Author : Carol J. Buck
Publisher : Saunders
ISBN 13 : 9781416023739
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (237 download)
Book Synopsis The Next Step - Advanced Medical Coding by : Carol J. Buck
Download or read book The Next Step - Advanced Medical Coding written by Carol J. Buck and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on medical coding services such as medical visits, diagnostic testing and interpretation, treatments, surgeries, and anesthesia. This text picks up where Step-by-Step Medical Coding leaves off by reviewing more advanced coding concepts with the same step-by-step method. It simulates the professional coding experience, providing a more in-depth understanding of physician-based medical coding to enhance critical thinking and help readers pull the right information from documents, select the right codes, and determine the correct sequencing of those codes. Contains actual patient cases to provide real-world examples for learning Delivered in a "worktext" format for more efficient studying Provides information on E/M audit forms to help determine E/M codes From the Trenches section highlights a different real-life medical coding practitioner in each chapter to create a sense of community within the coding profession and offer practical advice and motivational comments Includes answers to case questions as a helpful self-study tool