Coding multiple diagnoses for patient visits at which procedures were performed: No evidence for abuse by physicians

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 150-154

  Feldman, Steven R ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a   Shaffer, Christy L ^a   Kiang, Shwol Huo ^a   Williford, Phillip M ^a   Lupton, Frederick A ^a   Chen, G John ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; KERATOSIS; MEDICARE; OFFICE VISITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037313967     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2003.29038.x     Document Type: Article

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