Current Coding Practices and Patterns of Code Use of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists: The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013 Coding Survey

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1619-1629.e5

  Parrott, J Scott ^b   White, Jane V ^a   Schofield, Marsha ^b   Hand, Rosa K ^b   Gregoire, Mary B ^b   Ayoob, Keith T ^b   Pavlinac, Jessie ^b   Lewis, Jaime Lynn ^b   Smith, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CODING; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; DIETITIAN; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERNET; MANPOWER; MEDICARE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REIMBURSEMENT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL CODING; DIET THERAPY; DIETETICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; INTERNET; MEDICARE PART B; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; NUTRITIONISTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908420056     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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