Health Insurance Today: A Practical Approach
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Learn to complete and submit clean claim forms for major insurance carriers. Health Insurance Today, 3rd Edition, provides case studies for each of the chapters covering these major payers so you can learn how to abstract the information from the patient’s chart to complete the CMS-1500. You will learn to complete and submit paper claims, but the emphasis is on electronic claims filing, keeping you up-to-date on HIPAA, electronic health records, and the latest industry standards. Select exercises on the companion Evolve Resource site let you gain experience entering information into a practice management program; producing an electronic CMS-1500; and submitting a claim electronically.Learning objectives makes learning easier and more meaningfulDirect, conversational writing style makes reading and absorbing the material more enjoyable"What Did You Learn?" review questions ensure that you understand the material already covered, before progressing to the next section."Imagine This!" scenarios help you apply information from the book to real-life situations"Stop and Think" exercises let you apply critical thinking skills to solve a problem or answer a question.HIPAA Tips help you understand this very important piece of legislation.Activities on the Evolve site give you hands-on practice electronically completing a claim form as efficiently as possible.More content on electronic medical records to reflect the future of record-keepingThoroughly updated chapters include more in-depth information and guidelines on achieving and succeeding in a health insurance careerRevised information covering the latest Medicare updates keeps you in-step with the latest Medicare practicesChapters include more content on ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and updates to the CPT and HCPCS so you know all the latest information in the fieldMedisoft Activities on the Evolve Learning Resource site help to reinforce information and provide additional opportunities for practice
UNIT 1 - BUILDING A FOUNDATION1. The Origins of Health Insurance2. Tools of the Trade: A Career as a Health (Medical) Insurance Professional3. The Legal & Ethical Side of Medical Insurance4. Types and Sources of Health InsuranceUNIT 2 - HEALTH INSURANCE BASICS5. The "Universal" Claim Form: CMS-15006. Traditional Fee-For-Service/Private Plans7. Unraveling the Mysteries of Managed Care8. Understanding Medicaid9. Conquering Medicare’s Challenges10. Military Carriers 11. Miscellaneous Carriers: Worker’s Compensation and Disability InsuranceUNIT 3 - CRACKING THE CODES12. Diagnostic Coding13. Procedural, Evaluation & Management and HCPCS CodingUNIT 4 - THE CLAIMS PROCESS14. The Patient 15. The ClaimUNIT 5 - ADVANCED APPLICATION16. The Role of Computers in Health Insurance17. Reimbursement Procedures: Getting Paid18. Hospital Claim Form: The UB-04Appendix AAppendix BAppendix CGlossaryIndex
