Strengthen your skills and develop a solid foundation for professional success with Green's UNDERSTANDING HEALTH INSURANCE: A GUIDE TO BILLING AND REIMBURSEMENT, 2023 Edition. This reader-friendly, comprehensive resource provides a practical, up-to-date guide to current medical code sets and coding guidelines, preparing you to assign ICD-10-CM, CPT and HCPCS Level II 2023 codes; complete health insurance claims; and master key revenue management concepts. You'll focus on important topics such as managed care, legal and regulatory issues, coding systems and compliance, reimbursement methods, clinical documentation improvement, coding for medical necessity and common health insurance plans. The current edition introduces the MIPS Value Pathways; explains major changes for selecting codes in the CPT 2023 evaluation and management section; and clarifies key health insurance concepts such as risk adjustments, hierarchical condition category coding, patient portals, balance billing, coordination of benefits, third-party administrators, Medicare appeals process and whistleblowers. In addition, a helpful workbook provides hands-on assignments and case studies, while MindTap online resources offer interactive practice in completing CMS-1500 claims and assigning codes.

About the Author
Michelle Green has served in the capacity of full-time or adjunct faculty member as needed since 2017, and during Spring 2023 was named interim program director in the health information technology department at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York. She was the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the physical and life sciences department at the State University of New York College of Technology at Alfred for more than 30 years. She has authored three popular textbooks related to coding, revenue management and health information management. An active member of the AAPC and American Health Information Management Association, Green has been recognized for her excellence in teaching as well as her significant contributions to the health information management profession. Her numerous accolades include the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Alfred State College's Alumni Association Teacher of the Year, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, AHIMA's FORE Triumph Educator Award and NYHIMA s Educator Award. In addition, she is a Registered Health Information Administrator, a fellow of the American Health Information Management Association and a Certified Professional Coder. She earned an MPS from Alfred University and a Bachelor of Science from Daemen College.


Book Information
ISBN 9780357764060
Author Michelle Green
Format Paperback
Page Count 704
Imprint Delmar Cengage Learning
Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
Weight(grams) 1383g
Dimensions(mm) 276mm * 217mm * 27mm