Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) across the state will be holding ICD-10 training and implementation sessions for medical practices. The sessions will assist practice administrators, managers, coders, billers and clinical staff understand ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and identify documentation and implementation issues that may impact a practice. The program costs $135 for early registration and $150 up to ten days before the event.

Click here for training session schedules, session agendas and to learn more about awarded continuing education credits. The NCMS also offers Version 5010 and ICD-10 resources at www.ncmedsoc.org/icd10. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a fact sheet to assist health care professionals transition to Version 5010.