Ovation's Coding Academy: Ensuring Coding Accuracy and Success
At Ovation Revenue Cycle Services, we train our coders through The Coding Academy, a dynamic and interactive class room coding school. Attendees are required to have a bachelor’s degree in a life science area such as nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, etc. After passing an entrance exam, the participant is taught ICD-9-CM or ICD-10 CM coding by a qualified instructor.
The classroom material positions the participants to enter the coding field with a good base knowledge of coding. The coders will then be trained in a specialty area of coding such as in-patient, out-patient or professional fee coding. An extensive quality assurance program is then set in place to monitor the accuracy of the coder. The coder will begin with having 100% review of their coding which will gradually be decreased to 15%. A quality review of 15% will remain in place indefinitely to ensure continued success.
In addition, Ovation Revenue Cycle Services administers a coding proficiency test to all our coders in their assigned specialty area. We ensure that all coders are knowledgeable in their area of expertise by passing our certification exam. Continuing education is also part of our program. Coding hot topics are covered on a bi-weekly basis to keep the coders up-to-date on current coding issues. Documentation requirements are reviewed for common CC’s and MCC’s to guarantee that codes are clinically justified by the documentation within the record.
Quality is of utmost importance in our coding program and we put much effort into securing success by obtaining and maintaining a high coding accuracy rate.
To learn more about Ovation Revenue Cycle Services’ Comprehensive Coding Services, visit www.ovationrcs.com.
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