CCA Exam Review Guide 2013 Edition

This book is designed to take the candidate through the items in each domain such as ICD-9-CM and CPT classification systems, reimbursement methodologies, health records and data content, compliance, information technology, and confidentiality and privacy. The information provided in this manual is a collection of information from various references and will enhance the candidate's coding skills by assigning diagnostic and procedure codes in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.

Simone F. Thomas, founder and president of Empire Healthcare Consulting, is a Medicare Risk Adjustment Analyst, college professor, and self-published author who uses her unique experience to provide consultation in the areas of physician education, compliance, and clinical documentation improvement. Prior to Empire Healthcare Consulting, Simone became founder and president of Higher Learning Through Education Inc., a medical coding education company. She has lectured extensively on the subject of medical coding and is also the author of the CCA Exam Review Guide, 2012 Edition. Additionally, Simone is the recipient of the 2012-2013 Florida Health Information Management Association (FHIMA) Mentor Award and has been nominated for the Making Dreams Come True-Distinguished Educator Award from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Simone received a bachelor's degree in Sports Medicine and a certificate in medical coding from Florida International University. She earned two master's degrees from Nova Southeastern University in Health Science with a concentration in Sports Medicine and in Health Law with a concentration in Compliance. Most recently, Simone earned a Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) certificate from Broward College documenting her knowledge of EHR technology. Simone is a member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Florida Health Information Management Association (FHIMA).