ABSTRACT
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides this revised policy statement to address health care changes that impact procedural and visit coding and valuation as well as the incorporation of coding principles into innovative, newer payment models. This policy statement focuses solely on recommendations, and an accompanying technical report provides supplemental coding and valuation background.
Subject(s)
Clinical Coding , Current Procedural Terminology , International Classification of Diseases , Pediatrics , Relative Value Scales , Advisory Committees , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. , Child , Databases, Factual , Humans , Medicaid , United StatesABSTRACT
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides this technical report as supplemental background to the accompanying coding and valuation system policy statement. The rapid evolution in health care payment modeling requires that clinicians have a current appreciation of the mechanics of service representation and valuation. The accompanying policy statement provides recommendations relevant to this area, and this technical report provides a format to outline important concepts that allow for effective translation of bedside clinical events into physician payment.
