Resources and Guidelines
-
Upload
krishnadharu -
Category
Documents
-
view
214 -
download
0
Transcript of Resources and Guidelines
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
1/9
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
2/9
titles in any *ay once the approval is !ranted1 I you decide that) you *ant to ta0e several o your
approved titles and oer them as a boot camp) conerence) or *or0shop contact the CEU endor
Department to create an entry or the title and total CEUs oered or the conerence/summit/*or0shop1
This *ould provide inormation or our members via the CEU Search Tool1
67ac0 to Top8
Status / Approval Documents
Status o all applications *ill appear on the overvie* screen o your CEU endor pa!e1 The status
includes titles and an indicator icon desi!natin! the titles as Pendin!) Approved) Denied) 'ithdra*n)
Incomplete) and Expirin! Soon1
Application Determinations: An email *ill be sent *ith the inal determination o your application
re!ardless i the application *as approved) *ithdra*n) denied) or incomplete1 I denied) *ithdra*n) or
incomplete the email *ill state the reason or the determination or the re$uest or additional inormation to
continue the revie* process1 I approved) you *ill be notiied that your approval documents are available
on your CEU endor pa!e1 Approved titles *ill have the start and inish 4expiration5 dates alon! *ith
separate icons to vie* and print each PD: document o the Approval Documents; Approval .etter)
Certiicate) and Invoice1
Multi-specialty rea!out Session Event: (ulti%specialty conerence *ith brea0out sessions) multi%
brea0out session event) or multiple active approved titles in a conerence ormat1 -ou can re$uest a CEU
Code Card in place o individual PD: Certiicates1 -ou *ill receive t*o PD: iles) one speciically or the
attendee *ith session titles) CEU values) and specialty desi!nations9 and one or the vendor that includes
the inormation rom the attendee card alon! *ith the assi!ned index numbers1
Distri"ution o# CEU Certi#icates: "ive all attendees a copy o the ori!inal PD: certiicate or CEU Code
Card sent to you by AAPC1 These are the only documents AAPC *ill accept rom a member or
CEUs1T$e documents are not to "e altered in any %ay& this includes adding your company logo,company/organization's president's name and signature. 'ou can add t$e name o# t$e attendee(
t$e date o# t$e course( and t$e approved inde) num"er i# it is not recorded*
Personali+ed Certi#icates: It is acceptable or you to ma0e a personali
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
3/9
67ac0 to Top8
Presenters / Post Secondary Sc$ool ,nstructors
Presenters *ithout a credential 4e1!1) CPC>) C&C? 4ormerly CPC%=>5) CPC%P>) #N) (D) CCS%P) @D5
or proessional license relevant to the subect matter must provide a resume or consideration o CEUs1
Credentials *ith an apprentice status *ill not be approved as a presenter/instructor1 I the
presenter/instructor is a CPC%A> please reer to the apprentice status pa!e or details about ho* to
remove the apprentice status1
Presenters: #eport CEUs usin! the same certiicate and indexB as attendees) index can be submitted
only once1 AAPC does not a*ard CEUs or time spent in preparation1 A maximum o + CEUs or irst
presentations per core credential) per t*o%year rene*al period1
Post-Secondary Sc$ool ,nstructors: Application is re$uired or prior approval1 Instructors may receive
up to + CEUs per core credential durin! a t*o%year rene*al period or teachin! a ace%to%ace course
speciic to the credential1
67ac0 to Top8
Types o# CEUsThe types o CEUs a*arded at AAPC include;
+1 Core A ocuses on the technical side o proessional medicalcodin!1 Coders may claim all o their
CEUs earned rom core A1
31 Core 7 addresses !eneral business s0ills and proessional development related to the healthcare
ield1 Core 7 can comprise no more than 4+/5 o the total CEUs earned per year1 Thereore) i one
core credential is held) +3 o the CEUs due every t*o years may be rom Core 71
1 Types o CEUsSpecialty CEUs ocus on the technical side o codin! or speciic medical
specialties1 &n the vendor application) select the medical specialties that *ill be ocused on in the
education1 The tar!et audience should be coders experienced in the specialty) not an introductory course
or be!innin! coders1 Specialty CEUs are in hi!h demand *ith AAPC members1 (a0e sure to select all
specialties that apply on your application1
Please visit the CEU Inormation%(embers pa!e or urther details1
67ac0 to Top8
Calculatin. CEUs
Curriculum Approva"le: &nly pro!ram content applicable to the codin! proession *ith current year
inormation is eli!ible or CEUs1 CEUs a*arded by AAPC) does not !uarantee accuracy or $uality o
curriculum1 Fuality o curriculum is the responsibility o the vendor1 AAPC reserves the ri!ht to reect
content based on $uality issues) and *ill disclose these issues to the vendor1 The principal ocus o
curriculum considered or CEUs is its educational value and a time element1
CEU Calculations ased on Time: Timed sessions are assi!ned CEUs based on instruction time1
Standard AAPC CEU determination or live education 4*or0shop) audio seminar) conerence5 is9 each ,minutes o live content is the e$uivalent o +1, CEU1 , minutes is the e$uivalent o 1G) *hich is the
