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Errors Galore
After purchasing the instructor's manual to check my answers, I found errors in every chapter!!From spelling to incorrect percentage amounts.I found myself editing the entire time to find their errors which contradict their text.When I got answers that were not an option in the multiple choice exercises, I would reference the book and the textbook would say I was correct, and the workbook did not.Not worth the money or the time.Extremely exhausting.

find something better to learn from
I took a night course which used this textbook. The instructor who is a certified coder and is an instructor at other institutions found MANY misleading instructions. You can be told to do something one way in the book but in real life at a billing job, you would have to do it another way. Also, we found many contradicting statements. They say one thing but do something totally different in their examples. It's really not worth the money.

inked
the book i received was in acceptable condition but all the practice pages were completed in ink and i was not notified of this condition of the book. other than that i am satisfied with my purchase. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health Care Delivery    2. Health insurance claims    3. Insurance - Health    4. Insurance, Health    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical History & Records    8. United States    9. Insurance    10. Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement    11. Medicine & nursing   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Forms    3. Health insurance claims    4. Insurance - Health    5. Insurance, Health    6. Interactive & Multimedia    7. Medicaid & Medicare    8. Medical    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Practice Management & Reimbursement    11. United States    12. Health systems & services    13. Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement   

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Quickly settles disputes, answers questions, a "MUST" for all home care nurses & their management teams !!!!
I have the 4th edition (at this time is the most recent edition in print) and as a psych home care nurse, this little, portable wealth of knowledge has helped me validate to management, as well as to public health and other surveyors, the range in situations that qualify "homebound status" for psychiatric patients.Throughout the book there are samples provided to support a variety of situations that help the nurse better understand, and therefore more accurately report, on each sector of the OASIS forms.Medicare regulations are explained in detail, and I learned information that I had not known in the 14 years I have been doing mental health home care nursing.The manual provides a history and background of homecare, its evolution, provides an overview of documentaion, including the importance of coding, and its significance in home care.Also, valuable tips on improving the nursing visit, setting achievable goals, managing the case, and the guidelines for care for all the home care disciplines, are provided, so the nurse can be knowledgable regarding the roles of the other disciplines.There is a great resource section at the end of the book, and home care definitions, roles, and abbreviations are delineated in this manual as well.All home care codes are listed.
updated verision
i had the early verison and used it for making my care plan. the content is now updated and still valuable.

Home Health Standards
A MUST resource guide for all nurses who work in the Home Health industry. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Health Insurance    3. Home Nursing    4. Home care services    5. Insurance, Health    6. Medicaid & Medicare    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical records    10. Nursing - Home & Community Care    11. Nursing Home Care    12. Practice Management & Reimbursement    13. Standards    14. Terminal Care    15. United States    16. Community nursing    17. Medical / Nursing / Home & Community Care    18. USA   

Subjects:  1. Health Insurance    2. Insurance - General    3. Insurance - Life    4. Insurance, Life    5. Life Insurance    6. Medical    7. Medical examinations    8. Practice Management & Reimbursement    9. Prognosis    10. Reference    11. Research    12. Insurance    13. Medicolegal issues    14. Reference / Research    15. Reference works   

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Comprehensive and concise
This is an excellent reference book for anybody in the life insurance business, whether you are a novice or an old hand.Comprehensive, easy to understand, and concisely written.

an excellent reference book
This book is an excellent reference book. Just by looking at its Edition Number -- 13, you will know how important this book is in the industry. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Economics - General    5. Health Insurance    6. Insurance - Health    7. Insurance - Life    8. Insurance, Health    9. Insurance, Life    10. Life Insurance    11. Practice Management & Reimbursement    12. United States    13. Business & Economics / Insurance / General    14. Hospital administration & management    15. Insurance   

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ICD - 9 CODING BOOK
This is a "must have" for coding with color coding for easy referencing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Insurance - Health    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical History & Records    6. Practice Management & Reimbursement    7. Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Code numbers    3. Insurance - Health    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical History & Records    7. Nosology    8. Practice Management & Reimbursement    9. Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Anatomy    3. Atlases    4. Code numbers    5. Human anatomy    6. Insurance - Health    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medicine    10. Practice Management & Reimbursement    11. Health systems & services    12. Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement    13. USA   

