[PDF] Virtual Medical Office For Insurance Handbook For The Medical Office User Guide And Access Code eBook

Author : Marilyn Fordney
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 2009-09-30
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ISBN : 9781437701319

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This money saving package includes the 11th edition of Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office - Text and Workbook.

Author : Marilyn Fordney
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,45 MB
Release : 2011-11-11
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : 9781437723380

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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.

Author : Marilyn Fordney
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 50,37 MB
Release : 2015-12-08
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ISBN : 0323316328

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Stay up on the latest in insurance billing and coding with Marilyn Fordney’s Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office, 14th Edition. Trusted for more than 30 years, this market-leading handbook equips you to succeed as medical insurance specialist in any of today’s outpatient settings. Coverage emphasizes the role of the medical insurance specialist in areas such as diagnostic coding, procedural coding, Medicare, HIPAA, and bill collection strategies. As with previous editions, all the plans that are most commonly encountered in clinics and physicians’ offices are incorporated into the text, as well as icons for different types of payers, lists of key abbreviations, and numerous practice exercises that assist you in accurately filling out claim forms. This new edition also features expanded coverage of ICD-10, electronic medical records, electronic claims submission, and the HIPAA 5010 — keeping you one step ahead of the latest practices and protocols of the profession. Key terms are defined and emphasized throughout the text to reinforce understanding of new concepts and terminology. Separate chapter on HIPAA Compliance in Insurance Billing, as well as Compliance Alerts throughout the text highlights important HIPAA compliance issues to ensure readers are compliant with the latest regulations. Emphasis on the business of running a medical office and the importance of the medical insurance specialist details the importance of the medical insurance specialist in the business of the medical office. Increased focus on electronic filing/claims submission prepares readers for the industry-wide transition to electronic claims submission. Separate chapter on documentation in the medical office covers the principles of medical documentation and the rationales for it. Service to Patient features in most chapters offer examples of good customer service. User resources on the Evolve companion website feature performance checklists, self-assessment quizzes, the Student Software Challenge (with cases on different payer types and an interactive CMS-1500 (02-12) form to fill in). NEW! Expanded coverage of ICD-10 prepares users to code ICD-10 with the planned effective date of October 2015. NEW! Added information on the electronic medical record and electronic claims submission — including information on the HIPAA 5010 — equips users for the transition between paper and electronic methods of medical records and links the CMS-1500 (02-12) form to the electronic submissions process. NEW! SimChart for the Medical Office (SCMO) application activities on the companion Evolve website adds additional functionality to the insurance module on the SCMO roadmap.

Author : Marilyn Fordney
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,23 MB
Release : 2007-06
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ISBN : 9781416030362

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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.

Author : Elsevier
Publisher : Saunders
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2016-04-07
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ISBN : 9780323447072

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Practice medical coding and billing without leaving the classroom! Virtual Medical Office for Insurance includes 15 virtual patient encounters to help you develop the critical thinking and decision-making skills you'll need to work as an insurance billing specialist. Virtual Medical Office begins each study guide lesson with a reading assignment from your text, and then provides online exercises for practice with coding procedures and diagnoses, filing insurance claims, problem solving for rejected claims, catching common coding errors, and much more. VMO provides a safe environment in which you can practice what you are learning in the text! Duration for access to this product, which may be at the discretion of your institution, is up to 24 months. Elsevier reserves the right to restrict or remove access due to changes in product portfolio or other market conditions. 15 unique cases highlight CAAHEP and ABHES competencies with exercises relating to different payers, different billing situations, and common coding errors. Nearly two hours of video include five videos for each case: one at check-in, three in the exam room, and one at checkout, providing opportunities to practice and learn how patients are processed through the medical office. Realistic data includes medical records for each case, an office policy manual, a fee schedule, a daysheet, and more. A study guide (available in print and on Evolve): Complements the textbook with lessons that correlate reading assignments with patients in the virtual practice. Promotes active learning as you collect information from a variety of sources to make coding and billing decisions. Encourages critical thinking as you sharpen problem-solving skills and troubleshoot rejected claims. Offers proofreading practice by asking you to spot and correct common coding errors, as in real practice. Augments knowledge of HIPAA by letting you compare the policy manual, the contents of each case's medical record, and what actually happens in the videos. Makes lessons available online, allowing you to complete assignments and submit them electronically to your instructor. Focuses on key objectives through brief, manageable chunks of information. introduces the VMO software with a detailed tour of the medical office. Includes a detailed office tour to make it easier to use the VMO software and the online study guide. UPDATED content reflects changes in the main text and in the medical office.