Administrative Memos

200203

FROM: Theodore O. Will, Chief Executive Officer
DATE: Apr 26, 2002
SUBJECT: DRG 174/182 Educational Training Materials
IPRO CONTACTS:

Cesar M. Limjoco, MD, CCS, Sr. Director, HIM/PEPP, Ext. 261 and Renato Estrella, RHIA, Administrator, HIM, Ext. 261

IPRO has developed an educational training program in regard to paired DRGs 174/182 which is contained on the enclosed CD ROM (as well as on two floppy disks in case you do not have CD capabilities). The program offers 3.0 hours of continuing medical education credits to physicians (CME) and 3.0 hours of continuing education (CE) credits for hospital information management personnel, approved by the Lutheran Medical Center and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), respectively.

The enclosed compact disc (CD) contains the following:

A. Physician Materials

Continuing Medical Education Instructions (MS Word)
DRG 174/182 CME for MDs (MS PowerPoint)
Continuing Medical Education Quiz (MS Word)
Program Evaluation Tool (MS Word)

B. Coder Materials

Continuing Education Instructions (MS Word)
DRG 174/182 CE for Coders (MS PowerPoint)
Continuing Education Quiz (MS Word)
Program Evaluation Tool (MS Word)

To obtain credit for either program, please print the appropriate forms (CE/CME quiz and program evaluation) for all participating HIM professionals and/or physicians. Upon completion, mail them to Juanita Williams, IPRO, 1979 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, New York 11042-1002, or fax the forms to her attention at (516) 326-6176. The quiz will be graded by IPRO. Subject to a passing score on the continuing (medical) education quiz and submission of the completed program evaluation tool, a corresponding certificate of achievement will be mailed to the participant.

We have also enclosed four (4) DRG 174 Coding Tips posters and seven (7) DRG 174 Coding Tip cue cards. The cue cards are a handy reference for medical record coders. We also recently received the DRG 416 (Septicemia) Coding Tips posters and have included four (4) of them with this mailing, as well. We hope that these materials will facilitate improvements in medical record documentation and coding.

We are also sending the CDs to the Medical Director and HIM Director in your facility. In addition, we would like to thank the members of IPRO's Coding Advisory Committee for their assistance in preparation of these educational materials. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Cesar Limjoco or Renato Estrella at the number referenced above.

¹DRG 174 - Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC, DRG 182 - Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders, Age >17 with CC