are available at a conference rate of $99. The conference rate is guaranteed until September 14, 2010. For more detailed directions to the hotel go to www.HiltonGardenColumbia.com and click on Directions and Transportation.▲ Special Needs: Please inform the Missouri Alliance for Home Care three weeks in advance of the conference if you have special needs.

▲ Cancellations: Registrations canceled by September 22nd will be issued a 90% refund. Those canceled after September 22nd will be issued a 50% refund. No refunds will be made for cancellation after September 29th.

Missouri Alliance for

HOME CARE2420 Hyde Park, Suite AJefferson City, MO 65109

Registration for the Certification Exam requires a separate form and fee.Download the exam registration material from the BMSC Website:

www.medicalspecialtycoding.comor for questions about the exam, contact BMSC at 800-897-4509

TOTAL _________________

Register for just ONE of these conferences, not both Read the content to determine which conference you should attend

Or

Or

Pick oNE!Preparation Course for the

Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th(Testing opportunity on Thursday, September 30th)

-OR-Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices

Thursday, September 30th featuring

Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-DRBC Limited

Missouri Alliance for HOME CAREpresents

Pick oNE!Take Your Choice

Of theseTwo Coding Conferences

Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th(Test offered on Thursday, September 30th)

-OR-Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices

Thursday, September 30th featuring

Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-DRBC Limited

at

Hilton Garden Inn • Columbia, MO

PRESORT STANDARDU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDJEFFERSON CITY, MO

PERMIT NO. 219

Missouri Alliance for

HOME CAREMissouri Alliance for HOME CARE2420 Hyde Park, Suite AJefferson City, MO 65109-4731About these Conferences

Health Care Reform and the 2011 PPS Updates are here, and accurate ICD-9-CM coding is critical for agency compliance and risk management. With the advent of the revised OASIS-C, ongoing and specialized home health training to accurately assign diagnosis codes remains critical to reflect the complexity of home care patients and ensure accurate reimbursement. By offering conferences with two different focuses, it is hoped the needs of your staff will be met.

PLEASE NOTE: MAHC offering a quality 3-part telephone series in August for the “Beginning is Coder.” You should have received a flyer on this conference, but if not, you can find it on the MAHC website www.homecaremissouri.org.

About Your Speaker Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-D

Trish Tulloch is a seasoned clinician with more than 30 years in health care practice. A Registered Nurse with code credentials from the Board of Medical Specialty Coding, she is a nationally recognized speaker who provides clinical and administrative expertise to clinicians and agencies across the country. She is a senior consultant with RBC Limited, a national consulting firm, who also collaborates with attorneys in Corporate Compliance, fact finding and regulatory standards.

Information from theBoard of Medical Specialty Coding

The Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) has approved each of these conferences for 6.5 contact hours toward maintenance of the HCS-D credential. You are eligible for the contact hours from just one of the conferences, not both.

The intent of the conference on September 29th is to help prepare you to take the HCS-D certification exam or re-certification exam. You may register in advance to take the exam which is offered on site on Thursday, September 30th or make other testing arrangements with the BMSC.

You must register separately with the BMSC and pay an additional fee to take the certification or re-certification exam. The fee for the certification exam is $229 for MAHC Members or $249.00 for non-MAHC members. The fee to take the re-certification exam is $129.00. These fees are to be paid to BMSC.

To register to take the exam:

· Go to the BMSC website www.medicalspecialtycoding.com to obtain a registration form, preparation materials or to register online for the exam.

You must register in advance and pay the fee to take the exam.

Pick oNE!Preparation Course for the

Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th(Testing opportunity on Thursday, September 30th)

-OR-Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices

Thursday, September 30th featuring

Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-DRBC Limited

Missouri Alliance for HOME CAREpresents

Pick oNE!Take Your Choice

Of theseTwo Coding Conferences

Preparation Course for the Medical Specialty Home Health Coder National Certification Test or Re-Test

Wednesday, September 29th(Test offered on Thursday, September 30th)

-OR-Refining ICD-9-CM Coding Practices

Thursday, September 30th featuring

Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-DRBC Limited

at

Hilton Garden Inn • Columbia, MO

PRESORT STANDARDU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDJEFFERSON CITY, MO

PERMIT NO. 219

Missouri Alliance for

HOME CAREMissouri Alliance for HOME CARE2420 Hyde Park, Suite AJefferson City, MO 65109-4731About these Conferences

Health Care Reform and the 2011 PPS Updates are here, and accurate ICD-9-CM coding is critical for agency compliance and risk management. With the advent of the revised OASIS-C, ongoing and specialized home health training to accurately assign diagnosis codes remains critical to reflect the complexity of home care patients and ensure accurate reimbursement. By offering conferences with two different focuses, it is hoped the needs of your staff will be met.

PLEASE NOTE: MAHC offering a quality 3-part telephone series in August for the “Beginning Coder.” You should have received a flyer on this conference, but if not, you can find it on the MAHC website www.homecaremissouri.org.

About Your Speaker Patricia W. Tulloch RN, BSN, MSN, HCS-D

Trish Tulloch is a seasoned clinician with more than 30 years in health care practice. A Registered Nurse with code credentials from the Board of Medical Specialty Coding, she is a nationally recognized speaker who provides clinical and administrative expertise to clinicians and agencies across the country. She is a senior consultant with RBC Limited, a national consulting firm, who also collaborates with attorneys in Corporate Compliance, fact finding and regulatory standards.

Information from theBoard of Medical Specialty Coding

The Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) has approved each of these conferences for 6.5 contact hours toward maintenance of the HCS-D credential. You are eligible for the contact hours from just one of the conferences, not both.

The intent of the conference on September 29th is to help prepare you to take the HCS-D certification exam or re-certification exam. You may register in advance to take the exam which is offered on site on Thursday, September 30th or make other testing arrangements with the BMSC.

You must register separately with the BMSC and pay an additional fee to take the certification or re-certification exam. The fee for the certification exam is $229 for MAHC Members or $249.00 for non-MAHC members. The fee to take the re-certification exam is $129.00. These fees are to be paid to BMSC.

To register to take the exam:

· Go to the BMSC website www.medicalspecialtycoding.com to obtain a registration form, preparation materials or to register online for the exam.

You must register in advance and pay the fee to take the exam.