Principles of Coding and Reimbursement for Surgeons. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mark Savarise, Christopher Senkowski.
• Editors: Savarise, Mark; Senkowski, Christopher
• Contents: Section I: History -- Section II: ICD Coding -- ICD-9 Coding -- ICD-10 Coding -- Section III: CPT -- The CPT Process and Panel -- CPT Application -- Section IV: The RUC -- Harvard Study and the Evolution of the RVU -- History of the RUC -- RVU Valuation Process -- How RVU have been Used for Physician Benchmarking -- Section V: Reimbursement -- CMS and the SGR -- Copays, Deductibles, Out of Pocket -- Billing and Collections -- Section VI: APC, DRGs and Hospital Reimbursement -- Medicare Part A -- DRG-Based Payment, CCs and MCCs and APCs -- How ASCs are Reimbursed Differently -- Durable Medical Equipment -- Section VII: Alternative Payment Schemes -- Bundled Payment Models -- Accountable Care Organizations -- Pay for Performance -- Section VIII: Quality Measures -- PQRS, SCIP and Other Existing Measures -- Pay for Performance -- Section IX: Specific Coding Issues -- Evaluation and Management -- Skin and Soft Tissue Procedures -- Breast -- Vascular -- GI -- Laparoscopy -- Bariatric -- Colon and Rectal -- Abdominal Wall -- Oncology -- Transplant -- Trauma and Critical Care -- Endoscopy.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing Imprint: Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 617; Medicine; Surgery; Medicine & Public Health; General Surgery; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319435957; 9783319435954
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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