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My experience at an AHIMA trainer session Part 3
During this three-day training, we learned as much as possible about this new classification system. I received a letter in the mail right before leaving for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Academy for ICD-10 trainer session in Grapevine, TX, only to find out that the learning doesn’t end after the three days!
I still have to take the “final exam” between late October and late January 2010 to demonstrate that I understand and can apply this new system to become an “AHIMA certified ICD-10 trainer.”
I was surprised that there was not a specific credential or at least a designation, even if it was just an appendage onto one of my AHIMA certifications, to notate that I had endured this training. Even the American Academy for Professional Coders designates its professional medical coding curriculum (PMCC) instructors with an “I” at the end of their credential (i.e., CPC-I).
I’m not sure how to publicize that I did this training other than to add it as a tidbit of information onto my bio. It should be identified somehow right?
It was amazing to sit through such an intensive training session. I recently taught a class in Boston, and I had to admit to my students that I was reminded of how my Boot Camp attendees feel when we cover so much material in a five-day class. I had an increased sympathy for them, having endured it myself recently. It reinforced to me how important it is to have engaging, fun, and energetic instructors — especially in an intensive learning format.
This three-day session was definitely an information-overload experience, but I feel confident that I can share this information with the masses when the need arises.
Has your coding manager or coding staff members attended any kind of ICD-10 training sessions yet? Now that I’ve shared a bit of my experience, we would love to hear what yours was like. Please post your comment here.
Surely trainers need exposure to ICD-10 now, but who should train the trainers?
How much ICD-10 training are you ready for today? The American Health Information Management Association states:
It would be impractical and a waste of resources and time to start training coders now on the specific updates to the code sets. Coders should be trained much closer to the 2013 implementation date so the updates are fresh when they need to start using them.
I understand that philosophy. If you don’t use it, you lose it. However, we can’t all wait until 2013 for training. Certainly key people, such as trainers, ought to be exposed to the new coding system now. My question is, how far in advance of the October 2013 implementation date should you wait to receive training? Will your organization send a few staff members for training ahead of sending the bulk of your department for training? Will your organization have a few people attend education sessions and then come back and train the rest of your coders? When you seek training, what kind of experience do you want the instructors to have? Would you be comfortable learning about ICD-10 from someone who just learned the new coding system six months prior?
