Medical Coding Education & Training
Training programs and online education in AQuity Academy support enhanced knowledge, quality, and productivity across coding and clinical teams.
Education & Training for Revenue Integrity
Developing clean claims with complete and accurate information is an essential step in reducing payer denials, avoiding A/R delays, and ensuring your revenue cycle performs properly. AQuity claims editing solutions resolve these issues, reducing pre-bill edit queues and creating thorough, detailed bills that are accepted by payers the first time they are submitted.
With a focus on compliance and rigorous billing workflow process optimization, the AQuity Education and Training Team develop the knowledge and productivity of client teams by helping them better understand the impact of HCC and other related diagnosis and procedural code assignment details.
AQuity Academy is the training platform for ICD-10, CPT, and E&M medical coding preferred by hospitals, medical clinics, and academic health networks.
AQuity Academy is a configurable, advanced training platform that allows healthcare facilities to design, implement, and maintain all-inclusive training and education to support accurate coding, clean claims, and fewer denials.
- A comprehensive course catalog for ICD-10 CM, ICD-10 PCS, and CPT
- Encapsulates all aspects of training and reporting in one source for coder data, reports, outcomes, results, test scores, and CEUs
- Real-time reporting for consistent evaluations
- Tools to cross-train coders and provide specialty service-line training.
- Ability to expose trouble areas for targeted education initiatives.
- Support documents for Q&A, such as case studies and coding guides
- CEUs obtained remotely (AHIMA & AAPC)
Coder Education and Assessments
Coder training on specialties for various disciplines; Coder Advancement programs (Outpatient/Inpatient); Coder Onboarding, Assessments, and Training Programs and Implementation.
Internal Coding Auditor Training
Specialized Education for transition coders to auditor roles, supported by web-based courses providing progress tracking.
Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant Update Education
Specialized Education through virtual training sessions, (AHA) coding clinic, and HCPCS/CPT guidelines include concepts of anatomy and physiology, procedure descriptions, and other nuances impacting understanding of a guideline.
AQuity Revenue Integrity Education & Training
Best Practices
Ongoing high-quality education and training are essential to revenue cycle management RCM success. The AQuity QCode Academy programs have long been a recognized industry leader in coder education, setting the standard for best practices for the full spectrum of RCM workflow participant education.
Comprehensive Curriculum Development
AQuity’s Revenue Integrity education curriculum covers all aspects of the RCM workflow, including coding, compliance, billing, reimbursement, denials management, and financial reporting. Client programs are customized based on KPI measures and objectives and targeted students, including providers, coders, billers, auditors, and managers.
Industry Standards and Regulations
QCode Academy helps clients stay up to date on the latest industry standards, government regulations, and industry best practice guidelines, such as those defined by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS and the American Health Information Management Association AHIMA.
Engaging Training Methods
The QCode Academy leverages a variety of training methods and materials to support development of coder compliance and accuracy. Different approaches can be applied to match different trainee roles and education deployment preferences, including online modules, onsite interactive workshops, case studies, or role-playing exercises. Hands on practice and real-world simulations specific to client specialties are used whenever possible.
Highly Qualified/Credentialled Instructors
All AQuity instructors are experience, credentialled professionals with years, or more often, decades of coding and RCM management experience. Instructors keep pace with current regulations, best practices, and emerging trends to ensure industry leading programs and subsequent process improvement results.
Practical Experience
In addition to being educators, all QCode Academy trainers are practicing coders and auditors to ensure they keep their practical skills sharp and experience first-hand the impact of any recommended training process adjustments. This hands-on experience helps bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and applied practical skills, ensuring pragmatic training outcomes.
Continuing Education CEU Credits
With respect to the ongoing education required to maintain AHIMA or AAPC certifications, QCode Academy training offers parallel association CEU credits for course completion, depending on the certification being maintained.
Ongoing Technology Integration
Given the continuously evolving landscape of available technologies, QCode Academy integrates training modules for a wide range of RCM software and relevant emerging technology solutions to ensure quality results as clients transition from one workflow solution to another. With that broad-based expertise, the AQuity Revenue Integrity team is able to help clients properly manage expectations for new technology introductions and follow proven Proof of Concept POC approaches to successfully deploy such solutions across their spectrum of specialties.
Performance Assessment
A critical component of any training and education program is accurate student performance assessments. All QCode programs begin with such evaluations to ensure the program material is properly calibrated to the student’s skill level and program learning objectives. Such assessments ensure positive constructive feedback based on target improvements and desired workflow improvement outcomes.
Collaboration and Communications
AQuity is committed to exceptional collaboration and communications between the QCode Academy team and our client’s students and management teams. Only through such collaboration and open communications are learners and client organizations able to maximize the value of the investments they are making in their ongoing education and training programs.
Compliance and Ethical Practices
It is important to create and nurture a culture that promotes compliance with laws, regulations, and ethical standards in healthcare coding and billing operations. The AQuity QCode team is committed to the highest ethical standards with an emphasis on the significance of accuracy, patient confidentiality, data security, and business ethics.
Speak with an AQuity Revenue Integrity Education and Training Specialist
AQuity is a nationally recognized leader in Revenue Integrity Education and Training. Contact us today to discuss your objectives and learn how we can help.
Speak with an AQuity Revenue Integrity Education and Training Specialist
AQuity is a nationally recognized leader in Revenue Integrity Education and Training. Contact us today to discuss your objectives and learn how we can help.
