Coding, documentation and dollars.
Physicians would like to get reimbursed for the services they perform. Unfortunately, many of them are not very good at documenting what they do. The result is that physicians are being reimbursed far less than what they should be or are being asked to refund reimbursement for services they cannot substantiate. The financial impact to the physician's practice can be enormous. For many years, physicians have viewed HIM professionals as adversaries. There now exists the opportunity for HIM professionals to become allies with physicians by helping them obtain and maintain the reimbursement they are entitled to. Physicians have the need, and HIM professionals have the knowledge and skill. It is up to our profession to show them what we can do.
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Loyola University Medical Practice Plan, Maywood, IL.
D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems; D004282:Documentation; D004496:Education, Continuing; D005251:Fees, Medical; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D007357:Insurance, Physician Services; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000191:economics*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D014481:United States