Codebusters Coding Connection or Microeconomics

Codebusters Coding Connection: A Documentation Guide for Compliant Coding

Author: Patricia Aalseth

Codebusters Coding Connection is a first in coding publishing. Appropriate for physicians, medical students, and coders in all settings, it lists need—to—know diagnostic and procedural documentation tips never before compiled in a single publication. Coding Connection provides the key information that coders and physicians need for documentation to result in accurate and compliant coding. In a checklist format, the book shows the documentation that must be provided for proper code selection for dozens of diagrams and procedures. This pocket—sized quick reference comes at a time when compliance officers'physicians'and coders' heightened concern about audit liability is leading to an increased need for the best information available. Codebusters Coding Connection makes an ideal training tool and assists compliance officers in demonstrating that their institutions are following OIG guidelines. Its small size, inviting format, easy—to—read content, and low price make Codebusters Coding Connection an ideal publication for clinicians and coding/billing staff in all settings.

Julie Hosley

This small, spiral-bound reference is designed for quick use by both coders and those responsible for the documentation that assists in assigning ICD-9-CM and CPT codes. The author proposes to help the communication process between physicians and coders by outlining guidelines for concise and accurate documentation for data collection, billing and reimbursement, and research and quality improvement. Her brief, focused overview of coding objectives will be a valuable resource for healthcare professionals just beginning the coding process, and should serve as a resource for those who need a quick reminder. I know of no other coding reference guide so portable and so easily accessible. The author's audience should include either new or established coders and any healthcare professional whose documentation will result in coding designations. The text is simply and briefly written and the author presumes at least entry-level knowledge of coding. It will serve best as a reference or reminder, and not as an initial text for the novice. The author is sufficiently knowledgeable to communicate in her field in an easy to understand, very readable manner. The book is easy to access and properly arranged to guide the reader through the process of coding. The responsibility of the coder is briefly outlined, followed by general rules for coding. The bulk of the text is a refresher for coding by ICD-9-CM diagnosis, and then provides a progression to CPT coding. For the reader who understands the concepts of coding, the progressions and suggestions should be informative and easy to follow. There appears to be no superfluous information; the topics included are adequately covered. The tips andappendixes are particularly helpful. The artwork is simple and is limited to small illustrations to open chapters. Other coding texts available are generally designed either as curriculum textbooks or as massive references. This pocket-sized, portable guide fills a need not otherwise covered at this time.

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Reviewer: Julie Hosley, RN, CMA (Carteret Community College)
Description: This small, spiral-bound reference is designed for quick use by both coders and those responsible for the documentation that assists in assigning ICD-9-CM and CPT codes.
Purpose: The author proposes to help the communication process between physicians and coders by outlining guidelines for concise and accurate documentation for data collection, billing and reimbursement, and research and quality improvement. Her brief, focused overview of coding objectives will be a valuable resource for healthcare professionals just beginning the coding process, and should serve as a resource for those who need a quick reminder. I know of no other coding reference guide so portable and so easily accessible.
Audience: The author's audience should include either new or established coders and any healthcare professional whose documentation will result in coding designations. The text is simply and briefly written and the author presumes at least entry-level knowledge of coding. It will serve best as a reference or reminder, and not as an initial text for the novice. The author is sufficiently knowledgeable to communicate in her field in an easy to understand, very readable manner.
Features: The book is easy to access and properly arranged to guide the reader through the process of coding. The responsibility of the coder is briefly outlined, followed by general rules for coding. The bulk of the text is a refresher for coding by ICD-9-CM diagnosis, and then provides a progression to CPT coding. For the reader who understands the concepts of coding, the progressions and suggestions should be informative and easy to follow. There appears to be no superfluous information; the topics included are adequately covered. The tips and appendixes are particularly helpful. The artwork is simple and is limited to small illustrations to open chapters.
Assessment: Other coding texts available are generally designed either as curriculum textbooks or as massive references. This pocket-sized, portable guide fills a need not otherwise covered at this time.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

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Microeconomics

Author: Richard G Lipsey

This thoroughly revised edition provides a complete, balanced introduction to economics and to the most important issues facing the world's economies at the turn of the millennium. In addition to fine-tuning and streamlining the prose and the overall presentation, the authors have comprehensively updated the text and the applications to reflect recent economic developments and topics of current interest. Students in particular will find the Study Guide, with its practice questions, exercises, and problems, to be an excellent source of study support and extra review material. It is available in both a one- and a two-volume edition.

Booknews

An introduction to issues, methods, and policy problems in economics. Part I discusses comparative economic systems. Part II deals with demand and supply, and applies the tools of price determination and elasticity to case studies. Part III presents foundations of supply and demand and consumer behavior, and includes material on the derivation of demand curves using indifference curves. Features highlighted key concepts, chapter summaries, questions, and applications boxes. This 11th edition focuses on globalization, and addresses transitional economies in Eastern Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Detailed Contents
	To the Instructor
	Possible Outline for a One-Semester
	Course in Economics
	Acknowledgments
	To the Student
Pt. 1	The Nature of Economics	1
1	The Economic Problem	3
2	Economics as a Social Science	26
	Appendix to Chapter 2 An Introduction to Graphics	40
3	The Anatomy of a Market Economy	49
Pt. 2	An Introduction to Demand and Supply	67
4	Demand, Supply, and Price	69
5	Elasticity	88
	Appendix to Chapter 5 More Details About Elasticity	108
6	Demand and Supply in Action	113
Pt. 3	Consumers and Producers	137
7	Consumer Behavior	139
	Appendix to Chapter 7 Indifference Curves	155
8	Production and Cost in the Short Run	166
9	Production and Cost in the Long Run	186
	Appendix to Chapter 9 Isoquant Analysis	200
Pt. 4	Markets, Pricing, and Efficiency	207
10	Competitive Markets	209
11	Monopoly	231
12	Imperfect Competition	250
13	Economic Efficiency and Public Policy	274
14	Inside the Firm	299
Pt. 5	The Markets for Factors of Production	316
15	Factor Pricing and Factor Mobility	317
16	Labor Markets	338
17	Capital and Nonrenewable Resources	362
Pt. 6	Government in the Market Economy	379
18	Costs and Benefits of Government Intervention	381
19	Environmental and Safety Regulation	405
20	Taxation and Public Expenditure	423
Pt. 7	An Introduction to Macroeconomics	441
21	What Macroeconomics Is All About	443
22	The Measurement of National Income	466
Pt. 8	National Income and Fiscal Policy	483
23	National Income Determination - Part 1	485
24	National Income Determination - Part 2	509
	Appendix to Chapter 24 An Algebraic Exposition of the Income-Expenditure Model	528
25	Output and Prices in the Short Run	530
26	Output and Prices in the Long Run	549
Pt. 9	Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy	573
27	The Nature of Money and Monetary Institutions	575
28	Money, Output, and Prices	602
	Appendix to Chapter 28 Interest Rates and the Slope of the AD Curve	624
29	Monetary Policy	626
Pt. 10	Macroeconomic Problems and Policies	647
30	Inflation	649
31	Unemployment	675
32	Government Debt and Deficits	696
33	Economic Growth	720
34	Growth in the Developing Countries	745
Pt. 11	International Economics	761
35	The Gains from Trade	763
36	Trade Policy	777
37	Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments	799
38	Macroeconomic Policy in an Open Economy	827
	Mathematical Notes	M-1
	Time Line of Great Economists	T-1
	Glossary	G-1
	Index	I-1