Clinical Coding Auditing

You will learn practical knowledge and skills for managing, evaluating and auditing clinical, administrative and funding-related health data. 
 

Course modules are:

• Module 1: Principles of case-mix and Activity Based Funding Models
• Module 2: Theory and Principles of Auditing
• Module 3: Statistical Analysis, Methodology and use of Contemporary Audit Tools
• Module 4: Audit Outcomes:  Reporting and Strategic Development

• How to apply clinical coding auditing theory and principles to design and undertake a clinical coding audit
• To demonstrate accuracy in medical record interpretation and clinical abstraction to identify errors in administrative health data
• To apply knowledge of the classification system and funding model in selecting medical records for audit and analysing coding errors
• To apply clinical coding auditing processes and to identify and report on factors that impact upon the quality and reliability of coded data.

If you are seeking this course and are outside of Australia and New Zealand, please complete this expression of interest form. 

To be eligible to do this course, you will need to be currently working at a Health Information Service or have access to medical records, and have either:

• a qualification (Bachelor or Master) in Health Information Management from a HIMAA accredited tertiary course,
• HIMAA Certificate IV or Diploma in Clinical Classification graduates or equivalent, or
• Certificate IV or Diploma in Clinical Classification from an approved RTO (VET) Clinical Coding course.

You will also have:

• A minimum of three years’ experience coding in a tertiary hospital, complex case-mix; or
• Five years’ experience coding at other non-tertiary hospitals, with less complex case-mix;
• Professional reference from your current manager (e.g. HIS Manager).

To check your eligibility for this course, complete the following application form and return to coding@latrobe.edu.au.

Application form

Your application will be screened by the Clinical Coding Auditing short course administration team, and you will be notified of the outcome.

Please note, this iteration of the short course is only open for professionals working in Australia and New Zealand (conversant with ICD-10-AM 12th edition).  If you reside outside of these areas, you are not eligible to complete the course in 2024.