BESLER Senior Coding Analyst, Victoria Hernandez, will provide us with an informative webinar diving into the eleventh version of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-11). We will learn about the history, new developments and content involving ICD-11 and perform a side-by-side comparison between ICD-10 and ICD-11. Tune in to learn about the latest updates, challenges and best practices once ICD-11 goes live in the U.S. 

Victoria is a Senior Coding Analyst for BESLER with over 29 years of experience in the healthcare field. She previously worked as the Regional Director of Coding and Auditing for a California-based integrated healthcare delivery system covering 21 facilities specializing in coding and CDI education, specialty-specific training, department presentations and one-on-one feedback to coding, CDI staff, physicians, local, regional, and national leadership.

In her volunteer role, Victoria served as Component State Association HIM Awareness Coordinator for California Health Information Association (CHIA) and President for Sacramento Valley Health Information Association (SVHIA).

Victoria has her RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P coding credentials and her ICD-10-CM/PCS AHIMA Trainer certification. She received a BS in Health Information Technology from the University of Cincinnati.