CPT®: An Open System That Describes All That You Do

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-560

  Thorwarth Jr , William T ^a  

^a Catawba Radiological Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

coding; CPT; performance measures

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OUTPATIENT; PUBLICATION; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; RADIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149131226     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.10.004     Document Type: Review

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