Defining Critical Care: An In-Depth Review of Documentation and Coding

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This on-demand webinar was refreshed and re-released on August 21, 2025.

The webinar recording will be available until August 20, 2026 for Provider and Corporate purchases. Individuals receive 6-months access from the date of purchase.

Please see the CE Credits Tab for CEU information.

Description

This webinar is a comprehensive review of professional fee critical care services. We will take a deep dive into medical necessity, time-based billing, and the complexities when multiple providers are caring for the patient. Come explore critical care coding with us!

Objectives:

  • Define critical care
  • Identify key documentation elements needed to support medical necessity
  • Recognize when critical care can be reported during the global period
  • Generate accurate reporting of multiple providers performing critical care

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Target Audience

  • Professional fee coders
  • Clinical documentation improvement analysts
  • Compliance & revenue integrity professionals
  • Coding auditors & educators
  • Coding managers
  • Providers

Presenter

Deanna Upston, CPC, CCS, CPMA, COSC Deanna is a Senior Coding Quality Auditor for The Haugen Consulting Group with over 20 years of healthcare industry experience. Her introduction was through medical assisting, which she enjoyed for several years. Once she was established at a surgeon’s office, she started coding their surgical cases and discovered that was her favorite part of the day. Deanna has experience working on the professional fee side of coding, audit, education, and compliance serving coders and physicians. She has put together multiple education sessions for both providers and coders. She also has experience working as an analyst in which she validated the integrity of editing logic during the implementation of claim scrubbing software. She is a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), and Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder (COSC).

CE Credits

AHIMA – Expires August 20, 2026
This webinar has been approved for 1 continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.

  • Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance

AAPC – Expires August 30, 2026
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy for Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

  • Specialty CEUs: COC, CPC, CPC-P, CANPC, CDEI, CDEO, CEDC, CEMC, CIC, CPB, CPMS, CPPM

Purchasing Details

Pricing Options Defined

  • Individual Learner: Entitles individual access to the on-demand webinar for 6 months. You will receive an email with your www.HaugenAcademy.com credentials after purchasing. This may land in your spam/junk folder.
  • Provider Organization: The on-demand webinar may be shared with others within your provider organization (hospitals, health systems, or physician groups). You will receive an email from Haugen Webinars with a unique link to share with your team. Webinar recordings are available for the length of the AHIMA-Approved CEU unless otherwise noted.
  • Corporate Organization (Up to 150 Learners): The on-demand webinar may be shared with others within your corporation. You will receive an email from Haugen Webinars with a unique link to share with your team. Webinar recordings are available for the length of the AHIMA-Approved CEU unless otherwise noted. If you have more than 150 learners, please Contact Us for pricing.

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68 reviews for Defining Critical Care: An In-Depth Review of Documentation and Coding

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4.7 out of 5 paws (based on 68 reviews)
Top dog!75%
Doggone good!19%
It was OK.4%
It was a bit RUFF.2%
Bad to the bone.0%

 

February 17, 2025

Learned something about critical care that I did bot know before

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Haugen Academy Learner
January 7, 2025

great information

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Sally
June 26, 2024

I really appreciated the content of this course! You could tell the presenter had a lot of experience with critical care documentation and coding. I especially found the case studies and quiz helpful. Great work!

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