Memo from Chief Medical Officer to Medical Center Providers regarding ICD-10 education. 

 The federal government is requiring implementation of ICD-10 coding on October 1, 2015. As a result, we have updated timelines for the ICD-10 training offered free of charge to you through Catholic Health Initiatives.  The first training, Specialty Documentation Improvement, takes less than an hour to complete.

 Training in three phases

• Specialty Documentation Improvement Complete by March 30, 2015
• ICD-10 Documentation April – June 2015
• ICD-10 Awareness July – August 2015
• You can learn more about the courses at CHIICD-10.net.

 Why it’s critical you take training

• The training will help you document more completely for ICD-9 and ICD-10, which could mean increased reimbursement before the compliance deadline and a smoother road to ICD-10.
• A little more time spent on documentation now equals a lot less time later, which means fewer questions coming back to you, claims being held, and rework – for you and for coders.
• If you’re not telling the complete patient story, you may not be fully credited for the time and complexity of resources you use.
• How well you document can affect your peers, just as how well they document affects you. And you may both risk inaccurate ratings on the quality of care provided.

 How to access training

ICD-10 courses have been assigned to you through Catholic Health Initiatives’ online education system “LEARN.”  All members of our active medical staff have been provided LEARN accounts and have been assigned courses.

1. Use the following URL to launch LEARN: healthstream.com/hlc/LEARN.
2. Type your Username and Password. You will be prompted to change your password and to set up a password reminder.
3. Your Username will be in the following format:
   • First four letters of first name + First four letters of last name + Birth month (MM) + Birth day (DD)
   • If you have fewer than four letters, your entire name will be used.

• Examples:
  Jane Smith-Jones DOB: July 4 – USER ID is janesmit0704
  Dan Yee’s DOB: January 03 – User ID is danyee0103
  • Your initial password is “Welcome3” Please note:  Only your password is case sensitive.

If you have questions or problems with Learn or the assigned courses, please contact System Support Specialist (NAME) at (NUMBER) or (EMAIL).

 If you have completed training elsewhere, please let us know

To let us know you have taken ICD-10 training elsewhere, please complete the short online survey www.surveymonkey.com/s/HYDZDJ3 or contact (NAME) at (NUMBER) or (EMAIL) and we will update our records.

Thank you!