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Understanding hospital billing and coding /

Ferenc, Debra P.

Understanding hospital billing and coding / Debra P. Ferenc. - 3rd ed. - St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier Saunders, c2014. - xxiv, 599 pages . : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hospital overview -- Hospital regulatory environment -- Hospital organizational structure and function -- Patient accounts and data flow in the hospital -- Hospital billing process -- Accounts receivable (A/R) management -- Coding medical conditions (diagnosis coding) -- Coding procedures, services, and items (procedure coding) -- Coding guidelines and applications -- Claim forms -- Third-party payers -- Government payers -- Prospective payment systems -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

9781455723638 1437722512 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781455723638

2010020457

101530930 DNLM


Hospitals--Accounting.
Health insurance claims--Code numbers.
Hospital Charges--classification.
Financial Management, Hospital.
Forms and Records Control--methods.
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement.
Patient Credit and Collection--methods.

RA971.3.F47 2014

657/.8322

2010 I-443 WX 157.1 / F349u 2011

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