<p>Written by nationally-renowned physician coding expert Betsy Nicoletti, The Field Guide to Physician Coding delivers a payload of precise information on coding rules and relevant billing guidelines. Her explanations shed light on why the rules were created and how certain topics are linked to other information about which you must be aware. Nicoletti also steers you to critical source documents for today’s coding rules so you don’t have to spend hours hunting for key facts in long official documents. Sleep well knowing that your practice is compliant with government rules and you’re collecting all of the money you are entitled to collect! “This book should be on the desk of every clinician, biller and coder in the country!” No-nonsense advice – supported by weblinks and a CD that answers the most pressing questions from physicians, practice mangers, bilkers and coders… --The “Rules” that help doctors get paid, not just the codes --Organized alphabetically, by topic, for ease of use --Relevance to all specialties --Rules explained in plain, easy-to-understand prose Each entry includes: --The definition of the service --Reimbursement rules related to the service --2006 RVUs --Clinical examples, when relevant --Medical references, CPT rule references</p>

The Field Guide to Physician Coding

Betsy Nicoletti MS CPC

Greenbranch Publishing

<p>Protect your practice from governmental and third-party payer audits. Overall updating of all chapters PLUS: New! Auditing non-face-to-face prolonged services--now covered by Medicare Updates to TCM and CCM based on new CMS rules including the initiation visit before CCM New! HCPCS codes for Collaborative Care Model and Behavioral Health Initiative New! HCPCS code for cognitive assessment BONUS! Download 28 Audit Worksheets to use again and again! This THIRD EDITION of the BEST SELLING BOOK explains complex reimbursement and coding rules and provides audit sheets for key, high-risk areas including E/M services. Today, medical practices face major risks if they don t code physician services accurately. Practices that violate the complex government regulations governing coding may face audits by the Office of the Inspector General for HHS, Recovery Audit Contractors and Medicare Administrative Contractors, and the consequences of such audits can be severe. However, physicians and their staff now have a comprehensive guide available which helps practices audithig high risk areas themselves, before payers get involved. Auditing Physician Services, provides clear, practical, concrete explanations of complicated coding issues and E/M guidelines, advice on auditing EMR notes, and a range of worksheets allowing physicians to conduct valid, defensible audits. The book also includes an analysis of the OIG Work Plan which offers insight into how the agency selects physician practices for further review.</p>

Auditing Physician Services: Verifying Accuracy in Physician Services and E/M Coding to Protect Medical Practices THIRD EDITION

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The Field Guide to Physician Coding

Auditing Physician Services: Verifying Accuracy in Physician Services and E/M Coding to Protect Medical Practices THIRD EDITION