The Pharmacist's Guide to Compensation for Patient-Care Services

Assists pharmacy providers in understanding the arcane rules of insurance companies and the federal government to receive compensation for clinical services. Learning to bill insurers properly is the key to receiving compensation and this book provides pharmacists with answers to billing questions, guidelines for completing insurance claim forms, guidelines for becoming a provider, and comprehending the billing process. Designed to address the needs of pharmacy providers at all levels of billing expertise, this guide includes special billing requirements for hospital practice, tips for documenting pharmaceutical care services, principles of CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9/ICD-10 coding, trouble shooting tips, and an extensive appendix that include sample forms, documents, contact information and a glossary.