Coding basics
Subtitle: Understanding medical collections
By: Michelle M. Rimmer
Publisher: Delmar Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781428377943
Subjects: Medical offices; Management; Medicine; Practice; Finance; Patient Credit and Collection; Methods; Office Management; Organization & administration
Other titles: Understanding medical collections
Notes: Includes index.

CD-ROM contains Encoder Pro ("CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS code lookup and reference software").

CD-ROM in pocket.

System requirements: CD-ROM drive.
Table of contents: title: When does collecting begin?; title: Legal guidelines for collecting; title: Aging reports and the department of insurance; title: In-office patient collection strategies; title: The appeal process; title: Additional income for the medical office; title: Selecting an outside collection agency; title: Appendix I: Student exercises; title: Appendix II: Forms, lists, and tables; title: Appendix III: CMS-1500 claim filing instructions; title: Appendix IV: Patient's bill of rights; title: Appendix V: Medical terminology review; title: Glossary.