ABSTRACT

Healthcare Payment Systems: An Introduction provides a complete introduction to healthcare payment systems. Written by Duane Abbey, one of the nation‘s leading experts and most sought out consultants on payment systems, this volume makes the monumental task of medical reimbursement approachable and manageable. Covering the fundamentals and terminology needed to understand this discipline, and the strategies needed to master it, Dr. Abbey will help you begin to develop the solid core of skills and knowledge needed to confidently approach payment systems as tools to use rather than hazards to avoid -- tools that will lead to improved revenue cycles and higher levels of profitability.

chapter 1|12 pages

Healthcare Providers

chapter 2|36 pages

Types of Healthcare Payment Systems

chapter 4|14 pages

Revenue Cycle versus Reimbursement Cycle

chapter 5|14 pages

Claims Generation and Adjudication

chapter 6|20 pages

HIPAA Administrative Simplification

chapter 7|18 pages

Compliance