ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

How Will Shift to APCs Affect ED Professional Coding and Reimbursement?

The good news for emergency group professional coders is that the proposed Medicare APCs will not affect their ED coding. They may, however, have a significant financial impact on the emergency medicine group, influencing how the group documents and reports its services, says Jeffrey Bettinger, MD, FACEP, chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) subcommittee on the proposed [...]
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