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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Many physicians misperceive that the current coding system used to bill third-party payers in the United States does not include codes related to hospice and palliative care. This article will help physicians and hospice and palliative care providers to: 1) understand how to code for physician services related to hospice and palliative care; 2) review the documentation required to support such services; 3) understand the differences between the reimbursement mechanisms to be used when the patient is enrolled in the Medicare Hospice Benefit, and the usual reimbursement mechanisms; and 4) understand some of the approaches for funding non-physician palliative care services for patients not enrolled in the Medicare Hospice Benefit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1096-6218
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
157-64
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Coding and reimbursement mechanisms for physician services in hospice and palliative care.
pubmed:affiliation
San Diego Hospice, San Diego, California 92103-1407, USA. cvongunt@sdhospice.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article