Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 1455775002 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 931
Book Description
- NEW! Age and Sex edits from the Medicare Code Editor help to ensure accurate coding by incorporating codes that are used only with patients of a specific age or sex.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 1455727431 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 1809
Book Description
Confidently prepare for the migration to ICD-10-CM with help from the leader in coding education, Carol J. Buck! This easy-to-use reference presents the complete 2009 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (OCGR) in a format designed by coders for coders to help you maintain optimal billing and reimbursement and ensure a smooth transition to ICD-10-CM. Carol J. Buck's proven, straightforward approach is accompanied by exclusive Netter's Anatomy artwork and a variety of helpful learning tools, giving you everything you need to code accurately and effectively and establish a solid foundation for your coding future. - Tabular and indexed presentation of the 2009 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provides a comprehensive introduction to physician-based ICD-10-CM coding. - UNIQUE! Full-color Netter's Anatomy artwork clarifies complex anatomic information to help you appropriately code related procedures. - Detailed disease explanations provide additional insight on common diseases and conditions for heightened coding accuracy. - Symbols throughout the text alert you to new, revised, and deleted codes and clearly identify codes that require special consideration before assigning, such as nonspecific codes, includes and excludes, use additional, code first, and codes that cannot be assigned as principal diagnoses. - Full-color photographs and illustrations enhance your comprehension of difficult terminology, diseases/conditions, and specific coding situations. - Companion Evolve Resources website provides instant access to coding updates as they develop, keeping you at the forefront of the evolving medical coding field. - New coverage of ICD-10-CM codes prepares users for the new code set which will replace ICD-9-CM Volumes 1 & 2 for physician outpatient coding in 2013.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323320058 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 331
Book Description
- UPDATED 2015 official code set ensures compliance with current Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) standards, optimizes reimbursement, and assists with quick, accurate, and efficient coding. - NEW design makes locating codes and coding information faster and easier. - Enhanced, expanded Index makes locating codes easier than ever.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323264395 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 690
Book Description
Prepare to confidently succeed on your physician coding exam with Physician Coding Exam Review 2014: The Certification Step with ICD-9-CM! From leading coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this exam review provides complete coverage of all topics covered on the physician certification exams, including anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding; and more. Practice exams and a final mock exam simulate the testing experience to better prepare you for certification success. - Comprehensive review content based on the physician exam covers everything you need to know to pass your certification exam. - Concise outline format helps you access key information quickly and study more efficiently. - Concrete real-life coding reports simulate the reports that you will encounter on the job and challenge you to apply key coding principles to actual cases. - Success Strategies section guides you through the entire exam process. - Practice exams on the Evolve companion website allow you to assess strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan for focused study. - A final exam located in the text simulates the actual testing experience you'll encounter when you take the physician certification exam. - Answers and rationales to the practice and final exams are available on the Evolve website. - Updated content includes the latest coding information available, promoting exam success and accurate coding on the job. - NEW! Mobile-optimized 10-question quizzes provide quick, on-the-go study with 260 extra medical terminology and pathophysiology questions that may be downloaded to mobile devices.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323291953 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 643
Book Description
Prepare to confidently succeed on your facility coding exam with Facility Coding Exam Review 2014: The Certification Step with ICD-10-CM/PCS! From leading coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this exam review provides complete coverage of all topics covered on the facility certification exams, including anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology for each organ system; reimbursement concepts; an overview of CPT, ICD-10-CM/PCS, and HCPCS coding; and more. Practice exams and a final mock exam simulate the testing experience to better prepare you for certification success. - Comprehensive review content based on the facility exam covers everything you need to know to pass your certification exam. - Concise outline format helps you access key information quickly and study more efficiently. - Concrete real-life coding reports simulate the reports that you will encounter on the job and challenge you to apply key coding principles to actual cases. - Success Strategies section guides you through the entire exam process. - Practice exams on the Evolve companion website allow you to assess strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan for focused study. - A final exam located on the Evolve website simulates the actual testing experience you'll encounter when you take the facility certification exam. - Answers and rationales to the practice and final exams are available on the Evolve website. - Updated content includes the latest ICD-10 code sets, promoting exam success and accurate coding on the job. - NEW! Mobile-optimized 10-question quizzes provide quick, on-the-go study with 260 extra medical terminology and pathophysiology questions that may be downloaded to mobile devices.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323298877 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 204
Book Description
Designed to accompany Carol J. Buck’s ICD-10-CM Online Training Modules, Transitioning to ICD-10-CM Coding makes it easy to learn ICD-10-CM coding and prepare for the AAPC’s ICD-10 certification exam. The book provides a step-by-step guide to coding rules and concepts, while the Online Training Modules provide practice with realistic coding exercises. After you’ve read the chapters in the book and completed the online modules, you will be ready to take a practice exam simulating the 75-question AAPC ICD-10 exam (also located in the Online Training Modules). Best of all, you can use this integrated course of study to earn continuing education credits! CEUs from AAPC and AHIMA may be earned when the book is used with ICD-10-CM Online Training Modules. A step-by-step approach makes it easier to learn and remember important information. A practice exam at the beginning of the online modules measures your familiarity with ICD-10-CM coding. A 75-question mock exam for the AAPC ICD-10 certification exam follows in the online modules. Complete coverage of the new ICD-10-CM code set includes practice activities at the end of each chapter and assigned exercises in the online modules. Online module exercises, Quick Checks, and Toolbox features reinforce the coding rules and concepts, reflect the book’s step-by-step organization, and enhance your comprehension. Real-life coding reports simulate the reports that coders encounter on the job and challenge you to apply important coding principles to actual cases from the field. From the Trenches and Caution! boxes provide important tips and helpful advice that will be useful when you are working in the field. Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting boxes include excerpts of actual coding guidelines, each accompanied by in-text explanations.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 1455774863 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 275
Book Description
Building your skills as a professional coder and auditor, E/M Auditing Step, 3rd Edition provides a thorough review of the 17 Evaluation and Management (E/M) subsections presented in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) manual. Real-life scenarios let you practice coding with cases taken from actual documentation. An outline format includes plenty of practice questions, making it easy to review and prepare for E/M certification exams. Written by coding author and educator Carol J. Buck, this edition covers both ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets, and helps you gain the accuracy and proficiency you need for success in auditing records and in E/M coding. - A convenient outline format provides easy-to-follow, efficient coverage of E/M coding. - An introduction to E/M coding describes how to fill out the main audit form used in the book, then breaks down each of the 17 E/M CPT subsections separately. - Follow-up questions and reports test your comprehension of the E/M subsections and allow you to build confidence. - An examination with answers prepares you for the professional environment with 17 real-life cases covering E/M codes. - 1995 and 1997 E/M Documentation Guidelines, along with an Internet Only Manual, provide a quick reference to all E/M coding variations. - Useful appendices include answers to Unit 1 questions and the Unit 2 exam, blank audit forms for practice, abbreviations, and additional resources. - UPDATED content lets you practice using the 2013 code sets. - Dual coding includes answers for both ICD-9 and ICD-10, preparing you for the diagnosis coding sets of both today and tomorrow.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 1455774901 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 643
Book Description
- NEW! Facility-based coding activities challenge you to apply your knowledge to 35 realistic inpatient case scenarios, providing valuable practice and preparation for the CCS exam.
Author: Carol J. Buck Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323291821 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 435
Book Description
- UPDATED 2015 official code set ensures compliance with current Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) standards, optimizes reimbursement, and assists with quick, accurate, and efficient coding. - Enhanced, expanded index makes locating codes easier than ever.
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck
Author: Carol J. Buck