With proven techniques and professional insight, this one-of-a-kind resource is your complete guide to ensuring both effective patient care and sound business practices in the medical facility. From the front office to financial management, each detailed chapter addresses the interpersonal and administrative concerns you'll face in the management of a medical office, accompanied by realistic forms, letters, and procedural policies that help you prepare for on-the-job success. This new edition keeps you up to date on emerging developments in billing and coding, documentation, ethical and legal issues, and technological advances to help you keep your medical office at the forefront of the competitive health care field.@ INDICE: 1. The Health Care Professional2. Personnel Management3. The Front Office4. Written Communication NEW5. Medical Record6. Billing, Coding, and Collections7. Fraud, Abuse, and Compliance8. Documentation and Risk Assessment9. Ethical and Legal Issues10. Health Care Technology11. Safety and Health12. Responsibilities of the Manager13. Outpatient Services, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, and Hospitals14. The Financial Side15. Medical MarketingAppendicesA. Sample Employee Pension Plan BookletB. Medicare Carriers and Medicare Fraud Units by RegionC. Internet Website Addresses for Health Care ProfessionalsD. Abbreviations and Symbols Used in the Medical OfficeE. Patient Information Handbook for Central City Gastroenterology AssociatesF. Central City Medical Associates Office Procedure and Policy ManualG. Answers to Teasers, Testers, and ThinkersH. Sample Encounter FormI. Audit Summary ReportGlossary
- ISBN: 978-1-4160-5668-3
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 544
- Fecha Publicación: 11/12/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés