Fordney's medical insurance and billing / created by Linda Smith. CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CMBS Training and Consulting Head Office Resources Greene, New York

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UNIT 1 Career Role and Responsibilities 1 Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist2 Privacy, Security, and HIPAA3 Compliance, Fraud, and AbuseUNIT 2 Introduction to Health Insurance4 Basics of Health Insurance5 The Blue Plans, Private Insurance, and Managed Care Plans6 Medicare7 Medicaid and Other State Programs8 TRICARE and Veterans' Health Care9 Workers' Compensation10 Disability Income Insurance and Disability Benefit ProgramsUNIT 3 Documentation and Coding for Professional Services11 Medical Documentation and the Electronic Health Record12 Diagnostic Coding13 Procedural CodingUNIT 4 Claims Submission in the Medical Office14 The Paper Claim CMS-150015 The Electronic ClaimUNIT 5 The Claim Follow-Up and Payment Process16 Receiving Payments and Insurance Problem Solving17 Collection StrategiesUNIT 6 Health Care Facility Billing18 Introduction to Health Care Facilities and Ambulatory Surgery Centers19 Billing for Health Care FacilitiesUNIT 7 Employment20 Seeking a Job and Attaining Professional Advancement