AHIMA Auditing Inpatient Coding Microcredential

Issued by AHIMA

The AHIMA Auditing Inpatient Coding Microcredential is intended for practitioners who conduct quality assurance and accuracy reviews, and/or oversee the work performed by other medical coding professionals to increase compliance with healthcare regulations. Individuals with this competency are typically lead coders or supervisors, inpatient coders, medical coding researchers, denial specialist, and quality review specialist.

Type Validation
Level Intermediate
Time Hours
Cost Paid

Skills

Abstracting Data Elements
Clinical Documentation
Compliance with Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality
Effective Communication
ICD-10-PCS Conventions, Guidelines, and Regulatory Guidance
Reporting Audit Summaries and Findings

Earning Criteria

Individuals who validate their competence in auditing inpatient coding do so by meeting or exceeding a pre-established passing standard as a result of completing a comprehensive, three-hour auditing inpatient coding assessment, developed by AHIMA subject matter experts, and developed in accordance with best practices for assuring competence in a specific role, domain, topic, or skill.