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Binding: Spiral-boundDewey Decimal Number: 616.890012 EAN: 9781585621576 Edition: 3rd ISBN: 1585621579 Label: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Manufacturer: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 140 Publication Date: April 30, 2004 Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Studio: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Related Items:
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Based on practitioner concerns and questions, this volume makes it easy to find the right information to ensure creation of legible and carefully constructed and documented medical recordsnot only because good records are critical to good patient care, but because they also provide documentation for services billed to patients, verify compliance with standards set by government agencies and insurance carriers, protect against audits by payers, and provide evidence concerning the "why, when, and how" of provided services in case of a malpractice lawsuit. Coding errors are often the cause of claims being initially rejected, slowing down payment and creating extra paperwork as well as triggering audits of billing practices by insurance carriersthis handbook will help you avoid them. As the struggle for appropriate reimbursement continueswith payers often using the technicalities of coding and documentation to reduce or deny paymentsthis practical volume offers a lifeline for mental health professionals everywhere. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - cpt handbook for psychiatristsuseful as a guide to pschiatry and billing/private practice tips/overview, but not a replacement for the AMA cpt book, which gives detailed info on what is required for eatch CPt code. Rating:  - not as helpfulThis handbook was not as helpful as I had hoped. The E&M coding was especially complicated and could have been explained better. 
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