Reimbursement for Nurses: The Keys to Successful Coding

Do you need a tool to help your new nurses understand coding of drugs and their administration? Do you need to know where to find out the latest information about patient assistance programs, coding changes and updates for Medicare? Even if you have an EMR that does coding for you, are you sure it is always right?

Throughout the busy, yet rewarding, days that comprise oncology nursing practice, your mind focuses on thousands of details to assure safe and appropriate care for your patients. You know the diligence by which you determine safe dosages and administration practices; you are confident in your assessment and management skills. But do you feel the same way about your reimbursement coding responsibilities?

ONS now offers a unique, challenging, and fun way to assure that you can feel confident in this important nursing responsibility as well. The ONS Reimbursement for Nurses: The Keys to Successful Coding webcourse provides staff nurses with an opportunity to refine these skills using typical oncology care scenarios, and also to understand the underpinnings of our reimbursement structure in the United States.

This self-paced continuing nursing education opportunity will guide you through a thorough understanding of Medicare reimbursement, the standard by which most reimbursement structures are based, and many other accurate coding and reimbursement practices.

This webcourse will help you to understand billing units, practice scenarios, and get immediate feedback in the activities. You’ll meet ‘patients’, interpret orders, and make coding selections based upon the knowledge you gain from the course.

Although drugs are often coded by the pharmacy in a hospital or clinic setting, it is critical for nurses to accurately document and code for the administration services provided. Although designed primarily for office-based staff nurses, Reimbursement for Nurses: The Keys to Successful Coding offers a wealth of information useful to hospital based outpatient nurses, or anyone involved in the proper coding of administration practices.

Each module builds upon one another to give you a complete understanding of the mechanics of proper coding and its impact upon you, your organization, and your patients. You’ll be able to print and take-away valuable reference resources, and receive continuing nursing education credits for successful completion of course activities, post test, and evaluation.