Practice Management Resources

Articles

• Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
• What Surgeons Should Know About...

Coding

• CPT Codes for Self-Referral Rule (60K PDF)
• Coding Hotline
• AMA Current Procedural Terminology CPT
• E&M Documentation Guidelines
• International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification ICD-9-CM
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/ftpserv/ftpicd9/ftpicd9.htm
  http://cms.hhs.gov/paymentsystems/icd9/
• Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System HCPCS
  http://cms.hhs.gov/paymentsystems/hcpcs/
  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7536.html

Courses

• Coding and Practice Management Workshops
• Practice Management Teleseminars
• ACS E-Learning Resource Center

Guidelines

• Guidelines for Standards in Cardiac Surgery
• Guidelines for Office-Based Surgery

Links

• The Medical Group Management Association® MGMA®
• National Medicare Resources
• Practice Management

Publications

• ACS Surgery: Principles and Practices
• Practice Management for the Young Surgeon
• Personal Financial Planning and Management for Residents and Young Surgeons CD-ROM
• Surgical Patient Safety: Essential Information for Surgeons in Today's Environment
• Professional Liability/Risk Management: A Manual for Surgeons
• Professional Liability Information Kit

Restrictive Covenants

• ACS Statement on Restrictive Covenants
• Information on restrictive covenants from the American Medical Association
  • Restrictive Covenants in Physician Contracts
  • Restrictive Covenants and the Practice of Medicine

Statements

• ACS Statement on Principles
• ACS Position Statements

 

 

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