Health, Medicaid & Medicare, Public Health, Medical Assistants, Medical Transcription, Social Services & Welfare, Business & Finance, General 

This edition of this guidebook brings readers up-to-date on all the current changes in coding and medical insurance claims completion. Revised throughout, it presents hints and guidelines for submitting, tracing, transmitting, and appealing claims as well as streamlining billing procedures. Features include: sample forms which demonstrate how to properly complete forms for Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS, Commercial Payers and Blue Plans, Worker's Compensation, managed care plans and disability income insurance; a presenstation of examples that distinguish between correct and incorrect CPT codes and appropriate versus inappropriate documentation; an offer of guidance for solving specific insurance billing problems, optimizing third party reimbursments and improving cash flow; and examines current and future trends in managed care and their potential effect upon private insurance plans and various state and federal programmes. The book also includes an IBM-compatible, Windows-based software disk which provides interactive simulation exercises. - from Amzon