Medical Insurance Made Easy: Understanding the Claim Cycle [With CDROM]

by Jill Brown

Book Overview

This combination textbook and workbook, explains each phase of the medical claim cycle, from the time the patient calls for an appointment until the financial transaction for the encounter is completed. Coverage includes types of insurance payers, basic coding and billing rules, and standard requirements for outpatient billing using the CMS-1500 claim form. It also emphasizes legal aspects related to each level of the medical claim cycle and the importance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721605567
• ISBN13: 9780721605562
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"