Fundamentals of coding, payment, and documentation understanding their role and impact in health care
Susan E. Garrison.
- [Chicago, Ill.] American Medical Association c2012.
- viii, 181 p. ill. 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fundamentals of medical coding, payment, and documentation -- Insurance payment overview -- Insurance billing claim forms -- Medicare payment systems overview -- Medicare physician payment: Medicare physician fee schedule (MFS) -- Medicare hospital payment: outpatient prospective payment(OPPS) and inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) -- Other Medicare payment systems -- Medical record documentation -- Healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) -- International classification of diseases -- Electronic health records -- Fraud and abuse issues in health care coding, payment, and documentation -- Putting it all together: coding, payment, and documentation.
"Fundamentals of Coding, Payment, and Documentation provides an overview of the key coding issues facing healthcare providers and how documentation and payment are intertwined with coding. It does not teach how to code, but rather provides a foundation for understanding the various elements and impact of coding"--Provided by publisher.
9781603593373
2011014408
101557898 DNLM
Nosology--Code numbers. Health insurance claims--United States. Clinical medicine--Code numbers.