Description
Book SynopsisThe skill levels of financial workers can vary as much as those of medical personnel, and the impact that these workers have on the viability, let alone profitability and efficient running, of any hospital, medical practice or facility is quite profound. The common belief now is that the multitude of payment systems that every medical practitioner must access, with their diverse procedures and hundreds if not thousands of medical codes, are scarcely manageable. However, with the right knowledge and the right approach, you can turn a system that controls you into one that you control.
Healthcare Payment Systems: An Introduction provides a complete introduction to healthcare payment systems. Written by Duane Abbey, one of the nation's leading experts and most sought out consultants in payment systems, this volume makes the monumental task of medical reimbursement approachable and manageable. Covering all the fundamentals and terminology needed to understand this
Table of Contents
Healthcare Providers. Types of Healthcare Payment Systems. Healthcare Provider. Organizational Structuring. Revenue Cycle versus Reimbursement Cycle. Claims Generation and Adjudication. HIPAA Administrative Simplification. Compliance. Research, Problem Solving, and Knowledge Base Development. Case Study Listing. Acronym Listing.
