Elsevier, the global information analytics business specialising in science and health, and the American Medical Association (AMA) have announced that they will co-develop eLearning course content for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®), the most widely accepted nomenclature in the U.S. to report outpatient and office medical procedures and services.
CPT meets the data demands of the modern health care system by accurately describing complicated medical services with a simple five-digit numeric code and a clinical description of the service. Understanding proper CPT coding can help physicians and provider organisations reduce risk, obtain appropriate payment, and successfully appeal insurance denials.
The AMA created the CPT code set more than 50 years ago to provide the health care system with a uniform language to concisely transfer vital medical information between health care professionals. Through an extensive editorial process involving the clinical expertise of the health care community, the CPT code set is continually reviewed, revised and updated to accurately reflect the medical services provided to patients.
This new collaboration adds to Elsevier's library of exclusive, co-developed products with key healthcare associations, including the Emergency Nurses Association, the Association for Nursing Professional Development and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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