Download or read book Medical Coding written by Patricia Aalseth and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2014-08-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In clear and straightforward language, Medical Coding: What It Is and How It Works, Second Edition provides an overview of the evolution of medical coding and all the various coding systems, how they relate, and how they function. Reasoning and consequences of the delayed ICD-10 implementation are explained along with a sound overview of the ICD-10-CM and PCS classification systems. For those contemplating a career in the coding field, this book is ideal as a basic orientation. Other individuals in healthcare management and administration will also benefit from a basic understanding of how coding works. Unlike other publications that focus only on coding, this book integrates coding guidelines and principles into the billing and reimbursement process, giving the student a more practical foundation in the rationale for correct coding. Healthcare fraud and abuse is addressed as well, to assure that readers understand ethical concerns inherent in coding for reimbursement. Instructor Resources: Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint slides, Test Bank

Download or read book Medical Billing Coding For Dummies written by Karen Smiley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to starting a successful career in medical billing and coding With the healthcare sector growing at breakneck speed—it’s currently the largest employment sector in the U.S. and expanding fast—medical billing and coding specialists are more essential than ever. These critical experts, also known as medical records and health information technicians, keep systems working smoothly by ensuring patient billing and insurance data are accurately and efficiently administered. This updated edition provides everything you need to begin—and then excel in—your chosen career. From finding the right study course and the latest certification requirements to industry standard practices and insider tips for dealing with government agencies and insurance companies, Medical Billing & Coding For Dummies has you completely covered. Find out about the flexible employment options available and how to qualify Understand the latest updates to the ICD-10 Get familiar with ethical and legal issues Discover ways to stay competitive and get ahead The prognosis is good—get this book today and set yourself up with the perfect prescription for a bright, secure, and financially healthy future!

Download or read book Workbook for Step by Step Medical Coding 2018 Edition E Book written by Carol J. Buck and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-11-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practice your coding skills with this practical workbook! Corresponding to the chapters in Carol J. Buck's bestselling Step-by-Step Medical Coding, this workbook offers coding review and practice with more than 1,200 theory, practical, and reporting questions (odd-numbered answers provided in appendix), including 100 original source documents to familiarize you with reports similar to those you will encounter on the job. It’s a complete review of all the code sets covered in the text! UNIQUE! 100 real-world coding reports (cleared of all confidential information), provide experience with reports similar to those you will encounter in practice. Theory exercises include fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and true or false questions. Practical exercises offer additional practice with line coding. Coding answer format mirrors the main text (including "multiple codes needed" icons) Answers to only the odd numbered questions are available in Appendix B to check your accuracy. NEW! Updated content includes the latest coding information available.

Download or read book Medical Billing Coding Demystified 2nd Edition written by Marilyn Burgos and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2015-11-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated to reflect the massive changes to healthcare law! Medical Billing and Coding Demystified 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. Like other entries in this bestselling series, this self-teaching guide uses a building-block approach that allows readers to learn at their own pace and test themselves along the way. No previous medical or accounting training or experience is necessary to benefit from Medical Billing and Coding Demystified, and the book can be used as a classroom textbook or as a complement to larger texts. This new edition offers detailed coverage of the sweeping revisions that have taken place in healthcare law, including the transition from ICD9 to ICD10 coding and the Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Acts. It also includes an important overview of medical billing software. Includes valuable learning aids such as end-of-chapter quizzes, a final exam, and key points Different from similar books on the market in that it explains basic medical concepts enabling the reader to actually understand the procedures and tests they are billing and coding for

