Medical Billing & Coding Demystified - Softcover

Burgos, Marilyn; Johnson, Donya; Keogh, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071472207 ISBN 13: 9780071472203

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Synopsis

Clueless? Feel Like a Dummy? Get Demystified!

This handy resource clearly explains the principles and practices used by medical offices, hospitals, and health facilities to encode medical services in order to receive payment from government agencies and insurance companies.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The CURE for your REIMBURSEMENT BLUES

Ever wonder how physicians and hospitals get paid? Thinking about a career as a medical insurance specialist? Find out what it takes to succeed in this challenging field -- even if you don't have formal training, unlimited time, and a genius IQ. Medical Billing and Coding Demystified offers an effective and enlightening way to learn how this complex system works.

This handy resource clearly explains the practices used by medical offices, hospitals, and healthcare facilities to encode medical services in order to receive payment from government agencies and insurance companies. You'll learn about the ethical and legal aspects of medical billing, and how to navigate insurance plans and the insurance claim cycle, including disputes. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this illuminating guide explains the complexities of medical billing and coding in no time at all.

This self-paced guide gives you:

• An easy way to understand how to code medical bills for payment
• An overview of medical billing software
• Proven strategies for finding a job in the healthcare industry
• A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
• A final exam at the end of the book
• No unnecessary technical jargon
• A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam at at work

Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Medical Billing and Coding Demystified is your shortcut to becoming an integral part of any healthcare team.

About the Author:

Marilyn Burgos teaches medical billing and coding at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Donya Johnson is a Fairleigh Dickinson University faculty member, where she teaches classes in medical billing and coding.

Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University and is the coauthor of Microbiology Demystified and Pharmacology Demystified.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071472207
• ISBN 13: 9780071472203
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264