Professional Review Guide for the CCA Examination

Patricia Schnering, RHIA, CCS, is the founder, author, and publisher of Professional Review Guides, Inc., and PRG Publishing, Inc. Previously, she worked as a Health Information Management (HIM) consultant and as an adjunct instructor of HIM at St. Petersburg College. She was also president of her local GCHIMA and a delegate to the FHIMA, where she served on committees and the board of directors, and earned the FHIMA Literary Award in 2000 and 2006. Currently, Patricia serves as a delegate to the FHIMA and on the advisory board at St. Petersburg College. She is a member of AHIMA and the Assembly on Education (AOE). In addition to a BS in Business Administration from the University of South Florida, Patricia holds CCS and RHIA certifications from St. Petersburg College.

1. Examination Study Strategies and Resources. 2. Coding Review. 3. Health Data Content, Requirements, and Standards. 4. Medical Science. 5. Classification Systems and Secondary Data Sources. 6. ICD-9-CM Coding. [alternate ICD-10-CM chapter available online and in quizzing software] 7. CPT Coding. 8. Medical Billing and Reimbursement Systems. 9. CCA Mock Quiz. 10. CCA Mock Examination. Appendix A: Pharmacology. Appendix B: Laboratory Testing. Appendix C: Official ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Evaluation Form.