smallest time increment1 The ma)imum a*arded or a sin!le application is H, CEUs1 :or *ritten or online
CEU calculations) clic0 here1
,neli.i"le Content/Time: #e!istrations) *elcomes) introductions) and other non%educational activities
such as brea0s) lunches) and net*or0in! lunches are not eli!ible or CEUs1 Time spent ta0in! $ui
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
4/9
67ac0 to Top8
Timed Sessions
ive or Recorded events:Include Seminars) 'or0shops) Audios) Teleconerences) .ive 'eb%7ased
Trainin!s) Courses) and Post Secondary School Courses are also considered Timed Sessions1
Re0uired Content eeded ased on um"er o# CEUs Re0uested: A detailed pro!ram !oal is
suicient or +1G CEUs or less9 ho*ever) you may attach documents you eel may be necessary or the
revie* process1 31, or more CEU re$uests must submit handouts or Po*er Point presentations and a
time%lined detailed a!enda *ith statements or each se!ment o time) such as an overvie* o the session
*ith a list o obectives1 Session titles are not suicient1
67ac0 to Top8
Guidelines #or all Re0uired Tests and Tests #or Supplemental CEUs
Post-test 1ormattin. Guidelines: All re$uired tests and those submitted or supplemental CEUs must
ollo* AAPC !uidelines or tests1
• Test content should be suiciently challen!in!1 Someone should not be able to pass the test
*ithout havin! read the content or listened and learned rom a presentation1
• +, $uestions are re$uired or each re$uested CEU9 +G $uestions are re$uired or +1G CEUs) or
example1
• Up to 3 o every +, $uestions/ans*ers combined may be true/alse or yes/no) all o the above)
none o the above) mar0 all that apply) mar0 none that apply) etc9 up to o +G $uestions may be
true/alse or yes/no) all o the above) none o the above) mar0 all that apply) mar0 none that apply) etc9
• (ultiple choice and ill in the blan0 $uestions are preerred1
• Tests must be submitted at the time o application submission1
• All tests must be !raded by the sponsorin! or!ani
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
5/9
Supplemental Post-test CEU Re0uirements: AAPC allo*s or limited CEUs or testin! as a supplement
to curriculum or live or recorded live products1 A vendor can opt to include rationales *ith each $uestion
on its mandatory test or recorded curriculum to earn +1, supplemental CEU per hour o approved
education1 Supplemental post%tests re$uire the ollo*in! in addition to the ormattin! !uidelines listed
above;
• Test $uestions submitted or supplemental CEUs must be ollo*ed *ith information&rich rationale1
• The maximum o +1, CEU or a post%test can be a*arded as a supplement to a one%hour live or
recorded trainin!) excludin! post secondary school courses1
• The tests must be submitted at the time the curriculum is submitted and must ollo* AAPC test
!uidelines67ac0 to Top8
Rationale as Curriculum
Re0uirements: Fuestions must be ollo*ed by rationales that include a detailed narrative tellin! the story
o ho* to come to the correct ans*er11 Students do not learn eectively *ith rationales that simply state
that the *ron! ans*er *as chosen9 it2s important to understand ho* to ind the ri!ht ans*er1 #ationales
should enrich the established curriculum not copy it exactly1 'hat ollo*s are examples o acceptable
rationales;
• Shortness o breath is documented1 =o*ever) S&7 is a common symptom associated *ith
pneumothorax) and ICD%K%C( &icial Codin! "uidelines state) Si!ns and symptoms that are inte!ral to
the disease process should not be assi!ned as additional codes) unless other*ise instructed by the
classiication1
• Total 0nee arthroplasty is reported *ith anesthesia code ,+H,3 Anesthesia for open or surgical
arthroscopic procedures on knee oint( total knee arthroplast y1 "eneral anesthesia *as provided by a
personally perormin! anesthesiolo!ist) *hich is identiied *ith an AA modiier1 The patient *as healthy)
*hich is reported *ith P+1 The anesthesia dia!nosis code should be the same as the sur!eon2s post
operative dia!nosis1 (ore speciic dia!nosis inormation *as provided in the operative report 4locali
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
6/9
Re0uired ,n#ormation: ApApproximate inormation is re$uired or processin! purposes re!ardin! the
topic4s5) the presenter4s5) or sometimes even the date4s5 o the in%service at the time o application
submission i exact inormation is not available1 It is understood that these approximations may cause the
date) content) and presenter to chan!e1 i the ne* presenter is not certiied or is a CPC%A ollo*
thePresenter/Post%Secondary Instructor !uidelines1 I the chan!e is to the date o the session) you do not
need to receive a ne* approval or the chan!e) unless the date is outside the approval timerame1
67ac0 to Top8
Educational Pu"lications
4Textboo0s) Ne*sletters/(a!a
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
7/9
MNote; :ont si
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
8/9
Please reer to the #e$uirements tab on this pa!e1
67ac0 to Top8
Promotin. 'our Approved Pro.ram
-ou may not state that CEU approval has been submitted to) or is pendin! rom AAPC1
AAPC *ill allo* the vendor the ability to use the AAPC CEU Approved .o!o or purposes o promotin!
