Billing effectively with the new health and behavior current procedural terminology codes in primary care and specialty clinics

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1221-1229

  Miyamoto, Robin E S ^a,b  

^a St Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Billing; CPT codes; Health psychology; Primary care psychology

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; NOMENCLATURE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TRAINING;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750028258     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20299     Document Type: Conference Paper

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