title: CPT coding patterns at nurse-managed health centers: data from a national survey.
abstract: Nurse-managed health centers (NMHCs) play an important role in delivering health care services to a wide range of communities and often serve as our nation's safety net providers. Unfortunately, NMHCs struggle to remain in business for a variety of reasons, including underdeveloped business practices. Until now, NMHCs had only data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Medical Group Management Assocation for comparison with coding patterns in individual centers. This article is the first published report of national data for NMHCs that is available for comparison. Providers need to possess financial acumen to remain open for business. Assessment of CPT coding patterns is a key strategy to support long-term sustainability.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Vonderheid
authors.forename: Joanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Jamesetta A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Newland
authors.forename: Dave N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Gans
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D039702:Current Procedural Terminology; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States