approved codin! products1 AAPC credential4s5 can be used in the body o mar0etin! materials but are not
permitted to use any o the AAPC credential4s5 in the title or on the cover o any product) or title or
headline o any mar0etin! materials1
The CEU Approved vendor lo!os are or approved CEU endors only) endors are not allo*ed to copy
the AAPC lo!o rom our *ebsite or use in any*ay1 Please contact the CEU endor department at +%L,,%
3%3) ext1++G or the NE' prepared lo!o and text to be displayed *hen mar0etin! your CEU
approved status1 "uidelines or promotin! your educational pro!rams both online and oline *ill also be
!iven1 These !uidelines ensure your customers) and potential customers) are inormed o the continuin!
education units approved by AAPC1
AAPC *ill not provide a mailin! list o our members1 Please do not as01
As part o the approval process) AAPC randomly and routinely audits CEU approvals1 :eel ree to contact
the CEU endor Department i you have any $uestions re!ardin! mar0etin! o your product *ithin AAPC
!uidelines1
67ac0 to Top8
ocal C$apters and 8endors
Presentin. at ocal C$apter Meetin.s; Approved vendors are allo*ed to present at AAPC .ocal
Chapter meetin!s at the discretion o the current chapter oicers1 .ocal Chapter education CEUs are
a*arded or education%not product or presenter promotion) limit presentation to education topics only1 I
an AAPC .ocal Chapter has re$uested that you present at a meetin!) your CEU Index number
is not valid or the .ocal Chapter meetin!s1 The Chapter oicers *ill re$uest approval rom AAPC2s .ocal
Chapter Department1
Solicitation and ocal C$apter Contact Guidelines; Solicitation o local chapters and local chapter
oicers is strictly pro$i"ited1 AAPC .ocal Chapters do not become ailiates *ith any other
or!ani
-
8/17/2019 Resources and Guidelines
9/9
• Applications submitted or approval or curriculum that has an exam to earn a credential ater
completin! the curriculum and the exam is not available or separate re!istration and payment the
application *ill be denied1
E)ample o# mandatory trainin.; annual compliance trainin! 4this includes anythin! that is employer
speciic re!ardin! their compliance plan that is broad in its inormation covered and not speciic to codin!
or documentation !uidelines1 This also includes Ne* =ire Trainin!) re!ardless i the education comes
rom internal or contracted sources1
• AAPC *ill not a*ard CEUs or publications or sot*are considered a tool that a coder *ould or
could use at their des0 to perorm daily responsibilities1 Examples *ould be CPT>) ICD%K%C() and
=CPCS .evel II) des0 reerence boo0s and sot*are containin! reerence material1
• Trainin! on the beneits o particular sot*are or ho* to use the sot*are may be eli!ible or Core
7 CEUs or irst time users only1 Applications *ith the intent o rereshin! user2s 0no*led!e *ill not be
approved1 Portions o the trainin! may be considered Codin!/7illin! 0no*led!e) the CEU analyst *ill
relect bac0 on the "purpose" o the trainin! to ma0e a decision167ac0 to Top8
Reasons to Revo!e 8endor StatusI an application has received prior approval and any o the ollo*in! are ound to be true) AAPC vendor
status *ill be revo0ed *ithout reund o any ees or violation o these policies1
• (isrepresentation by the sponsorin! or!ani