Understanding hospital billing and coding /
Debra P. Ferenc.
- St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/ Saunders, 2006.
- xxii, 649 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hospital overview -- Hospital regulatory environment -- Hospital organizational structure and function -- Patient accounts and data flow in the hospital -- Hospital billing process -- Accounts receivable (A/R) management -- Coding medical conditions (diagnosis coding) -- Coding procedures, services, and items (procedure coding) -- Coding guidelines and applications -- Claim forms -- Third-party payers -- Government payers -- Prospective payment systems -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
9781416001713 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Hospitals--Accounting. Health insurance claims--Code numbers. Hospital Charges--classification. Financial Management, Hospital. Forms and Records Control--methods. Insurance, Health, Reimbursement. Patient Credit and Collection--methods.