RT Book, Section
A1 Reed, R. Lawrence
A2 Moore, Ernest E.
A2 Feliciano, David V.
A2 Mattox, Kenneth L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1147421164
T1 Coding and Billing
T2 Trauma, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847292
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147421164
RD 2024/04/23
AB While  most  physicians  know  that  payment  for  their  services  must  usually  be  coded  and  billed  for  monetary  reimbursement  to  happen,  their  traditional  medical  education  and  training  has  not  provided  them  much  information  on  how  this  is  actually  accomplished.  And,  while  it  is  true  that  most  physician  practice  groups  have  employed  personnel  trained  in  medical  professional  coding  and  billing,  those  personnel  are  completely  dependent  on  the  quality  of  physician  documentation  in  the  medical  record.  The  rules  for  coders  usually  dictate  the  specific  requirements  that  must  be  in  the  medical  record  to  enable  them  to  code  appropriately  for  any  given  service.  Therefore,  physicians  who  are  knowledgeable  about  the  documentation  requirements  will  likely  see  better  reimbursement  for  their  services  than  those  who  are  not  by  making  it  easier  for  their  coders  to  apply  the  correct  codes.  The  purpose  of  this  chapter  is  to  provide  the  information  and  guidance  for  trauma  surgeons  to  optimize  their  professional  reimbursement  as  a  result  of  a  better  understanding  of  documentation,  coding,  and  billing  rules.