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Course Title:   Distance Course in ICD 10 Coding

The implementation of the ICD-10 diagnostic coding in the healthcare environment took affect on 1 January 2005.  The National Department of Health and the Council for Medical Schemes support this implementation of ICD-10 in the public and private health sector.  This is the diagnostic code standard that was adopted by the National Department of Health in 1996 and is now the responsibility of the National Health Information System of South Africa (NHISSA). It is a diagnostic standard that is accepted by all the parties as the diagnostic coding standard of choice for South Africa.

As per the regulations of the Medical Scheme Act (published in Government Gazette No 20556 on 20 October 1999), all providers of healthcare such as hospitals, doctors, allied professionals, etc is required to make use of ICD-10 codes.  The specific regulation pertaining to ICD-10 reads as follows:
"(f)  The relevant diagnostic and such other item code numbers that relates to such relevant health service".

Although the regulations do not specify the ICD-10 diagnostic system, this structure is regarded as the diagnostic standard of choice for South Africa.

ICD-10 is a series of international classifications of diseases, originally introduced by the World Health Organisation in 1948.  ICD-10 has become the international standard for the generation of health statistics, allowing relative comparison across countries.  This publication comprises three volumes, which provide the basic tools for coding.  Each volume has rules and guidelines to assist the user in reporting conditions in a standard and uniform format.  ICD-10 operates in conjunction with other procedural and billing coding systems and replaces the “traditional” diagnosis with a code.

Course Title 2 Distance Course in ICD 10 Coding Classification Science and Medicine -> Diagnostic Coding Course Requirements Price R 880.00 Inclusive of all VAT and taxes where applicable). This includes all study material and assessment. Notes

Course Information Location COUNTRYWIDE Course Type Distant Learning Start Dates Length of Course 3 Months Final Registration Date

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