Designed to help readers learn how to code more quickly, accurately, and efficiently, this convenient book provides the latest HCPCS 2006 coding references essential for medical billing, in an easy-to-use format. HCPCS Level II of the national codes for durable goods (crutches, prosthetics, drugs, etc.) to remind students to code for these often-overlooked items. The CIM and MCM section has been updated with information about carrier-specific or Medicare-specific regulations that affect HCPCS coding. Two distinctive symbols clearly identify all new and revised codes from the previous year. At-a-glance listing of all new and revised codes for that year, located in front matter, is helpful to professional coders who may not be aware of certain updates to codes they use frequently.

Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process is a complex, collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patient's health problem. According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, diagnostic errors-inaccurate or delayed diagnoses-persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients. It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment, providing unnecessary or harmful treatment, or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions. The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible, but also represents a moral, professional, and public health imperative. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001), finds that diagnosis-and, in particular, the occurrence of diagnostic errorsâ€"has been largely unappreciated in efforts to improve the quality and safety of health care. Without a dedicated focus on improving diagnosis, diagnostic errors will likely worsen as the delivery of health care and the diagnostic process continue to increase in complexity. Just as the diagnostic process is a collaborative activity, improving diagnosis will require collaboration and a widespread commitment to change among health care professionals, health care organizations, patients and their families, researchers, and policy makers. The recommendations of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care contribute to the growing momentum for change in this crucial area of health care quality and safety.

Representation is more than a matter of elections and parties. This book offers a radical new perspective on the subject. Representation, it argues, is all around us, a dynamic practise across societies rather than simply a fixed feature of government. At the heart of the argument is the straightforward but versatile notion of the representative claim. People claim to speak or stand for others in multiple, shifting, and surprising patterns. At the same time they offer images of their constituents and audiences as artists paint portraits. Who can speak for and about us in this volatile world of representations? Which representative claims can have democratic legitimacy? The Representative Claim is set to transform our core assumptions about what representation is and can be. At a time when political representation is widely believed to be in crisis, the book provides a timely and critical corrective to conventional wisdom on the present and potential future of representative democracy.

This is the most comprehensive HCPCS book available. It contains important information, as dictated by CMS, but presents it in an easytouse format to guide the coder confidently through current codes and modifiers, as well as code changes, additions, and deletions.

The decay product of the medical isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), technetium-99m (Tc-99m), and associated medical isotopes iodine-131 (I-131) and xenon-133 (Xe-133) are used worldwide for medical diagnostic imaging or therapy. The United States consumes about half of the world's supply of Mo-99, but there has been no domestic (i.e., U.S.-based) production of this isotope since the late 1980s. The United States imports Mo-99 for domestic use from Australia, Canada, Europe, and South Africa. Mo-99 and Tc-99m cannot be stockpiled for use because of their short half-lives. Consequently, they must be routinely produced and delivered to medical imaging centers. Almost all Mo-99 for medical use is produced by irradiating highly enriched uranium (HEU) targets in research reactors, several of which are over 50 years old and are approaching the end of their operating lives. Unanticipated and extended shutdowns of some of these old reactors have resulted in severe Mo-99 supply shortages in the United States and other countries. Some of these shortages have disrupted the delivery of medical care. Molybdenum-99 for Medical Imaging examines the production and utilization of Mo-99 and associated medical isotopes, and provides recommendations for medical use.

2025 HCPCS Level II Expert Code Book Going beyond the basics to help you code accurately and efficiently, AAPC’s 2025 HCPCS Level II Expert is an essential code book for reporting durable medical equipment, injectable drugs, outpatient surgery, procedures and services, and many other codes. Complete with a customized Alphabetic Index and supplementary information for each code, this resource is designed for both professional coders and students preparing for their certification exam. Key features and benefits HCPCS Level II coding procedures guide from CMS to help you to better understand HCPCS Level II codes Comprehensive list of new, revised, and deleted codes for 2025 Table of drugs and biologicals helps identify HCPCS Level II drug codes based on their brand or generic name HCPCS Level II modifiers with descriptions and tips contain the information you need to accurately apply modifiers APC status indicator and ASC payment indicator symbols help you find codes payable through OPPS Anatomic illustrations and full color photos provide helpful visuals for selecting the correct code Citations to AHA Coding Clinic® indicate which HCPCS Level II codes have been covered in AHA Coding Clinic® articles for industry insights and advice Numerous appendices provide quick look ups for National Correct Coding Edits, POS codes, Medicare’s Pub 100 references, and tips on proper modifier use Color-coded icons supply age and sex alerts, new and revised code changes, and special Medicare coverage indicators Colorful orientation lines help you navigate indentations in the Index Free CEU: With your purchase of this book, you can register for a free code book training worth one CEU. Registration for the 2025 code book training will open in January 2025. Note: eBooks CANNOT be used on AAPC certification exams.