Carolyn Buppert serves as Director of Student Health at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.This book has been updated to provide practical advice for primary care providers (PCPs) about major trends that have emerged over the past five years, such as growing patient enrollment in managed care health plans, performance evaluation of PCPs by outside agencies, and the dramatic increase in billing being audited. This book links quality and reimbursement issues, using a systems approach that clinicians may incorporate into their practice. The included CD-ROM contains customizable forms, with checklist progress note forms for the 20 most common primary care diagnoses and checklists of 20 primary care tasks for HEDIS measurements.This text uses a systems approach that clinicians may incorporate into their practice. /The included CD contains customizable forms, with checklist progress note forms for the 20 most common primary care diagnoses and checklists of 20 pirmary care tasks for HEDIS measurements."The Primary Care Provider's Guide to Compensation and Quality, Second Edition provides physicians, nurse practitioners, and physicians assistants with the basics they need for reimbursement; improving quality care; avoiding malpractice; and excelling in quality audits. The book is written in accessible language and provides practical advice on current trends such as growing patient enrollment in managed care health plans, performance evaluation of PCPs by outside agencies, and the dramatic increase in the auditing of billing practices."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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