Download or read book Step by Step Medical Coding 2015 Edition E Book written by Carol J. Buck and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take your first step toward a successful career in medical coding with in-depth coverage from the most trusted name in coding education! From Carol J. Buck, Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition is a practical, easy-to-use resource that shows you exactly how to code using all current coding systems. Explanations of coding concepts are followed by practice exercises to reinforce your understanding. In addition to coverage of reimbursement, ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding, this edition fully covers ICD-10-CM in preparation for the transition to ICD-10. No other text on the market so thoroughly covers all coding sets in one source! A step-by-step approach makes it easier to build skills and remember the material. Dual coding addresses the transition to ICD-10 by providing coding answers for both ICD-10 and ICD-9. Over 500 illustrations include medical procedures and conditions that help you understand the services being coded, and images from Carol J. Buck's professional ICD and HCPCS manuals that familiarize you with the format of professional coding manuals. Real-life coding reports simulate the reports you will encounter as a coder and help you apply coding principles to actual cases. Complete coverage of ICD-10-CM prepares you for the transition to ICD-10. A workbook corresponds to the textbook and offers review and practice with more than 1,500 questions, activities, and terminology exercises to reinforce your understanding of medical coding. Available separately. Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting boxes allow you to read the official wording for inpatient and outpatient coding alongside in-text explanations. Four coding question variations develop your coding ability and critical thinking skills, including one-code or multiple-code answer blanks. From the Trenches, Coding Shots, Stop!, Caution!, Check This Out!, and CMS Rules boxes offer valuable tips and helpful advice for working in today’s medical coding field. Coder’s Index makes it easy to quickly locate specific codes. Appendix with sample EHR (Electronic Health Record) screenshots provides examples similar to the EHRs you will encounter in the workplace. Exercises, Quick Checks, and Toolbox features reinforce coding rules and concepts, and emphasize key information. NEW! Encoder practice exercises on the companion Evolve website provide added practice and help you understand how to utilize an encoder product. UPDATED content includes the latest coding information available, promoting accurate coding and success on the job.

Download or read book Medical Coding Workbook for Physician Practices and Facilities 2014 2015 Edition written by Cynthia Newby, CPC and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical Insurance Coding Workbook for Physician Practices and Facilities, 2014-2015 Edition builds coding expertise by providing thorough practice, tips, and reinforcement in code selection and linkage. This supplementary workbook offers extensive opportunities for students to practice ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS(diagnoses) and CPT/HCPCS (procedures) coding using the standard code reference manuals. Unique coding linkage coverage reviews and practices reporting diagnosis and procedures codes correctly together for compliant coding. The exercises build from one-line diagnostic/procedural statements to case studies. The Workbook also contains three comprehensive examinations covering ICD-10-CM,ICD-10-PCS, CPT/HCPCS, and Code Linkage topics. Medical Insurance Coding Workbook for Physician Practices and Facilities, 2014-2015 Edition is designed to help users master the information needed to pass the coding certification exams and become employable. The precise and tightly focused nature of the workbook helps instructors to readily gauge students’ levels of coding proficiency.

Download or read book Medical Coding 2015 written by Carol J. Buck and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2014-12-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This money saving package includes: Buck: Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition Buck: Workbook for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition Buck: Medical Coding Online for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition

Download or read book Step By Step Medical Coding 2015 Edition Text and Workbook Package written by Carol J. Buck and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This money saving package includes: Buck: Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition Buck: Workbook for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition

Download or read book Medical Coding Online for Step By Step Medical Coding 2015 Edition Access Code written by Carol J. Buck and published by W B Saunders Company. This book was released on 2014-12-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn and practice medical coding anytime, anywhere with Medical Coding Online for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition! Reinforcing concepts from Carol J. Buck'sStep-by-Step text, this complete online coding course offers convenient self-study and assessment, including the latest coverage of reimbursement, ICD-10-CM, ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and inpatient coding. Interactive lessons incorporate animations, photographs, drawings, narrated slide shows, case-based exercises, pop-up definitions, and professional insights. Dual coding addresses the transition to ICD-10 by providing coding answers in both ICD-10 and ICD-9. Interactive review exercises include a special case-based coding activity (including sequencing), as well as matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and true/false questions. Real-life coding reports, cleared of all confidential information, provide real-world experience with reports you will encounter in practice. Over 125 illustrations include medical procedures and conditions that help you understand the services being coded, as well as images from Carol J. Buck's professional ICD and HCPCS manuals that familiarize you with the format of professional coding manuals. Complete coverage of ICD-10-CM prepares you for the transition to ICD-10. Synopses of textbook lessons in each online chapter reinforce learning and serve as helpful review tools. From the Trenches boxes offer valuable tips and helpful advice for working in today's medical coding field. Automatically scored exams measure your mastery of chapter content. Definitions for 650 terms may be accessed with a single click, through hyperlinks to the glossary. Hyperlinks connect you to related websites and other Elsevier resources for enhanced learning. UPDATED content includes the latest coding information available, promoting accurate coding and success on the job. NEW! Additional animations in CPT chapters improve your understanding of important coding concepts.

