Physician coding and reimbursement

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-15

  Beck, David E ^a   Margolin, David A ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Billing; CPT; ICD 9; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CODING; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TAX;

EID: 43149086131     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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