PDF-(BOOK)-Physician\'s Guide to Medicolegal Practice

Physicians Guide to Medicolegal Practice is a practical guide to the critical information principles and practices essential for physicians doctors and other professionals who are contemplating entry into the field of independent medical examination IME expert witness and forensic opinion work or looking to enhance their skills within this field It bridges the gap between reading about the IME business and actually carrying out the work This comprehensive work consists of 10 chapters that cover broad topics from all aspects of medicolegal practice including performing independent medical examinations writing record and file review opinions handling expert witness opportunities and dealing with personal injury claims court systems and legal professionals ethically and professionally The art of medicolegal report writing and scientific causation analysis which are essential components of a successful practice for any medical or scientific disciplines where IME and expert witness opinions are needed by workers compensation systems casualty insurers claimants treating physicians and attorneys is also discussed in detail The second half of the book discusses deposition and courtroom testimony skills any independent medical examinerexpert witness needs and warns of common challenges and pitfalls encountered when dealing with the legal system including other issues arising out of IME and expert witness practice and recommends preventive strategies Finally a robust appendix provides sample forms and templates to help you get started in this businessFeatures and BenefitsTen concise and easy to read chapters present the information needed to begin and grow a medicolegal practicePractice pearls throughout each chapter highlight the main and most salient points They are the perfect resource for the reader who needs a quick refresh of this guideThorough definitions of common medical and legal terms provide readers with the medicolegal vocabulary they needA robust appendix contains the 10 most important samples of forms letters and documents that can help a reader launch a new or enhance an established businessFor physicians this book teaches skills absent from medical training or residency programs and rarely covered in journal articles. 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The 29th edition of Medicare RBRVS: The Physicians’ Guide provides the much-needed updated information on the new 2020 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule, payment rules, conversion factor, CPT and HCPCS RVUs, and GPCIs that affect the physician practice. This book is a must-have tool for physician practices because it offers invaluable insight and information needed to understand Medicare’s resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) payment system, and to help physician practices establish physician charges and to calculate Medicare payments.FEATURES AND BENEFITS • The complete RVU table in an electronic file. Purchase the book and receive access to the complete RVU table in an Excel file format. Use the file to sort, filter, calculate, and present the data to meet your needs. Quarterly updates are also available. Initial file and quarterly updates will be delivered by an emailed link. • Critical insight into the RBRVS system — detailed background information on the RBRVS system, an in-depth explanation on the key components and operation of the payment system, use of the RBRVS by Medicare and the private sector, geographic adjustments, conversion factors, limits on physician charges and CMS adoption of the Physician Practice Information Survey Data and other Practice Expense Methodology changes • Updated information on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, payment rules, and the conversion factor — covers new payment rules that take effect in 2019 • Updated RVUs for 2020 CPT® codes including every RVU element — Physician Work, Practice Expense (Facility and Nonfacility) and Professional Liability Insurance • List of RVUs for CPT and HCPCS–coded procedures and services — calculate and establish physician charges using RBRVS relative values • List of RVUs for anesthesiology services • List of geographic practice cost indices (GPCIs) for each for each Medicare payment locality — Physician Work, Practice Expense and Malpractice Insurance Volume 1(1): 1-3 We all went into medicine with the global intent of providing best practice medical care. e years of intense rigorous training, dedication, exhaustion, and debt were Corresponde David P. 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