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Morbidity coding in Australia

Morbidity coding in Australia. Sue Walker. Morbidity coding in Australia. Performed in all hospitals and day surgery centres for inpatients only No outpatient and emergency department coding is performed routinely … yet!

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Morbidity coding in Australia

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  1. Morbidity coding in Australia Sue Walker

  2. Morbidity coding in Australia • Performed in all hospitals and day surgery centres for inpatients only • No outpatient and emergency department coding is performed routinely … yet! • All separations are coded using the full medical record as the source document for abstraction • Coding is done using the ICD-10-AM (currently Fifth edition, Sixth to be implemented in July 2008)

  3. Morbidity coding education in Australia For new coders: Face to face: • HIM programs in four universities • Short courses run by health departments Distance education: • Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) • Open Training and Education Network (OTEN)

  4. Morbidity coding education in Australia For existing coders and users of ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS in Australia and internationally: NCCH offers: • Update education for each ICD-10-AM/ACHI-ACS edition • Annual coding workshops • Biannual coding conference For new ICD-10 users, NCCH offers short and customised coding courses face to face

  5. HIMAA’s role HIMAA Education Services offers • comprehensive medical terminology • introductory, intermediate and advanced coding • customised educational programs • Clinical Coder Certification

  6. Clinical Coder Certification (CCC) • minimum of 4 year's clinical coding experience in a hospital environment with a varied, complex casemix • Part 1 - completion of six coding assignments - 60% of assessment(Note: successful completion of the Advanced coding course is equivalent to Part 1 of CCC) • Part 2 - two-hour examination paper consisting of handwritten medical records - 40% of assessment • Pass mark for CCC is an aggregate of 80%. Must pass part I to be eligible for Part 2.

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