CPT code-change proposal: National data on pharmacists' medication therapy management services

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 491-495

  Isetts, Brian J ^a   Buffington, Daniel E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Clinical Pharmacology Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Billing codes; Current procedural terminology codes; Medication therapy management; Payment systems; Reimbursement (pharmacist)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 34447563842     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2007.07013     Document Type: Article

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