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Physician reimbursement has historically been directly related to CPT codes and relative value units. But with the increasing relationship between hospitals, healthcare systems, and surgeons, it becomes even more important for us to understand how our own hospital practice and documentation can effect hospital reimbursement.
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Preskitt, J.T. (2017). Medicare Part A and DRG’s. In: Savarise, M., Senkowski, C. (eds) Principles of Coding and Reimbursement for Surgeons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43595-4_7
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