Addressing medical coding and billing: Part II: A strategy for achieving compliance a risk management approach for reducing coding and billing errors

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 430-447

  Adams, Diane L ^a,b   Norman, Helen ^a   Burroughs, Valentine J ^a  

^a National Medical Association   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DOCUMENTATION; FINANCIAL AUDIT; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0036597392     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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