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Professional Review Guide for the RHIA and RHIT Examinations, 2008 Edition (Professional Review Guide for the RHIA & RHIT)

Are you ready for your exam? Use this book and the Interactive CD-ROM now to help prepare for the AHIMA Clinical Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification examinations. This packed resource provides strategies, test-taking skills, and a great comprehensive mock examination to practice. A total of over 1,600 review questions have been compiled for you -

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Social Security and Medicare, 2nd Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)

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Complex, ever-changing, and controversial, the future of our current system of Social Security and Medicare is uncertain. This indispensable guide explains the proposed changes and current status of these important social programs. Completely revised to incorporate changes to compensation scales and survivor benefits, and with an expanded section on Medicare and the new drug programs, this book is the most up-to-date overview of Social Security and Medicare currently available.
• Revised and updated with the latest 2006 statistics on income scales and cost of living; such Social Security Benefits as survivor benefits and disability payments; tax codes; and more
• Completely new chapters on Medicare, the Medicare Drug Programs, and the current political climate and proposed changes
• Completely revised section on resources

Professional Review Guide For The CCS Examination, 2008 Edition (Professional Review Guide for the CCS Examinations)

This book and Interactive CD-ROM is essential in helping prepare for the AHIMA Clinical Coding Specialist (CCS) certification examination. Practice interpreting documentation and applying clinical knowledge in assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures for a variety of patient settings.

Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram

If you are studying for your life and health insurance licensing exam, we have the ultimate study tool for you. Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram is a great resource to help you learn the concepts, laws, rate calculations and state and federal regulations that will be covered on the exam. You'll also receive a CD that includes a fully-customizable test engine, detailed score report and state-specific law supplement. No matter where you are taking your exam or which area you need to focus on during your studying, Life and Health Insurance License Exam Cram is your smartest way to get certified.

The New Health Insurance Solution: How to Get Cheaper, Better Coverage Without a Traditional Employer Plan

You no longer need a traditional employer plan to get good, affordable health insurance. The New Health Insurance Solution can help you cut your health insurance costs in half if:

• You're self-employed, an independent contractor, or your employer doesn't provide health insurance (you can probably get coverage on your own for about $94/month—a fraction of what an employer would have to pay for the same coverage)
• You are employed and pay extra to cover your spouse or children under your employer-sponsored plan—you may save 50% by taking them off your employer plan
• You own a small business and are getting killed by double-digit premium increases—you can now give employees tax-free money to buy their own plans and get your company out of the health insurance business

The book also explains in detail the best solutions for you if:

• You can't find affordable health insurance because you or a child have an expensive preexisting medical problem (your state has a program to provide you with guaranteed coverage )
• You're currently putting money into an IRA or a 401(k)—because you don't realize that an HSA is always a better option
• You're unsure how you or your parents will be able to afford health insurance during retirement, or how to maximize benefits from Medicare—including the new Part D prescription drug plan

The New Health Insurance Solution is the definitive guide to the new ways every American can now get affordable health care—without an employer.

PAUL ZANE PILZER is a world-renowned economist, a former advisor in two White House administrations, an entrepreneur/employer, an award-winning adjunct professor at NYU, and a New York Times bestselling author.

You no longer need a traditional employer plan to get good, affordable health insurance. The New Health Insurance Solution can help you cut your health insurance costs in half if: You're self-employed, an independent contractor, or your employer doesn't provide health insurance (you can probably get coverage on your own for about $94/month a fraction of what an employer would have to pay for the same coverage) You are employed and pay extra to cover your spouse or children under your employer-sponsored plan you may save 50% by taking them off your employer plan You own a small business and are getting killed by double-digit premium increases you can now give employees tax-free money to buy their own plans and get your company out of the health insurance business

Professional Review Guide For The CCA Examination, 2008 Edition (Professional Review Guide for the Cca Examination)

Use this book and the Interactive CD-ROM to help you prepare for the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) certification examination. Practice interpreting documentation and applying your clinical knowledge in assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures for a variety of patient settings.

