The Practice of Medical Billing and Coding

by Publishing Inc., ICDC

• ISBN13: 9780131722552
• ISBN10: 0131722557
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-11-21
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Formally know as Exercises in Medical Billing and Coding,The Practice of Medical Billing and Coding, 2e, contains instructional training in the MediSoft Patient Accounting computer program, as well as a simulated work program to help you experience the real life situations that a medical biller experiences. This book is created for use as either a stand-alone text for those wishing to learn MediSoft, or in conjunction with ICDC Publishing'sGuide to Medical Billing and Coding. Some of the exercises in the simulated work portion of the book are based upon concepts learned in theGuide to Medical Billing and Coding(i.e., procedure and diagnosis coding, privacy issues, etc.). While this book is complete in teaching the MediSoft patient accounting program, it should not be considered a complete text for learning medical billing. It is important that trainees not only learn to enter data into a computer billing program, but also to understand the concepts behind what they are entering. It is suggested that a trainee take a complete medical billing course prior to learning computerized billing with this book. The simulated work portion of this text incorporates concepts that are not taught by simple data entry, for example CPTacirc; and ICD-9 coding, privacy guidelines, patient record keeping, reception area duties, correspondence, and manual completion of claims. This text is designed to enable the student to work through the material at their own pace. In the simulated work portion, the outside margin of this text has been enlarged to allow room for taking notes and jotting down procedure and diagnosis codes.

Table of Contents

Section 1 Understanding the Medical Office and Computers	1	(14)
Introduction	3	(7)
Consolidated Health Services	4	(1)
Collecting Payments From Patients	4	(3)
Setting Up Your ``Office''	7	(1)
Petty Cash and Deposit Envelope	7	(1)
Patient Files	8	(2)
Computers---a Quick Review	10	(5)
Computer Terminology	11	(1)
The Computer	12	(1)
Using the Computer	13	(2)
Section 2 Understanding the Computer Program	15	(111)
Using MediSoft	17	(21)
Entering MediSoft	18	(1)
Menu Bar	18	(10)
Tool Bar	28	(2)
Sidebar Options	30	(5)
General Functions and Keys	35	(1)
The MediSoft Icon or - Box	36	(2)
File Menu Options	38	(9)
Set Program Date	39	(1)
New Practice/Open Practice	39	(1)
Practice Information/Billing Information	39	(3)
Program Options	42	(2)
Remaining Options	44	(1)
File Maintenance	44	(3)
Lists Menu Options	47	(20)
Searching for an Entry	48	(1)
Deleting an Entry	48	(1)
EDI/EMC Receivers List	48	(2)
Insurance Carrier List	50	(3)
Address List	53	(1)
Provider List	54	(3)
Referring Provider List	57	(1)
Billing Code List	58	(1)
Procedure/Payment/Adjustment List	58	(4)
MultiLink List	62	(2)
Diagnosis List	64	(3)
Patients/Guarantors and Cases List	67	(21)
Case Based Files	68	(1)
Patients/Guarantors and Cases List	68	(1)
Patient/Guarantor List	68	(3)
Case Screens	71	(14)
Deleting a Patient	85	(1)
Printing a Patient Ledger	85	(1)
Patient Recall List	85	(3)
Activities Menu Options	88	(10)
Transaction Entry	89	(4)
Claim Management	93	(5)
Reports Menu Options	98	(6)
Sort Questions	99	(1)
Day Sheets	100	(1)
Patient Ledger	100	(1)
Patient Aging	100	(1)
Practice Analysis	101	(1)
Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Insurance Aging	101	(1)
Patient Statements	101	(1)
Custom Report List	102	(1)
Design Custom Reports and Bills	102	(2)
Edit, Tools, Window, and Help Menus	104	(4)
Edit Menu Options	105	(1)
Tools Menu Options	105	(1)
Window Menu Options	105	(1)
Help Menu Options	106	(2)
Office Hours Menu Options	108	(14)
Office Hours Main Menu Options	109	(7)
File Menu Options	116	(1)
Edit Menu Options	117	(1)
View Menu Options	118	(1)
Lists Menu Options	118	(1)
Reports Menu Options	118	(1)
Tools Menu Options	118	(1)
Help Menu Options	118	(1)
Search Options	119	(1)
Quick Select Icons	119	(3)
Appointment Book	122	(4)
The Main Screen	123	(3)
Section 3 Simulated Work Program	126	(51)
Manual and Computerized Entry Instructions	128	(1)
Entering a Claim ``Into the System''	128	(1)
Getting Started	129	(46)
Clues for Simulated Work Program Assignments	175	(2)
Section 4 Documents	177	(100)
Section 5 Simulated Petty Cash and Window Payments	277	(10)
Simulated Petty Cash	278	(3)
Window Payments	281	(6)
Section 6 Patient File Forms	287	(16)
Patient Information Sheet	288	(2)
Receipt	290	(1)
Deposit Ticket	290	(1)
Petty Cash Count	290	(1)
Petty Cash Receipt	290	(1)
Ledger Card/Statement of Account	291	(1)
Daily Journal/Day Sheet	292	(1)
Stationery	293	(1)
Request for Additional Information	294	(1)
Charge Slip	295	(1)
Insurance Claims Register	296	(1)
Authorized Treatment Record Form	297	(1)
Preauthorization Request Form	298	(1)
Patient Aging Report	299	(1)
Payment Plan Letter	300	(1)
Insurance Coverage Form	301	(2)
Credits	303