Clinical Foundations with Atrial Fibrillation FY 2026

Presenter: Tamela Rodgers-Phillips, RHIT, CPC

Time: 58.34 minutes

Description: Today's medical record documentation demonstrates the ongoing efforts to improve data specifics and provide medical coding specificity, clinical documentation correlation, and claims processing specifics. As medical equipment and technology continue to advance, “other” and “unspecified” codes make a difference. This webinar explores atrial fibrillation data specifics, including definitions, tests, and treatments.

Objectives:

• Review ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2026, attending “other” and “unspecified” codes.
• Discuss atrial fibrillation definitions, tests for diagnosis, and treatments.
• Understand lifestyle strategies to prevent or reduce conditions with atrial fibrillation.

Key Topics:

• ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2026—Updated October 1, 2025
  •  Other and Unspecified Codes
• Atrial Fibrillation
  •  Definition
  •  History of Clinical Beginning
  •  Cardioversion
  •  Atrial Tachycardia
  •  Atrial (Paroxysmal) Tachycardia
  •  Supraventricular Tachycardia
  •  Ventricular Tachycardia
  •  Diagnostic Tests
  •  Other Tests to Record Abnormal Heart Rhythms
• Lifestyle Strategies to Prevent or Reduce Conditions With Atrial Fibrillation
• References

Speaker: Tamela Rodgers-Phillips

Tamela Rodgers-Phillips is an administrative healthcare professional with over 20 years' experience in the revenue cycle to include medical billing, medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, process improvement, and medical coding instructing.

She is a graduate of DeVry University and holds two certifications: RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) and CPC (Certified Professional Coder).