Medical Manager for Windows

by Gartee, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781401825744
• ISBN10: 1401825745
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-22
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This learning system introduces users to The Medical Manager., the best-selling commercial computerized medical office management software in the health care industry. The purpose of The Medical Manager. Student Edition, Version 10 is to familiarize learners with computerized medical account management and to help them develop the confidence and skills necessary to become successful in the medical office.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Organization Of The Units	vii
Learning Made Easy	vii
Changes In This Edition	ix
Supplementary Items	ix
Installation Requirements	x
A Few Words Of Advice	x
Conclusion	xi
About The Author	xi
A Few Words Of Acknowledgment	xi
Using the Medical Manager	1	(52)
Flow Of Information In A Medical Office	2	(6)
Insurance Payments	8	(2)
Managed Care	10	(2)
Role Of Computers In Today's Medical Office	12	(1)
Using The Medical Manager	13	(1)
Starting Up The Medical Manager	14	(1)
The Medical Manager Window	15	(2)
Navigating The Medical Manager Software	17	(1)
Special Features	18	(1)
Special Keys For Entering Or Editing Data	19	(2)
The Main Menu	21	(2)
Exiting And Reentering The Medical Manager Software	23	(1)
The File Maintenance Menu	24	(2)
The Point And Select Feature	26	(4)
Entering Referring Doctor Information	30	(2)
Support Files	32	(12)
Daily Files Backup	44	(4)
Fatal Error Messages	48	(5)
Building Your Patient File	53	(70)
New Patient Entry	53	(3)
Guarantor Information	56	(6)
Additional Screens	62	(61)
Posting Your Entries	123	(44)
Procedure Entry	123	(2)
Retrieving An Account	125	(1)
Posting An Account	126	(15)
Posting Ailment Details	141	(15)
Printing Daily Reports	156	(11)
Editing Prior Entries	167	(26)
Retrieving A Patient's Account	167	(2)
Modifying An Account	169	(1)
Editing Patient Records	170	(2)
Modifying Support File Entries	172	(21)
Office Management/Appointment Scheduling	193	(34)
Making and Canceling Appointments	193	(16)
Daily List Of Appointments	209	(2)
Entering and Printing Hospital Rounds And Reports	211	(4)
Finding Procedure Codes For Hospital Visits	215	(8)
Advancing The Date	223	(4)
Practice Management	227	(64)
Billing Routines	227	(1)
Insurance Billing Worksheet	228	(5)
Insurance Billing Process	233	(7)
Posting Payments And Adjustments	240	(51)
Report Generation	291	(24)
Types Of Reports	291	(2)
Reference List Of Options Available For Guarantors' Financial Summary	293	(11)
Patient Billing	304	(2)
Reference List Of Available Options For Patient Statement Routines	306	(2)
System Utilities	308	(2)
Reference List Of Available Options For The General Ledger/Distribution Report	310	(5)
Advanced Functions	315	(46)
Unique Payments	315	(2)
Aging Report	317	(17)
Display Patient Data	334	(16)
Period Close And Period Close With Purge	350
Comprehensive Evaluation	349	(12)
Today's Medical Office	361	(30)
Electronic Data Interchange	361	(3)
Electronic Medical Records	364	(4)
Protecting Patient Privacy	368	(23)
Glossary	391	(22)
Index	413