Skin in the Game: How Putting Yourself First Today Will Revolutionize Health Care Tomorrow

"John Hammergren is one of America's best CEOs, and his new book, Skin in the game, makes a strong statement about the serious issue of health care reform. Moreover, he does so with clear thinking, contagious optimism, and a refreshing, pragmatic approach that can be readily understood." - Mark Hurd, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hewlett-Packard Company

"I have believed for a long time that American health care is not in crisis-rather it is a call to action for leadership. this is a book with just that message-well done!" - Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, University of Sothern California; coauthor of Judgment

"John Hammergren's prescription for addressing America's health care crisis is a  clear, well thought-out mandate founded on pragmatism: leverage existing technology and the free market to cut costs, improve quality, and put the patient back in charge. Brilliant and achievable!" - Paul Otellini, Chief Executive Officer, Intel Corporation

"Our nation's health care is everybody's business. John Hammergren and Phil Harkins showcase the future of the health care industry through candid interviews, compelling research, and an unwavering commitment to uncover the truth about what lies ahead." - Michael Treacy, coauthor of The Discipline of Market Leaders

"As the leader of the nation's largest health care company with ties to all parts of the complex U.S. health care system. John Hammergren is in a unique position to describe the challenges we face and what we can do about them. His book is insightful, challenging, and persuasive, and a valuable addition to the debate about the future of the critically important sector that represents on sixth of the U.S. economy." - David M. Lawrence, MD, MPH Chairman and CEO (retired), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement (Understanding Health Insurance)

Understanding Health Insurance: A Guide to Billing and Reimbursement, 8th Edition is a comprehensive source for teaching the subject of health insurance and reimbursement. The book contains chapters on introductory information on the health insurance field, managed health care, legal and regulatory issues, coding systems, reimbursement methodologies, coding for medical necessity, and common health insurance plans. Each chapter contains exercises to illustrate content and reinforce learning. Numerous opportunities are provided throughout the book for manual completion of CMS-1500 claims. A CD-ROM at the back of the book allows for electronic data entry of CMS-1500 claim form information. End of chapter review questions in objective format (e.g., multiple choice) test learners on their understanding of book content. Appendices I and II provide case studies that are also included on the Student Practice CD-ROM. Additional appendices provide instruction in dental claims processing and completion of the UB-92 (claim used for inpatient and outpatient hospital claims). The accompanying workbook provides application based assignments for each chapter, additional content review (multiple choice questions), and additional case studies for practice in completing CMS-1500 claims. This edition of the book contains the most up to date information regarding health insurance claims processing and coding and reimbursement issues.

Code Red: An Economist Explains How to Revive the Healthcare System without Destroying It

The U.S. healthcare system is in critical condition--but this should come as a surprise to no one. Yet until now the solutions proposed have been unworkable, pie-in-the-sky plans that have had little chance of becoming law and even less of succeeding. In Code Red, David Dranove, one of the nation's leading experts on the economics of healthcare, proposes a set of feasible solutions that address access, efficiency, and quality.

Dranove offers pragmatic remedies, some of them controversial, all of them crucially needed to restore the system to vitality. He pays special attention to the plight of the uninsured, and proposes a new direction that promises to make premier healthcare for all Americans a national reality. Setting his story against the backdrop of healthcare in the United States from the early twentieth century to the present day, he reveals why a century of private and public sector efforts to reform the ailing system have largely failed. He draws on insights from economics to diagnose the root causes of rising costs and diminishing access to quality care, such as inadequate information, perverse incentives, and malfunctioning insurance markets. Dranove describes the ongoing efforts to revive the system--including the rise of consumerism, the quality movement, and initiatives to expand access--and argues that these efforts are doomed to fail without more fundamental, systemic, market-based reforms. Code Red lays the foundation for a thriving healthcare system and is indispensable for anyone trying to make sense of the thorny issues of healthcare reform.

Financial Management of Health Care Organizations: An Introduction to Fundamental Tools, Concepts, and Applications

This new edition of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations offers an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management, including health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings and collections; making major capital investments; determining cost and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing. Now completely updated, this book provides students with the practical, up-to-date tools they need to succeed in this dynamic field.

• Provides an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care management.
  
• Additional questions and problems for the chapters.
  
• Updated perspectives throughout the text.
  
• Instructor's Manual available on CD-ROM including all exhibits in PowerPoint and Excel, answers to all problems in PowerPoint and Excel, and working spreadsheet models of exhibits and selected problems for classroom use.
  
• Accompanying website features links to related websites, glossary, and downloadable Instructor's Manual and sample chapters.

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