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ForwardNashville 2026: Advancing ICD-10-CM Coding Excellence Across Orthopaedics
Increase your proficiency in coding Orthopaedic ICD-10-CM diagnoses with our course, "Advancing Coding Excellence Across Orthopaedics ICD-10-CM Coding." This course is designed for professionals who want to gain a deep understanding of diagnosis coding specificity, ensuring compliance and accuracy with the latest guidelines and best practices.
Target Audience
Physicians, Non-Physician Providers, Billing Managers, Coding/Billing Staff, Administrators, and Revenue Cycle Directors.
Learning Objectives
- Integrate the ICD-10-CM guidelines for Orthopaedics into your current practice
- Distinguish between Acute vs Chronic Musculoskeletal diagnoses
- Apply the appropriate 7th character for fracture coding
- Identify common coding errors
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Agenda
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
ICD 10 CM Overview for Orthopedics
- Basic Chapter guidelines
- Specificity – what’s needed and why
Acute vs. Chronic / Musculoskeletal Problems and Injuries
- Common problems with current documentation
Complications and Comorbid Conditions
- Important issues for documentation.
- Aftercare, Follow-up, and Correct Use of the 7th Character
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Fractures:
- Traumatic, Pathologic, Peri-prosthetic Fractures
- External Cause Codes That Explain Some Complications
- Routine healing, delayed healing and fracture complications.
- Common Orthopedic Diagnosis Coding Errors
- Documentation tips to optimize diagnosis selection
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Q&A
AKH Inc. and KarenZupko & Associates, Inc staff and reviewers have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and KarenZupko & Associates, Inc. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 3.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Available Credit
- 3.75 AAPA Category 1 CME
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 3.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. - 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 3.75 Attendance
Credits: 3.75
- 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD
Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.