Computers in the Medical Office

by Sanderson, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780073374604
• ISBN10: 0073374601
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780073112138, 9780073401997, 9780073402130
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science Engineering
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Summary

Computers in the Medical Office 7e is the best-selling text for training students using full featured and current Medisoft Version 16 Patient Billing software. McGraw Hill publishes the most titles to train students on Medisoft software. Our publishing relationship with Medisoft has been ongoing for 15 years.

Computers in the Medical Office 7e offers medical office training using current, realistic medical office cases while building transferable computerized medical billing and scheduling skills. Students who complete this course will learn the appropriate terminology and skills to use any patient billing software program with minimal additional training.

As students progress through Medisoft, they learn to gather patient information, schedule appointments and enter transactions. The practical, systematic approach is based on real-world medical office activities. Go with the best. Go with the tried and true. Go with the Medisoft titles that will give you and your students the training and support you need to be successful. Go with McGraw-Hill's Computers in the Medical Office 7e.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Computers in the Medical Office

The Medical Office Billing Process

Preregister Patients

Establish Financial Responsibility for Visit

Check in Patients

Check Out Patients

Review Coding Compliance

Check Billing Compliance

Prepare and Transmit Claims

Monitor Payer Adjudication

Generate Patient Statements

Follow up Patient Payments and Handle Collections

The Use of Health Information Technology in Physician Practices

Functions of Practice Management Programs

Functions of Electronic Health Record Programs

Advantages of Electronic Health Records

The Impact of HIT on Documentation and Coding

HIPAA Legislation and Its Impact on Physician Practices

The HITECH Act's Impact on Privacy and Security

Medisoft Advanced Training

Introduction to Medisoft

The Medisoft Databases

The Medisoft Menus

The Medisoft Toolbar

Entering, Editing, Saving, and Deleting Data in Medisoft

Changing the Medisoft Program Date

Using Medisoft Help

Creating and Restoring Backup Files

Medisoft's File Maintenance Utilities

Using Medisoft Security Features to Ensure HIPAA and HITECH Compliance

Entering Patient Information

How Patient Information is Organized in Medisoft

Entering New Patient Information

Searching for Patient Information

Editing Patient Information

Entering a New Patient

Working with Cases

Understanding Cases

Navigating Cases in Medisoft

Entering Patient and Account Information

Entering Insurance Information

Entering Health Information

Entering Other Information

Editing Case Information

Creating a Case for a New Patient

Entering Charge Transactions and Patient Payments

Understanding Charges, Payments, and Adjustments

Selecting a Patient and Case

Entering Charge Transactions

Entering Payments Made at the Time of an Office Visit

Printing Walkout Receipts

Processing a Patient Refund

Processing a Nonsufficient Funds (NSF) Check

Enter Procedure Charge and a Patient Payment

Creating Claims

The Role of Claims in the Billing Process

Claim Management in Medisoft

Creating Claims

Locating Claims

Editing Claims

Changing the Status of Claims

Submitting Electronic Claims

Create Insurance Claims

Posting Insurance Payments and Creating Patient Statements

Third-Party Reimbursement Overview

Remittance Advice (RA) Processing

Entering Insurance Payments

Applying Insurance Payments to Charges

Entering Capitation Payments

Creating Statements

Editing Statements

Printing Statements

Enter Insurance Payments

Create Statements

Creating Reports

Types of Reports in Medisoft

Selecting Data for a Report

Day Sheets

Analysis Reports

Patient Ledger Reports

Standard Patient Lists

Navigating in Medisoft Reports

Aging Reports

Custom Reports

Using Report Designer

Print a Patient Day Sheet

Print an Insurance Payment by Type Report

Collections in the Medical Office

Laws Governing Timely Payment of Insurance Claims

The Importance of a Financial Policy

Working with Collection Agencies

Writing Off Uncollectible Accounts

Using a Patient Aging Reports for Collections

Adding an Account to the Collection List

Creating Collection Letters

Printing a Collection Tracer Report

Print a Patient Aging Report

Add a Patient to the Collection List

Create a Collection Letter

Scheduling

The Office Hours Window

Entering Appointments

Booking Follow-Up Appointments

Searching for Available Time Slots

Entering Appointments for New Patients

Booking Repeated Appointments

Rescheduling and Canceling Appointments

Creating a Patient Recall List

Creating Provider Breaks

Printing Schedules

Creating an Overdue Balance Report for Patients with Appointments

Enter an Appointment

Reschedule an Appointment

Print a Physician's Schedule

Applying Your Knowledge

Handling Patient Records and Transactions

Inputting Patient Information

An Emergency Visit

Inputting Transaction Data

Entering a New Patient and Transactions

Entering and Applying an Insurance Carrier Payment

Setting Up Appointments

Scheduling Appointments

Making an Appointment Change

Juggling Schedules

Adding Patients to the Recall List

Diane Hsu and Michael Syzmanski

Changing a Transaction Record

Printing Lists and Reports

Finding a Patient’s Balance

Printing a Schedule

Printing Day Sheet Reports

Creating a Patient Aging Report

Adding Items to the Collection List

Creating a Practice Analysis Report

Stewart Robertson

Michael Syzmanski

Putting it all Together

Scheduling Appointments

Creating Cases

Entering Transactions

Creating Claims

Entering Insurance Payments

Creating Patient Statements

Printing Reports

Entering Patient Payments and Reviewing Overdue Accounts

Adding Patients to the Collection List and Creating Collection Letters

Source Documents

Glossary

Index

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