Medicare, Cures for Billing Code Complexity: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, April 9, 1998U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 241 pages |
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administrative American Medical Association April 9 audit BARRETT billion Blue Cross Blue Shield BUIE chart clinical Code Complexity concerns Congressman contractor COOLEY coverage policies CPT codes criminal Cross and Blue Dermatology diagnosis diagnosis code DICKEY doctors documentation guidelines E/M services E&M codes evaluation and management exam examination False Claims Act federal fraud and abuse fund going HCFA health care hearing hospital implementation investigation issue Kansas City KOPF Leitch level of E/M look management codes medical records medical review medical savings accounts Medical Society Medicare beneficiaries Medicare billing Medicare carrier Medicare patients Medicare program Medicare's medigap nurse office visit panel payment penalties percent physicians price controls problem procedures question RBRVS Reform and Oversight regulations reimbursement Rheumatology ROBERTSON ROSENBERG SNOWBARGER specialty staff Subcommittee on Human Thank TILGHMAN U.S. attorney Vance Vince Snowbarger