E/M Auditing Step - E-Book

E/M Auditing Step - E-Book

<p>Building your skills as a professional coder and auditor, <b>E/M Auditing Step, 3rd Edition</b> provides a thorough review of the 17 Evaluation and Management (E/M) subsections presented in the <i>Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)</i> 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.</p><ul> <ul><b></ul><li>A convenient outline format</b> provides easy-to-follow, efficient coverage of E/M coding.</li> <ul><b> </ul><li>An introduction to E/M coding</b> 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.</li> <ul> <b> </ul><li>Follow-up questions and reports</b> test your comprehension of the E/M subsections and allow you to build confidence.</li> <ul> <b> </ul><li>An examination with answers</b> prepares you for the professional environment with 17 real-life cases covering E/M codes.</li> <ul> <b> </ul><li>1995 and 1997 E/M Documentation Guidelines</b>, along with an <i>Internet Only Manual</i>, provide a quick reference to all E/M coding variations.</li> <ul> <b> </ul><li>Useful appendices</b> include answers to Unit 1 questions and the Unit 2 exam, blank audit forms for practice, abbreviations, and additional resources.</li> <ul> </ul></ul><ul> <ul><b></ul><li>UPDATED content</b> lets you practice using the 2013 code sets.</li> <ul><b> </ul><li>Dual coding</b> includes answers for both ICD-9 and ICD-10, preparing you for the diagnosis coding sets of both today and tomorrow.</li> <ul> </ul></ul>