News: AHIMA releases recertification guidelines for ICD-10
December 9, 2010
CDI Strategies - Volume 4, Issue 25
The Commission on Certification for Health Informatics and Information Management (CCHIIM) recently announced ICD-10 recertification requirements for individuals certified by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
In the document, “ICD-10 CE Requirements for AHIMA Certified Professionals & FAQs,” the CCHIIM commission says AHIMA Certified Professionals need to participate in mandatory baseline educational experiences specific to ICD-10-CM/PCS, which will count toward the total CEU requirements for the purpose of recertification.
CCHIIM lists the total number of ICD-10-CM/PCS CEUs required by AHIMA per credential as:
- CHPS – 1CEU
- CHDA – 6 CEUs
- RHIT – 6 CEUs
- RHIA – 6 CEUs
- CCS-P – 12 CEUs
- CCS – 18 CEUs
- CCA – 18 CEUs
*6 CEUs equals one day of training
Those with more than one AHIMA credential only need to report the highest number of CEUs obtained. Professionals can begin earning ICD-10-CM/PCS specific CEUs starting January 1, 2011 and anyone who previously completed AHIMA’s Academy for ICD-10 can use those CEUs to fulfill the ICD -10-CM/PCS CE requirement.
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on ICD-10 Trainer.
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