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Dr. Barney is associate professor of surgery and director, division of general surgery, Wright State Physicians, Dayton, OH. She is Chair, ACS General Surgery Coding and Reimbursement Committee (GSCRC), and member, Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel.
Posts by Linda Barney, MD, FACS:
- What surgeons should know about: Reporting new office/outpatient E/M codes
- 2016 CPT coding changes and their effects
- 2015 CPT coding changes will have mixed effects on payment for general surgeons
- Frequently asked questions about coding for breast surgery
- Billing for services performed by nonphysician practitioners
- Reporting patient safety indicator-15
- 2014 fee schedule and CPT code changes will affect surgical practice
- Coding for damage-control surgery
- Documentation of services provided in the postoperative global period
- 2013 payment policy and coding changes affecting surgical practice
- Coding for skin replacement surgery in 2012
- CPT 2012 brings with it new codes and code changes
