Professional Review Guide for the CCA Examination

A self-employed entrepreneur, Patricia Schnering, RHIA, CCS, is the founder, owner, author, and publisher for Professional Review Guides Inc. and PRG Publishing Inc. In addition to earning a baccalaureate degree in business administration from the University of South Florida, she is a graduate of the health information management program at St. Petersburg College and holds both CCS and RHIA certifications. Prior to entering the health information management (HIM) field, Schnering worked for 13 years with a national corporation in departmental management. Since 1993, she has worked in health information services supervisory positions, as a HIM consultant, and as an adjunct HIM instructor at St. Petersburg College. She has served as president of her local professional association (GCHIMA) and a delegate to the state organization (FHIMA), where she has served on the board of directors, been a committee member, and received the FHIMA Literary Award (2000). She is also a member of AHIMA and the Assembly on Education (AOE).

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. 7. CPT Coding. 8. Medical Billing and Reimbursement Systems. 9. CCA Mock Quiz. 10. CCA Mock Examination. Appendix A: Pharmacology. Appendix B: Laboratory Testing. Official ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. Evaluation Form. Single User License. System Requirements.