Exclusive: ACR Convergence 2024| Focus Rheums

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Coding Education at the Annual Meeting

  |  Issue: September 2010  |  

Individuals in rheumatology practices will benefit from this course because it will fill in any gaps in knowledge of common coding diagnoses and procedures that coders might have. Having CRHC credentials will prove that your skills are superior to a non-certified coder’s and will give you the advantage of billing properly and being reimbursed accordingly. To register for the course and exam, visit www.rheumatology.org/education, or contact Antanya Chung at [email protected] or (404) 633-3777, ext 818.

Related Articles

    ICD-10 from a Coder’s Perspective

    For the past 30 years, coders have used the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) to identify and report diseases, signs, and symptoms as well as to measure morbidity and mortality in the United States. In general, coders identify ICD-9 as the heartbeat of reimbursement for medical procedures because this is what drives medical necessity.