BookMark Savarise, Christopher Senkowski, editors.
Contents:
Section I: History
Section II: ICD Coding
ICD-9 Coding
ICD-10 Coding
Section III: CPT
The CPT Process and Panel
CPT Application
Section IV: The RUC
Harvard Study and the Evolution of the RVU
History of the RUC
RVU Valuation Process
How RVU have been Used for Physician Benchmarking
Section V: Reimbursement
CMS and the SGR
Copays, Deductibles, Out of Pocket
Billing and Collections
Section VI: APC, DRGs and Hospital Reimbursement
Medicare Part A
DRG-Based Payment, CCs and MCCs and APCs
How ASCs are Reimbursed Differently
Durable Medical Equipment
Section VII: Alternative Payment Schemes
Bundled Payment Models
Accountable Care Organizations
Pay for Performance
Section VIII: Quality Measures
PQRS, SCIP and Other Existing Measures
Pay for Performance
Section IX: Specific Coding Issues
Evaluation and Management
Skin and Soft Tissue Procedures
Breast
Vascular
GI
Laparoscopy
Bariatric
Colon and Rectal
Abdominal Wall
Oncology
Transplant
Trauma and Critical Care
Endoscopy.