Billing & Coding Clear & Simple

Introduces insurance terminology and acronyms - diagnostic coding - procedural coding - managed care - payment posting - legal issues - and more! Encompasses the real-world payors you'll encounter in practice, including commercial insurance - Medicare - Medicaid - Managed Care - CHAMPVA/TRICARE - Workers' Compensation - and more! Explains the importance of HIPAA regulations and their applications. Supplies the new rules and regulations found in the most current CPT, local carrier, and ICD manuals. ICD-10 Notes throughout provide insight into upcoming government changes. Builds must-have skills with practice exercises in each chapter. Offers a glossary of terms with definitions. CoderPlusCD-ROM Troubleshoot 10 cases step by step w/ the CoderPlus CD-ROM: 2 Medicaid 2 Medicare 2 Private/Commercial 2 HMO Insurance 1 Workers' Compensation 1 TRICARE/CHAMPVA Offers real-world practice through case studies of actual denied claims. Each case includes CMS data-entry screens - registration form - insurance form - insurance card - patient-encounter form - and medical record. E-mail and printable forms feature scoring and zoom in-and-out capabilities.