Virtual Medical Office For Insurance Handbook For The Medical Office Text Workbook And Access Code Package

A study guide developed to be used with Fordey's Insurance handbook for the medical office 12th edition. The Virtual Medical Officer is a virtual office setting in which one can work with multiple patient simulations and also lear to access and evaluate medical information resources.

A study guide developed to be used with Fordney's Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office, 13th edition. The Virtual Medical Office is a virtual office setting in which one can work with multiple patient simulations and also learn to access and evaluate medical information resources.

A complete guide to insurance billing and coding, Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office, 13th Edition covers all the plans that are most commonly encountered in clinics and physicians' offices. Its emphasis on the role of the medical insurance specialist includes areas such as diagnostic coding, procedural coding, Medicare, HIPAA, and bill collection strategies. Learning to fill in the claim form accurately is made easier by the use of icons for different types of payers, lists of key abbreviations, and numerous practice exercises. This edition provides the latest on hot topics such as ICD-10, healthcare reform, the new CMS-1500 form, and electronic claims. Trusted for more than 30 years, this proven reference from Marilyn Fordney prepares you to succeed as a medical insurance professional in any outpatient setting. Emphasis on the business of running a medical office highlights the importance of the medical insurance specialist in filing clean claims, solving problems, and collecting overdue payments.Key terms and key abbreviations are defined and emphasized, reinforcing your understanding of new concepts and terminology.Detailed tables, boxes, and illustrations call out key points and main ideas.Unique! Color-coded icons clarify information, rules, and regulations for different payers.An Evolve companion website enhances learning with performance checklists, self-assessment quizzes, and the Student Software Challenge featuring cases for different payer types and an interactive CMS-1500 form to fill in.A workbook contains learning tips, practice exercises for key terms and abbreviations, review questions, study outlines, performance objectives, a chapter with practice tests, and critical thinking activities for hands-on experience with real-world cases. Available separately. Updated coverage of key health insurance topics includes HIPAA compliance, the HITECH Act, health reform of 2010, electronic health records, electronic claims, ICD-10, NUCC standards, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Incentive Program, Meaningful Use, and CPT 2013.Updated ICD-10 coding information prepares you for the October 2014 ICD-10 implementation date.Updated content on claim forms includes block-by-block explanations and examples for the new CMS-1500 Claim Form.Updated guidelines for the filing and submission of electronic claims include sample screenshots and prepare you for the future of the medical office.

Gain realistic experience in a physician's office without leaving the classroom! By using Elsevier's Virtual Medical Office learning system - an Elsevier textbook, a study guide, and interactive software - students will develop critical thinking and decision-making skills they'll need on the job. Each study guide lesson directs the student through the textbook and software and presents exercises offering practice in coding procedures and diagnoses, filing insurance claims, troubleshooting rejected claims, catching common coding errors, evaluating the office's compliance with HIPAA, keeping the policy manual up to date, and much more. These exercises - in combination with a simulated medical practice - bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world. Money-saving package with the textbook is also available. Search ISBN 1-4160-3037-9. 15 unique cases set up specific exercises relating to different payers, different billing situations, and common coding errors. More than two hours of video clips offer comparisons of what is documented to what actually happens. Software matches the computer experience level of billing and coding students. Realistic information resources are shown, such as medical records for each case, an office policy manual, a fee schedule, a daysheet, and more. A study guide: Complements textbook content through lessons that correlate reading assignments with patients in the virtual practice. Promotes active learning as students collect information from a variety of sources to make coding and billing decisions. Contains common coding errors that students must spot and correct, as in real practice. Augments knowledge of HIPPA by directing students to compare the policy manual, the contents of each case's medical record, and what actually happens in the videos. Makes lessons available online, allowing students to complete their assignments and submit them electronically to their instructor.

This money-saving package includes the 12th edition of Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office text, workbook, and Virtual Medical Office.

This money saving package includes the 12th edition of Medical Insurance Online for Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office (User Guide and Access Code), Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office text and workbook.