Understanding Health Insurance A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement (Book Only) Green, Michelle

Green, Michelle A.; Rowell, Joann C.

ISBN 10: 1285737598 / ISBN 13: 9781285737591

Published by Delmar Pub, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Health Insurance A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement (Book Only) Green, Michelle
• Publisher: Delmar Pub
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1285737598
• ISBN 13: 9781285737591
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Understanding Health Insurance, 12th Edition, is the essential learning tool your students need when preparing for a career in medical insurance billing. This comprehensive and easy-to-understand text is fully-updated with the latest code sets and guidelines, and covers important topics in the field like managed care, legal and regulatory issues, coding systems, reimbursement methods, medical necessity, and common health insurance plans. The twelfth edition has been updated to include new legislation that affects healthcare, ICD-10-CM coding, implementing the electronic health record, the Medical Integrity Program (MIP), medical review process, and more. The practice exercises in each chapter provide plenty of review, and the workbook (available separately) provides even more application-based assignments and additional case studies for reinforcement. Includes free online SimClaim? CMS-1500 claims completion software, and free-trial access to Optum's EncoderPro.com?Expert encoder software.

About the Author

Michelle Green has served as a full-time or adjunct faculty member since 2017. During Spring 2023, Green was named interim Program Director in the Health Information Technology department at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York. She was the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Physical and Life Sciences department at the State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred for over 30 years. She has authored three popular textbooks related to coding, revenue management and health information management. An active member of the AAPC and American Health Information Management Association, Green has been recognized for her excellence in teaching as well as her significant contributions to the health information management profession. Her numerous accolades include 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, AHIMA's FORE Triumph Educator Award and NYHIMA’s Educator Award. In addition, she is a Registered Health Information Administrator, a fellow of the American Health Information Management Association and a Certified Professional Coder. She earned an MPS from Alfred University and a Bachelor of Science from Daemen College.