Synopses & Reviews
Getting Started in the Computerized Medical Office: Fundamentals and Practice appeals to those programs needing a more elementary software and approach for students who may not be as adept as others with technology. This reference provides basic hands-on computer skills in a modular unit so instructors can choose to omit it in their class or user it as a review. It allows total flexibility for teaching billing and office management separately and addressing the needs of students to learn medical software and basic computer skills.
Synopsis
Medical Office students; Professionals.
Synopsis
GETTING STARTED IN THE COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL OFFICE: FUNDAMENTALS AND PRACTICE and the accompanying Medical Office Simulation Software 2.0(MOSS 2.0) prepares the reader to work with any practice management software used in medical offices today. The book follows the flow of information as patients are scheduled and seen in a medical office, through procedure posting, billing and collections. Content within the book is grouped by subject for easy reading, followed by immediate application of the concepts using the software.
About the Author
Cindy Correa has spent the majority of her time teaching in technical schools and colleges that offer medical career programs. Most recently, she was the Allied Health Educational Coordinator and senior instructor at City University of New York at Queens College. Cindy was responsible for the initial creation and curricula development of at least seven certificate programs of the Allied Health Program and extended her expertise to satellite courses in outlying adult education programs. Her experience and understanding of the dynamics and challenges of teaching in technical schools, including computer lab courses, has helped create a book that facilitates instructors and students. Her experience working in the private practice and administrative hospital environments includes oncology, cardiovascular surgery, pulmonology, and thoracic surgery.
Table of Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction to Computers. 2. Medical Practice-Management Software. 3. Basic Management Concepts for Medical Administrative Staff. 4. Fundamentals of Medical Insurance. 5. Patient Registration and Data Entry. 6. Procedure Posting Routines. 7. Insurance Billing Routines. 8. Posting Payments and Secondary Insurance Billing. 9. Patient Billing and Collections. 10. Posting Secondary Insurance Payment and Electronic Remittance Advice Payments. 11. Insurance Claim Follow-Up and Dispute Resolution. Source Document Appendix. Glossary. Index.