Capstone Simulation for Coding

"Capstone Simulation for Coding" will help learners bridge the gap between classroom and work experience. It provides a 'virtual externship' that allows students to take what they have learned in the classroom and applies it with on-the-job scenarios typically performed by a medical coding and billing specialist. "Capstone Simulation for Coding" simulates 80-hours of real world activities in two different scenarios. Spend one week in a medical practice performing front and back office duties; the second week coding for a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center as an employee of a remote coding company. "Capstone Simulation for Coding" provides simulations covering front and back office duties such as scheduling building medical records eligibility and benefits preauthorization registration statement and report generation and coding for a multi-specialty ambulatory center.

Table of Contents:
PART I: Orientation 1: Orientation to Douglasville Medicine Associates. 2: Computers in Healthcare. 3: Medical Insurance. PART II: MOSS Orientation and Training 4: Medical Office Simulation Software (MOSS) Orientation and Training. 5: Coding. PART III: WORKING IN THE CLINIC. 6: Front Desk. 7: Charge Capture. 8: Payments Collections and Reporting. PART IV: CODING INTERNSHIP. 9: Working for an Outsourcing Coding Company. PART V: APPENDICES Appendix A. Company Policy and Procedure Manual (including coding policies). Appendix B. Insurance Contracts/Medicare Fee schedule. Appendix C. AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding. Appendix D. Procedure Fee Schedule. Appendix E. Credentialing Application. Appendix F. E/M Coding Tool. Appendix G. Patient Record Content and Source Documents. Appendix H. Coding Capture Form. Appendix I. Payment Plan. Appendix J. Deposit Slip. Appendix K. Employee Privacy Acknowledgement and Employee Policy Manual Acknowledgement.

Review :
"I would definitely recommend this text for adoption. It can be utilized as a tool in a Medical Office Simulation Course and as part of a student's externship requirement."June M. Petillo MBA; RMCInstructor - Medical Assisting ProgramManchester Community College & Capitol Community College Manchester and Hartford CT "As instructors what we want is the best experience possible for our students. For what is on the market (that I have seen) this textbook would be over the edge!"Alice Macomber RN RMA AHI CPI RPT BXOMedical Assisting Program Coordinator/Extern CoordinatorKeiser University-Port Saint Lucie CampusPort Saint Lucie Florida "I would recommend the text as another option for our Medical Office Administration degree program because there is nothing appropriate at this time to address the program's externship option. Learners in [our] Medical Office Assistant program are not required to perform an externship and this text would be an excellent option for them"Tina M. Williams MSHSA CPCPresident San Francisco Medical Coding InstituteFaculty Heald College SFCSan Francisco California