Getting Paid for Anesthesia Services
Getting Paid for Anesthesia Services Norman A. Cohen MD This chapter discusses the anesthesia relative value system as well as the dominant payment system for most other physician services, the…
Specific Coding Issues
Specific Coding Issues Norman A. Cohen MD CODING ANESTHESIA PROCEDURES No matter the specialty, physicians need to be familiar with the coding conventions for reporting the services they commonly perform….
A Detailed Look at Procedure Coding—Current Procedural Terminology, HCPCS and ICD
A Detailed Look at Procedure Coding—Current Procedural Terminology, HCPCS and ICD Norman A. Cohen MD The dominant procedure coding system to report physician services, including anesthesia care, is the American…
A Detailed Look at Describing Diagnoses Using the International Classification of Diseases
A Detailed Look at Describing Diagnoses Using the International Classification of Diseases Norman A. Cohen MD Describing medical services for billing purposes involves selecting a procedure code and a supporting…
The Structure of Medical Codes
The Structure of Medical Codes Norman A. Cohen MD For the most part, payment for medical services in the United States in 2006 is tightly connected to the procedure or…
Understanding Medical Coding and the Health Care Payment System
Understanding Medical Coding and the Health Care Payment System Norman A. Cohen MD INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CODING When we give anesthesia, one of our most important jobs is to communicate…
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Know What to Expect in Contracts
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Know What to Expect in Contracts Norman A. Cohen MD As a new physician joining a group or as a locum tenens physician working with a…
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Review the Practice’s Special Funding Sources, Obligations, and Benefit Packages
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Review the Practice’s Special Funding Sources, Obligations, and Benefit Packages Norman A. Cohen MD Many anesthesia practices receive payments from facilities to provide specific clinical services…
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Know the Risk-Management Strategies of the Practice
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Know the Risk-Management Strategies of the Practice Norman A. Cohen MD Although improvements in the safety of anesthesia over the last several decades is nothing short…
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Make Sure You Understand the Compliance Plan
Always Avoid the Bad Jobs—Make Sure You Understand the Compliance Plan Norman A. Cohen MD Being “compliant” with procedural coding conventions and payer policies and requirements means that the professional…
