Insurance handbook for the medical office /
Marilyn Takahashi Fordney ; technical collaborator and contributing author, Steven M. Verno.
- 8th edition.
- Philadelphia, PA : Saunders, c2004.
- xxiv, 642 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)
Includes index.
Contents
Unit 1: Career role and responsibilities 1. Role of an insurance billing specialist Unit 2: The claims process 2. Basics of health insurance 3. Medical documentation and the electronic health record 4. Diagnostic coding 5. Procedural coding 6. The Health Insurance Claim Form 7. Electronic data interchange: transactions and security 8. Receiving payments and insurance problem solving 9. Office and insurance collection strategies Unit 3: Health care payers 10. Private insurance and managed care systems 11. Medicare 12. Medicaid and other state programs 13. TRICARE and CHAMPVA 14. Workers' compensation 15. Disability income insurance and disability benefit programs Unit 4: Inpatient and outpatient billing 16. Hospital billing Unit 5: Employment 17. Seeking a job and attaining professional advancement.
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