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Download or read book Medical Terminology Anatomy for ICD 10 Coding E Book written by Betsy J. Shiland and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW! Pharmacology in each body system and a Pharmacology Basics appendix help you recognize drugs and medications in medical reports. NEW! More than 50 new images bring terminology to life. NEW! Additional procedural terms supply a more complete picture of the number and kind of procedures you will encounter on medical reports. NEW! Normal Lab Values appendix familiarizes you with normal and abnormal lab values so you know when to search a medical record for possible additional diagnoses. NEW! Tablet and mobile-optimized Evolve activities offer an easily accessible source for extra interactive practice and learning.

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Download or read book Medical Billing 101 written by Crystal Clack and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the basics of physican-based medical billing with MEDICAL BILLING 101, 2E. Clear and practical guidelines introduce you to the job responsibilities and basic processes in the medical billing world. Case studies and software tools like SimClaimTM CMS-1500 software offer you practice on actual forms to build confidence and understanding of the reimbursement process. This easy-to-use guide starts you off on the right path as you begin your journey to becoming a medical billing professional. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Download or read book The Next Step Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing 2015 Edition E Book written by Carol J. Buck and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving on to advanced medical coding is easy with Carol J. Buck's proven, step-by-step method! The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing, 2015 Edition helps you master coding skills for services such as medical visits, diagnostic testing and interpretation, treatments, surgeries, and anesthesia. Real-world patient cases give you hands-on practice with advanced, physician-based coding. Enhance your decision-making skills and learn to confidently pull the right information from medical documents, select the right codes, determine the correct sequencing of those codes, properly audit cases, and prepare for the transition to ICD-10 with the help of coding author and educator Carol Buck! Dual coding addresses the transition to ICD-10 by providing practice as well as coding answers for both ICD-9 and ICD-10. UNIQUE! Evaluation and Management (E/M) audit forms, developed to determine the correct E/M codes, simplify the coding process and help to ensure accuracy. UNIQUE! Netter anatomy illustrations in each chapter help you understand anatomy and how it affects coding. Realistic patient cases simulate your first year of coding by using actual medical records (with personal patient details changed or removed), allowing you to practice coding with advanced material. From the Trenches boxes highlight the experiences of real-life professional medical coders and include photographs, quotes, practical tips, and advice. Auditing cases prepare you to assign correct codes to complicated records, as well as audit records for accuracy. More than 180 full-color illustrations depict and clarify advanced coding concepts. UPDATED content includes the latest coding information available, to promote accurate coding and success on the job.

Download or read book 2015 Coding Workbook for the Physician s Office written by Alice Covell and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Succinct, accurate, and flexible, 2015 CODING WORKBOOK FOR THE PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE is the ideal coding practice tool. Whether you are preparing for a certification exam, the approaching transition to ICD-10-CM, or improving your medical coding abilities, this workbook will help you achieve your goal. Designed to quickly boost coding proficiency, 2015 CODING WORKBOOK FOR THE PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE presents you with certification-style questions, challenging critical-thinking scenarios, and a variety of exercises to keep your skills sharp. Includes CEUs from the AAPC. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Download or read book Step By Step Medical Coding 2015 Edition Text Workbook 2015 ICD 9 CM for Hospitals Volumes 1 2 and 3 Standard Edition 2015 HCPCS Standard Edition and AMA CPT 2015 Standard Edition Package written by Carol J. Buck and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This money saving package includes: Buck: Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition Buck: Workbook for Step-by-Step Medical Coding, 2015 Edition 2015 ICD-9 for Hospitals Standard Edition CPT 2015 Standard Edition HCPCS 2015 Standard Edition

Download or read book Coding Case Studies Workbook written by Gail Smith and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2013-04-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a comprehensive tool for self-assessment, the 2013 CODING CASE STUDIES WORKBOOK enables coders to practice skill building using all code sets--ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT and HCPCS--in all settings. This comprehensive workbook provides a variety of exercises applicable to physician offices, ambulatory care, and hospital settings. Written as short case studies, exercises emphasize official coding guidelines and include clinical concepts that reflect coding examples from current practice. The rich assortment of application exercises range from basic to the intermediate/advanced level. The detailed rationale for answers allows for a more thorough understanding of the code sets, while answers to the ICD-10-CM exercises highlight the key differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM. Special Coding Insights features provide further guidance to support the coding decision-making process. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.