HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2016 Issue 36 (September)

Overcome billing and coding challenges for observation

September 27th, 2016

Billing correctly for observation hours is a challenge for many organizations. Getting it right requires knowing how to calculate observation hours for each patient, which is far from straightforward. Janet L. Blondo, LCSW-C, MSW, CMAC, ACM, CCM, C-ASWCM, ACSW, writes about how to properly calculate hours and report observation services properly.

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