Curriculum guide for teaching house officers and faculty: applying procedure codes effectively using chemical denervation as a model.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The healthcare system in the United States relies heavily on physician-and house officer-driven initiation of billing and coding for collection of hospital payments and professional fees. Under the umbrella of practice management is the ever-changing and suboptimally taught concept of procedural billing and coding to house officers and faculty. Clinical providers and practitioners initiate billing and coding for performed services based on the procedural visit encounter, supported by the appropriate documentation. Correct charge capture is dependent on accurately linking CPT codes and J codes, including waste documentation, modifiers, and charge collection. We discuss a perspective regarding a new curricular methodology that teaches learners to apply an algorithmic app

SUBMITTER: Berri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11444958 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature