From coding to clinical nurse specialist: how a review of coding practice enabled hysteroscopy nurse development.
Clinical coding, the method by which departments are reimbursed for providing services to patients, is widely mispractised within the NHS. Improving clinical coding accuracy therefore offers an opportunity to increase departmental income, guide efficient resource allocation and enable staff developm...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Nursing Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 372 - 378 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
4/20/2023
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