tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 1999 Issue 5

ED Coder Roles Broaden With Reduction in RVU Values for Emergency E/M Levels

by Caral Edelberg, CPCConsulting EditorIn many of todays EDs, hospital medical records departments, and group practice business offices, staffing for coding and billing functions is limited. In many cases, coders have been designated the coordinators of the entire reimbursement process. As a result, many emergency medicine coders have been forced to expand their roles and must now familiarize themselves with payment principles that in the past were the domain of practice managers.Coders have been forced to become increasingly aware of principles outside the normal boundaries of coding, particularly in terms of recognizing the elements of code assignment that...

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