MGMA
Medical office billing; a self-study training manual. (CD-ROM included)
In this Medical Group Management Association publication, Holt (health policy and healthcare reimbursement, Southeast Missouri State U.), an administrator of healthcare organizations in Cape Girardeau, MO, introduces the role of medical office billing staff. Suitable for new staff as well as for cross-training employees and practice managers, this training workbook provides 13 well-organized lessons that cover key terms and all aspects involved in filing, understanding, and processing a claim. These include the major types of commercial and government health insurance, the revenue cycle, explanation of benefits, coding, and regulations. The review exercises include case studies and multiple choice, completion, and matching questions with an answer key. The CD-ROM contains lesson pre-tests not in the text, plus the post-tests. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
