Item 4946 ISBN 1-56337-968-6 $80 $64 Order 2008 Concise overview of modifiers and how to best manage them

Ingenix University: Understanding Modifiers provides detailed instruction on maintaining the proper methods of documentation and applying the correct modifiers based on actual medical records. The book was developed as an educational tool for physicians and their staff as well as billers and coders of hospital outpatient services and ASC services.

• NEW!—Includes 2007 changes to modifiers and their guidelines.
• Ingenix Edge—Educational format. Easy-to-use format for every experience level, for use in the classroom or on the job.
• Ingenix Edge—World Wide Web resources. Supplies all of the up-to-date links a coder needs to find accurate modifier information online.
• Ingenix Edge—Decision tree flow charts. Helps the coder choose the correct modifier when more than one could apply.
• Ingenix Edge—Real-life clinical examples. Helps reduce claim denials by supplying correctly used modifiers and completed CMS-1500 forms.
• Part of the Ingenix University educational series. Use this in concert with other Ingenix publications and software for consistent, accurate training.