Fordney's Medical Insurance and Billing

Gain the medical insurance skills you need to succeed in today’s outpatient and inpatient settings! Fordney's Medical Insurance and Billing, 16th Edition helps you master the insurance billing specialist’s role and responsibilities in areas such as diagnostic coding, procedural coding, billing, and collection. Using clear, easy-to-understand explanations, this book covers all types of insurance coverage commonly encountered in hospitals, physicians’ offices, and clinics. Step-by-step guidelines lead you through medical documentation and administrative procedures. Written by coding specialist and educator Linda M. Smith, this market-leading text is a complete guide to becoming an efficient insurance billing specialist.
Coverage of medical documentation, diagnostic coding, and procedural coding provides you with the foundation and skills needed to work in a physician’s office as well as outpatient and inpatient settings.
Coverage of the role and responsibilities of the insurance billing specialist emphasizes advanced job opportunities and certification.
Step-by-step procedures detail common responsibilities of the insurance billing specialist and coder.
Key terms and abbreviationsare defined and emphasized, reinforcing your understanding of new concepts and terminology.
Color-coded icons denote and clarify information, rules, and regulations for each type of payer.