Doctors and Certified Medical Coders as compartmentalized functions instead of a complementary experience that produces long-term synergy in a medical system.
Answering who the proper party is in billing a patient for a visit and coding physician services for those sessions has always been controversial. However, it does not have to be. Instead, the problem lies in the fact that the healthcare industry has always viewed the role of Doctors and Certified Medical Coders as compartmentalized functions instead of a complementary experience that produces long-term synergy in a medical system or the more significant healthcare industry.
