AUSTRALIAN CODING CLASSES

 AUSTRALIAN CODING CLASSES

AUSTRALIAN CODING

Also known as a Medical Records Coder, Clinical Coders translate descriptions of medical diagnoses and procedures into codes in order to record healthcare data within patients' medical records. As a Clinical Coder, you will use a universal coding system that is recognised throughout Australia. This is the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision Australian Modification, commonly referred to as ICD-10-AM.Clinical Coders work mainly in hospitals, but some may work in specialist research or for health insurance funds.

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Australian Clinical Medical coding training coders convert information from a patient’s medical record into alphanumeric codes according to a health classification system. Assigning accurate codes is the key to high-quality information exchange for better healthcare delivery. Therefore, clinical coders must pay close attention to detail to achieve high levels of coding accuracy, payment accuracy, quality assurance, and meaningful research. To achieve the expected level of precision, clinical coders are developed with extensive training, hands-on coding activities and evaluation criteria.

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Australian Clinical Coders

In Australia, clinical coders are responsible for allocating ICD-10-AM codes to diagnoses and procedures as part of their work, and the process of coding refers to the tasks of allocating ICD-10-AM codes using books or an encoder, data entry or indexing of codes, checking of coding edit reports, updating coding books, quality assurance activities relating to coding, participating in meetings to discuss coding issues, or any other activity related specifically to coding.

Coders in Australia generally have one of three professional backgrounds. Some coders have qualifications in Health Information Management from one of four universities in Australia that offer this program. Each undergraduate program offers a significant component of clinical coding and related subjects (medical terminology, medical science, anatomy, and physiology) as part of the core HIM curriculum. Graduate HIM coders often participate in other activities relating to the management and administration of the medical record or health information service within their hospital of employment, although they may also choose to code exclusively.

The HIMAA also offers educational courses for clinical coders. Both medical terminology and various skill levels of clinical coding courses (introductory, intermediate, and advanced) are offered by the Association through its distance education program, and this training avenue provides a significant source of education for practicing coders. There is no prerequisite knowledge or previous educational attainment required to enrol in an HIMAA medical terminology distance education program, although it is necessary to have completed the medical terminology component or demonstrate skills in this subject before the coding subject is undertaken.

Other coders may not have received formal education in coding, but have been taught to code   "on the job" through either a structured educational program offered by their hospital or hospital group or informally one-on-one with another coder. Coders without some form of formal education in coding are becoming less common in Australia.