A bestseller for over 25 years, this text helps users excel at all aspects of insurance billing: submitting, tracing, appealing, and transmitting claims. Its comprehensive coverage also includes important information on diagnostic coding, procedural coding, office and insurance collection strategies, Medicare, Managed Care, and more. This edition has been reviewed by industry experts and carefully updated to reflect recent changes in the industry - including the addition of special HIPAA Compliance Alerts throughout the book to help users comply with important governmental privacy regulations. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details. Icons help students identify each insurance payer with a specific color and graphic, making the learning process more effective. Emphasizes procedural (CPT and HCPCS) and diagnostic (ICD-9-CM) coding and documentation since they are the keystones to obtaining maximum reimbursement. Block-by-block teaching approach organized by payer category for the CMS-1500 claim form facilitates understanding, effective learning, and greater productivity. Detailed examples and samples of completed insurance forms help students see how knowledge is applied in the real world. Accompanying CD-ROM of practice software bound in the back of the book features the CMS-1500 claim form and 10 scored patient case studies with related insurance information to simulate real-life situations. Updated to reflect recent changes in the industry. Special sections highlight areas pertinent to HIPAA regulations.

Over 7,500 terms, definitions, and acronyms for medical insurance, billing and coding (MIBC) make this the perfect pocket dictionary for both students and practitioners in the MIBC professions! With its small size and concise definitions, this dictionary is ideal for use in class and in the medical office. Practical, consistent alphabetical organization with no subentries and screened thumb tabs make it easy to find the information you need. Etymologies for most entries help you understand the origins of the terminology and build your professional vocabulary. A list of commonly used abbreviations printed in the front and back covers make this your go-to reference for everyday practice.

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Designed to accompany Administrative Medical Assisting, Fifth Edition, this Workbook is part of a complete learning package, consisting of a textbook with practice CD-ROM, an on-line companion, and instructor support materials including an Instructor's Manual and Electronic Classroom Manager on CD-ROM. The learning package is designed for medical office administration students and professionals and emphasizes the customer service function of the medical office practice. The content is thoroughly updated to reflect changes in telecommunications, computer technology, managed care, and compliance issues. Each chapter integrates critical thinking and assessment of textbook objectives. In addition, each chapter consists of: objectives, areas of competence (CMA and RMA), abbreviation and spelling review lesson, review questions (fill-in, multiple choice, and matching), critical thinking exercises, performance exercises based on textbook objectives, and computer assignment integrating exercises from the CD-ROM in the textbook.