Understanding Health Insurance - Softcover

Rowell, Jo Ann C.; Green, Michelle A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766832066 ISBN 13: 9780766832060

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning, 2001

Synopsis

Understanding Health Insurance is a comprehensive guide for those learning about health insurance claim processing. Objectives of this edition are 1) to introduce information about major insurance programs and federal health care legislation, 2) to provide basic information on national diagnosis and procedure coding systems and 3) simplify the process of completing claim forms. Contains pertinent, easy-to-understand information on common health insurance plans, with separate chapters on coding and reimbursement issues, and step-by-step instructions for HCFA-1500 claim completion. Case studies and review exercises give users numerous opportunities to apply knowledge to build skill in completing HCFA-1500 claims accurately. CD-ROM in text and accompanying workbook provides additional exercises and practice in completing HCFA-1500 claims electronically. Includes new information regarding CPT-5, ICD-10-CM and HCFA reimbursement issues. Also available are Web Tutor and Blackboard versions.

About this title

About the Authors

Founder and Former Chairperson, Medical Assisting Department Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

Michelle A. Green is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Physical and Life Sciences Department of the College of Technology at Alfred State College. An active member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Ms. Green has been recognized for both teaching and for her significant contributions to the Health Information Management profession. She has earned numerous awards, including the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Alfred State College's Alumni Association Teacher of the Year, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, and the FORE Triumph Educator Award from the AHIMA. Ms. Green is a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), a Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association (FAHIMA), and a Certified Procedural Coder (CPC). She earned a BS from Daemen College and an MPS degree from Alfred University. Ms. Green has authored ESSENTIALS OF HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT in addition to this book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766832066
• ISBN 13: 9780766832060
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 634