Every year the ICD10 codes are updated and always start on Oct 1 of the previous year, eg, 2023 new code set begins on October 1, 2022. Although we have been using ICD 10 with all of its complexities and specificities for many years now, each year More codes are added, deleted or revised. It is important for hospice and home health agencies to keep up to date! Many new and revised codes are to make the codes more specific each year- meaning 1 code could be deleted for a diagnosis and 6 new codes are now in use for the same diagnosis! This year there are 1147 new codes!!! And Major Changes in Depression codes- adding severity levels and specific mental and behavioral conditions
This webinar will go over every update to the ICD10 code set for 2023, beginning on Oct 1, 2022. Although many may rarely be used by hospice and home health, it is important to know all of the changes as they could be used in rare cases. It is important that you understand all changes, additions, and revisions in time for Oct 1, as ‘old’ codes will be rejected when you submit them.
Home health and Hospice Agencies – Coders, Clinical Managers, Billers, Field clinicians
Sharon Litwin, RN, BSHS, MHA, HCS-D, COQS
Sharon has had an extensive career in home health, starting as a field nurse in 1985. Over the ensuing years, she held positions in California and Missouri as Director of Patient Services, Administrator, Regional Director, and Executive Director of a large hospital-based home services division.
In 2003, Sharon left the corporate world to create 5 Star Consultants, to utilize her knowledge in partnership with agencies in providing assistance and education to those in need. Since then, she has also been a CHAP and ACHC surveyor, performing Medicare-deemed accreditation surveys for 10 years.
In 2020, she sold the company to Healthcare Provider Solutions and is now offering her expertise and knowledge to a limited number of clients in the industry. Sharon now lives in sunny Cape Coral, Florida, and is pleased to offer services through her new consulting agency, Litwin Home Health Consulting, LLC.