Sheri Poe Bernard, CCS-P, CDEO, CPC, CRC, is one of the nation’s leading developers of medical coding curricula and referential material. An expert communicator of coding concepts, Bernard works as a writer, public speaker and risk adjustment consultant in coding, training, and clinical documentation improvement. She brings more than 25 years of experience in coding and reimbursement publishing, training, and test development to the American Medical Association as one of its newest authors. In addition to this book, her AMA titles include Netter’s Atlas of Surgical Anatomy for CPT Coding and ICD-10-CM Chronic Disease Cards.