LABORATORY MEDICINE
Chapter 1 LABORATORY MEDICINE Introduction Laboratory medicine is the branch of clinical medicine dealing with changes in the human body that can be detected only by analyzing the body’s chemical…
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE
SYSTEMIC DISEASES
Chapter 3 SYSTEMIC DISEASES Introduction The foundations of modern medicine may be traced to the nineteenth century when the principles of exact sciences were first applied to the study of…
THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Chapter 7 THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT Introduction The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is one of the vital organ systems and a site of many human diseases. The clinical significance of GI diseases…
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Chapter 2 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Introduction The clinical diagnosis of disease is based on the recognition and proper interpretation of its manifestation, commonly known as signs and symptoms. The term…
THE ENDOCRINE PANCREAS
Chapter 10 THE ENDOCRINE PANCREAS Introduction The endocrine pancreas consists of the islets of Langerhans, which are scattered between the acini and ducts of the exocrine part of the gland….
THE EXOCRINE PANCREAS
Chapter 9 THE EXOCRINE PANCREAS Introduction The pancreas is a mixed exocrine-endocrine gland attached to the duodenum. The exocrine pancreas produces digestive enzymes that are excreted into the lumen of…
Coding and Billing
Bundled code Exceptions Uterus with fallopian tubes and ovaries 88309 (uterine tumor) or 88307 (nonneoplastic) Ovary contains possible tumor Mastectomy with regional lymph nodes 88309 Lymph node is designated…
The Income Statement
Fig. 7.1 Mountain Pathology Income Statement I Note the overall structure of the income statement: Revenue−Expense = Net income. Each month the accountant updates the income statement and the two most senior…
Health-Care Finance and the Pathology Practice
TC and PC may also be paid separately using a modifier (TC for Technical Component and − 26 for Professional Component) appended to the CPT code. In the clinical laboratory, some…
The High-Performing Practice into the Future
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Lewis A. Hassell, Michael L. Talbert and Jane Pine Wood (eds.)Pathology Practice Management10.1007/978-3-319-22954-6_23 23. The High-Performing Practice into the Future Lewis Hassell1 and Michael L. Talbert1 (1) Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma…
