Beik's Health Insurance Today - E-Book (eBook)

Julie Pepper has spent her entire career in health care, first as a medical assistant in a variety of offices and clinics, developing expertise in the electronic health record. She combines her education in dietetics with her clinical and administrative experience as an instructor in the Medical Assisting program at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin, where she has taught for the past 18 years. Julie is also the program director for the college's new Health Navigator program. She has served as reviewer and contributor to numerous Medical Assisting educational products over the last decade, including SimChart for the Medical Office; she currently serves as sole author of The Electronic Health Record for the Physician's Office and The Simulated Administrative Medical Office and co-author of Health Insurance Today, 7e. She is taking over sole authorship of what will be titled Beik's Health Insurance Today, 8e

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Master the complexities of health insurance with this easy-to-understand guide! Beik's Health Insurance Today, 8th Edition provides a solid foundation in basics such as the types and sources of health insurance, the submission of claims, and the ethical and legal issues surrounding insurance. It follows the claims process from billing and coding to reimbursement procedures, with realistic practice on the Evolve companion website. This edition adds up-to-date coverage of cybersecurity, COVID-19, crowdfunding for medical bills, and cost/value calculators. Making difficult concepts seem anything but, this resource prepares you for a successful career as a health insurance professional.* Direct, conversational writing style makes learning insurance and billing concepts easier.* Learning features include review questions, scenarios, and additional exercises to ensure comprehension, critical thought, and application to practice.* Clear and attainable learning objectives with chapter content that follow the order of the objectives make learning easier for students and make chapter content easier to teach for educators.* Hands-on practice on Evolve with a fillable CMS-1500 form and accompanying case studies and Unique! UB-04 forms, ensuring practicum- and job-readiness.* HIPAA Tips emphasize the importance of privacy and government rules and regulations, ensuring a solid foundation in regulatory compliance. NEW! Additional content on cybersecurity emphasizes the importance of keeping digital information private and secure. NEW! Information on crowdfunding for medical bills discusses how this practice affects billing. NEW! Geographic Practice Cost Indexes/Resource Based Relative Value Scale (GPCI/RBPVU) calculators are included. NEW! Coverage of COVID-19 explores its impact on billing, reimbursement, and employment.