TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ferenc,Debra P.
TI  - Understanding hospital billing and coding
SN  - 9781416001713 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RA971.3  .F47 2006
U1  - 657/.8322 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - St. Louis, Mo.
PB  - Elsevier/ Saunders
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Accounting
KW  - Health insurance claims
KW  - Code numbers
KW  - Hospital Charges
KW  - classification
KW  - Financial Management, Hospital
KW  - Forms and Records Control
KW  - methods
KW  - Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
KW  - Patient Credit and Collection
N1  - 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)
ER  -