Reducing trauma payment denials with computerized collaborative billing

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 762-770

  Reed, R Lawrence ^a   Davis, Kimberly A ^a   Silver, Geoffrey M ^a   Esposito, Thomas J ^a   Tsitlik, Victoria ^a   O’ Hern, Timothy ^a   Gamelli, Richard L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL BILLING; INJURY; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SURGEON;

FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; SOFTWARE; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0142209383     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000085861.89277.DA     Document Type: Article

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