CCS Exam Preparation

Can you give me the tips for CCS Exam Preparation because I am taking participate in this exam and also give me candidate guide for this.

Here I am giving you tips for CCS Exam Preparation and they are as follows.

Review hard copies of Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM and CPT Assistant
Time yourself when coding cases
Organize how you will handle problems encountered when taking the exam
Purchase study guides and take mock examinations
Review basic coding principles
Study the Certification Guides from AHIMA
Sign up for a review seminar before the exams
Use code books instead of encoders.

If you want to get the candidate guide then you need to download the pdf file from the link given.

ahima.org/downloads/pdfs/certification/Candidate_Guide.pdf

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I want to give the exam of Certified Coding Specialist so I want to prepare my self so I want to get the eligibility criteria and the exam pattern so can you provide me that?

As you want to get the eligibility criteria and the exam pattern of Certified Coding Specialist so here is the information of the same for you:

Eligibility Criteria:
By Credential: RHIA®, RHIT®, or CCS-P® OR
By Education: Completion of a coding training program that includes anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical terminology, reimbursement methodology, intermediate/advanced ICD diagnostic/procedural and CPT coding; OR
By Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of related coding experience directly applying codes; OR
By Credential with Experience: CCA® plus one (1) year of coding experience directly applying codes; OR
Other Coding credential from other certifying organization plus one (1) year coding experience directly applying codes.

Exam Pattern:
81 Multiple Choice (18 unscored/pretest)
8 Multiple Select (2 unscored/pretest
12 medical record cases

Here for your reference I am giving you details of tasks in different subjects:

Some content of the file has been given here:

DOMAIN I. Health Information Documentation (9%)
TASKS.
1. Interpret health record documentation using knowledge of anatomy, physiology, clinical indicators and disease processes, pharmacology and medical terminology to identify codeable diagnoses and/or procedures.
2. Determine when additional clinical documentation is needed to assign the diagnosis and/or procedure code(s).
3. Consult with physicians and other healthcare providers to obtain further clinical documentation to assist with code assignment.
4. Compose a compliant physician query.
5. Consult reference materials to facilitate code assignment.
6. Identify patient encounter type.
7. Identify and post charges for healthcare services based on documentation.

DOMAIN II. Diagnosis & Procedure Coding (66%)
Diagnosis:
TASKS.
1. Select the diagnoses that require coding according to current coding and reporting requirements for acute care (inpatient) services.
2. Select the diagnoses that require coding according to current coding and reporting requirements for outpatient services.
3. Interpret conventions, formats, instructional notations, tables, and definitions of the classification system to select diagnoses, conditions, problems, or other reasons for the encounter that require coding.
4. Sequence diagnoses and other reasons for encounter according to notations and conventions of the classification system and standard data set definitions (such as Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set [UHDDS]).
5. Apply the official ICD-9-CM coding guidelines.

DOMAIN III. Regulatory Guidelines and Reporting Requirements for Acute Care (Inpatient) Service (7%)
TASKS.
1. Select the principal diagnosis, principal procedure, complications, comorbid conditions, other diagnoses and procedures that require coding according to UHDDS definitions and Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM.
2. Assign the present on admission (POA) indicators.
3. Evaluate the impact of code selection on Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) assignment.
4. Verify DRG assignment based on Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) definitions.
5. Assign and/or validate the discharge disposition.

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