Getting Started in the Computerized Medical Office: Fundamentals and Practice 2nd Edition and the accompanying Medical Office Simulation Software 2.0 (MOSS 2.0) will help prepare your students to work with any practice management software used in medical offices today. The book follows the flow of information as patients are scheduled and seen in a medical office, through procedure posting, billing and collections. Content within the book is grouped by subject for easy reading, followed by immediate application of the concepts to the software.
Contents
- Preface.
- 1. Introduction to Computers.
- 2. Medical Practice-Management Software.
- 3. Basic Management Concepts for Medical Administrative Staff.
- 4. Fundamentals of Medical Insurance.
- 5. Patient Registration and Data Entry.
- 6. Procedure Posting Routines.
- 7. Insurance Billing Routines.
- 8. Posting Payments and Secondary Insurance Billing.
- 9. Patient Billing and Collections.
- 10. Posting Secondary Insurance Payment and Electronic Remittance Advice Payments.
- 11. Insurance Claim Follow-Up and Dispute Resolution.
- Source Document Appendix.
- Glossary.
- Index.
Key Features
- Numerous screen shots help users check their work and complete each activity with confidence.
- Objectives at the beginning of each unit clearly specify the content to be learned and the skills that will be mastered using the software, where applicable. Each exercise has its own objective, giving the instructor and the learner direction on the purpose or desired outcome upon completion of the task.
- Exercises include step-by-step directions supported by many screen shots, showing how the screen should look before and after processing data, where applicable.
- Each unit ends with the Final Notes section, summarizing the material just learned, and relating it to the topic forthcoming in the next unit.
- Each unit provides a Check Your Knowledge review section to reinforce the topics learned.
- Together, the book and software provide approximately 30 hours of activity.
New to this edition
- New Workbook with additional hands-on activities to reinforce and expand knowledge presented in the textbook.
- New Instructor Resources CD-ROM with instructor slides in Microsoft PowerPoint and electronic Instructor's Manual.
- All exercises updated to correspond with MOSS 2.0 new features, functionality, buttons, and dates.
- Source documents now provided in an appendix to allow for easier viewing and utilization with the exercises.
- Key terms identified at the beginning of each chapter.
- MOSS 2.0 Notes feature identifies usability and troubleshooting tips while working with the software.
About the Author
- Cindy Correa has spent the majority of her time teaching in technical schools and colleges that offer medical career programs. Most recently, she was the Allied Health Educational Coordinator and senior instructor at City University of New York at Queens College. Cindy was responsible for the initial creation and curricula development of at least seven certificate programs of the Allied Health Program and extended her expertise to satellite courses in outlying adult education programs. Her experience and understanding of the dynamics and challenges of teaching in technical schools, including computer lab courses, has helped create a book that facilitates instructors and students. Her experience working in the private practice and administrative hospital environments includes oncology, cardiovascular surgery, pulmonology, and thoracic surgery.
Product Details
- Spiral-bound: 699 pages
- Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 2 edition (August 17, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1435438477
- ISBN-13: 978-1435438477
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches
List Price: $116.95