What exactly is the Coding Assessment and Training Solutions (CATS) program?
Coding Assessment and Training Solutions (CATS) is for coders who need intermediate to advanced training in coding. This program assumes that users have knowledge of medical coding and anatomy and physiology and that they have actually spent some time coding. The CATS assessment component has four pre-developed assessments that may be utilized or an administrator may create assessments of their own. The assessments may be used to determine areas of proficiency (and deficiency). The results may then be used to develop a training program designed to tackle areas of weakness. Assessments are $150 per person when purchasing the four pre-developed assessments addressing inpatient, ambulatory, physician, and a combination of the three. If you would like the ability to create you own assessments, the cost is $250 (this ability is in addition to the four pre-developed assessments). CATS training consists of 18 specialty modules that may be purchased within one, two, or three facility tracks (i
