An ethical dilemma: coding medical records for reimbursement.
Coding accuracy is difficult enough with inconsistent and incomplete medical records adding to the challenge. But since the HCFA implementation of DRGs in 1983 to determine Medicare payments, coding has taken on an ethical dimension. In this article Leslie Ann Fox discusses the causes underlying this dilemma and proposes some solutions.
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