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Book Description To ensure proper reimbursement especially in today's managed care environment it is vital that all practitioners know how to use the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system and how to document for it appropriately. Yet information about this complex system is often inadequate， making it nearly impossible to keep up with changes necessitated by the ongoing development of new treatment modalities and multiple sites of service (e.g.， office， hospital， nursing home). The third edition of this concise， easy-to-read handbook is the essential reference for mental health professionals. Marking more than a decade of experience， this practical handbook represents the collective wisdom of the APA's Committee on RBRVS， Codes， and Reimbursements and covers recent changes mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and changes in the way psychiatry is currently practiced and documented. In just 8 chapters and a remarkable 12 appendixes， the authors Explain the structure and function of CPT and how to use and document psychiatric therapeutic procedure codes and evaluation and management (E/M) codes Provide case vignettes for E/M codes (Appendix D)， in addition to in-depth information about the body that governs the CPT coding system and how it works， documentation templates， examples of relative value units， and a CPT psychiatric code matrix to name just a few of the topics included in the appendixes Based on practitioner concerns and questions， this volume makes it easy to find the right information to ensure creation of legible and carefully constructed and documented medical records not only because good records are critical to good patient care， but because they also provide documentation for services billed to patients， verify compliance with standards set by government agencies and insurance carriers， protect against audits by payers， and provide evidence concerning the why， when， and how of --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition. Book Info Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Ctr.， Baltimore， MD. Easy-to-use handbook designed to help psychiatrist and office managers become familiar with psychiatric coding. Companion volume to: Physician's Current Procedural Terminology. This edition reviews 24 new codes and more. Wire-spiral bound. Publication date of previous edition not cited. Trim size 8.25 x 5.25 inches. DNLM: Psychiatry --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition. See all Editorial Reviews