Inpatient Coding Training — Upskill Training Programme for Experienced Medical Coders (Cross-Training) with a 60-day schedule, list of coding topics, and interview preparation components.

🔹 Course Title 🔹

🏥 Inpatient Coding Training — Upskill Programme for Experienced Medical Coders (Cross-Training) 🏥

🔹 Course Description 🔹

This 60-day upskilling training is designed for experienced medical coders (1–2yrs of experience) who want to specialize or cross-train in inpatient coding.

✨ The training focuses on:
✅ Inpatient coding guidelines (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS)
✅ DRG (Diagnostic Related Group) assignment
✅ Quality metrics related to hospital coding
✅ Proper code sequencing — principal, secondary, complications, comorbidity
✅ Audits, CDI practices, and coding compliance
✅ Working with complex hospital charts & documentation
✅ Communication with CDI teams, physicians & payers
✅ Interview readiness — technical questions, scenarios, coding case studies, interpersonal skills

🔹 Course Duration 🔹

⏱ 60 days — 5 sessions/week (Monday–Friday)
each 1–2 hours (depending on depth of topic)

🔹 Course Highlights 🔹

✅ Hands-on coding practice with real-world charts
✅ Instructor-guided coding workshops
✅ Daily coding scenarios & case studies
✅ Mock exams & interview practice sessions
✅ Detailed study guides, coding guidelines, and coding manuals (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS)
✅ Certificate of completion after final assessment
✅ Support for employment placement (depending on performance)

🔹 Detailed 60-Day Schedule 🔹

📚 Week 1: Introduction to Inpatient Coding

🔹 Day 1: Introduction, DRG fundamentals
🔹 Day 2: IPPS — payments & coding
🔹 Day 3: ICD-10-CM guidelines (General)
🔹 Day 4: ICD-10-PCS fundamentals — structure, conventions, tables
🔹 Day 5: Primary vs secondary diagnosis — principal diagnosis criteria

🍽 Week 2: Disease-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM)

🔹 Day 6: Circulatory Diseases (I00–I99)
🔹 Day 7: Digestive Diseases (K00–K95)
🔹 Day 8: Genitourinary Diseases (N00–N99)
🔹 Day 9: Endocrine disorders (E00–E89) — diabetes, metabolic disorders
🔹 Day 10: Diseases of Respiration (J00–J99) — pneumonia, respiratory failure

🦴 Week 3: Disease-Specific Guidelines (ICD-10-CM) (II)

🔹 Day 11: Neoplasms (C00–D49)
🔹 Day 12: Injuries, Trauma, Fracts (S00–T88)
🔹 Day 13: Mental Health disorders (F00–F99)
🔹 Day 14: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System (M00–M99)
🔹 Day 15: Diseases of the Nervous System (G00–G99)

🔪 Week 4: ICD-10-PCS Guidelines

🔹 Day 16: Introduction to ICD-10-PCS procedure coding structure
🔹 Day 17: Root Operations (Placement, Removal, Inspection, Repair)
🔹 Day 18: Body System-specific procedure coding (Respiratory, Cardiology, Gastrointestinal)
🔹 Day 19: Spinal, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery procedure coding
🔹 Day 20: Obstetrics & Delivery procedure coding

🏥 Week 5: DRG Validation and Quality Measures

🔹 Day 21: DRG Grouping Methodology
🔹 Day 22: Complication/Comorbidity Capture (CC/MCC)
🔹 Day 23: Quality Measures (PSI, HAC, VBP) related to coding
🔹 Day 24: Clinical Validation — clinician’s documentation vs coding
🔹 Day 25: CDI fundamentals (Clinical Documentation Improvement)

📝 Week 6: Audit, Compliance, and Interview Preparation

🔹 Day 26: Audit Processes — internal, external, payers’ audits
🔹 Day 27: Compliance Guidelines (OIG, CMS, RAC)
🔹 Day 28: Security and Confidentiality (HIPAA)
🔹 Day 29: Resume & Interview Tips for Inpatient Coding Jobs
🔹 Day 30: Mock Interview — technical questions, coding scenarios
🔹 Day 31–60: Continuing practice with coding scenarios, case studies, practice exams, competency assessments until graduation

🔹 Interview Preparation 🔹

✅ Mock technical interview sessions
✅ Communication skills training (common interview questions & answers)
✅ Resume review by industry experts
✅ Soft skills and interpersonal skills guidance (conflicts, team-working, professionalism)
✅ Mock coding exams with realistic scenarios
✅ Feedback sessions with performance scores

🔹 Final Assessment 🔹

✅ Final coding competency exam (min. 80% pass grade)
✅ Certificate upon successful completion
✅ Support for employment placement (depending on performance)