Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Billing and Coding
Currently coding for patient encounter billing is done by nurses/physicians. This is not standard practice elsewhere in the medical field as physicians and nurses are not trained as professional coders. All coding should be done by professional coders (who are already reviewing the charts in any case) to ensure appropriate coding for maximum fee collection. Perhaps physician bonuses could be partly dependent upon the...
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