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A pretty good book for what it is...
As with all economics textbooks and the subject of economics in general, this book is a bit dry.That said however, it's quite thorough in its coverage of how consumers, producers, and insurers make decisions about health and health care.It gives explanations that are rather simple to understand and goes in depth as far as would be considered normal for a 300 level elective course.I should probably note that my instructor is one of the book's authors, so take my review how you will. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Economics - General    3. Industries - General    4. Insurance - Health    5. Medical    6. Medical Economics    7. Practice Management & Reimbursement    8. Business & Economics / Economics / General    9. Economics    10. Health systems & services   

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Highly recommended
A very comprehensive and informative book, even though the examples are for the US it can be used and applied to other countries and systems. Gives a good grounding for financial understanding of healthcare entities. Highly recommend it to anyone looking interested in financial managment of health care organizations

Right to the point!
I found it very consice, and at the same time understandable with lots of examples, and practical. It is very well customized for health care organizations. It's worth your time and your money!

Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
This text proved an invaluable guide to the subject of hospital finances. This was a subject I was not particularly interested in, and the book surprised me. It is readable and clear. The logic flows smoothly. There are plenty of examples, illustrating assorted principles. After reading several books on the topic of hospital finances, this one stands out for its clarity. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Corporate Finance    6. Finance    7. Insurance - Health    8. Medicaid & Medicare    9. Budgeting & financial management    10. HEALTH FACILITIES    11. Hospital administration & management    12. Medical / Health Care Delivery   

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book
Life Saver
In regard to "Exam Cram, Life and Health" I would recommend this book to my adult children if they want to pass the California exam.In addition to being a great test preparation book, I was able to get my computer to read the book to me, by using Adobe and Microsoft text-to-speech programming, which is free to the general public.This book was much better than the text provided by the school.It even includes information needed to open my own business.
Cram Exam
This book is great for anyone who wishes to pass the Life And Health insurance exams. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Examinations, questions, etc    4. General    5. Health Insurance    6. Insurance - General    7. Insurance - Life    8. Insurance, Health    9. Insurance, Life    10. Law and legislation    11. Life Insurance    12. Professional - General    13. Study Guides    14. United States    15. Insurance    16. Study Aids / Tests   

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Not so hot for those with chronic illness
I found the book mostly informative and was excited to get the chapter for those with chronic illness, until I read the first paragraph... in which the author basically says have a job with some big corporation is his best advice for health insurance with a chronic illness. I am a Type 1 diabetic, young and healthy other than that. As a nonprofit director and consultant I thought I would get some helpful advice... However, the constant jabs at those with chronic illness and unhealthy lifestyles being the cause of such high healthcare were a little unbearable. The author used the words drug addicted, unhealthy, and chronic illnesses such as diabetes in conjunction with each other constantly. As someone who is is diabetic by no "fault" of my own... Diagnosed at age 4, not because I was overweight or ate the wrong foods, I found this lumping together insensitive and offensive. This book is a great resource if you are healthy, well-educated, and have a lot of time to do your own research... It's good to get educated about how best to use the system as is, but does little to look at or address the inequities and injustice of our current healthcare system in the U.S. It's a mess that deserves our creative attention! In the meantime, I'll keep paying over $580 a month for my health insurance plan without much hope of relief for something more affordable...

The must have health insurance guide
This book fills in all the wholes in the health insurance market that allows you to make informative decission on the direction for your health insurance needs for the family and being self employed.

Very Practical Advice
The author tries to resolve many common problems revolving around the high costs of health insurance.His ideas are practical and, in fact, they will work for the majority of people who are trying to lower health insurance costs.Unfortunately, there will always be those who are uninsurable in the individual and family market and who cannot afford risk pool coverage, and this is not a problem that can be solved immediately.However, the author is urging people to obtain individual coverage at a young age when they can qualify, and while it is still affordable.If most people did this, and if people did not depend soley on employer sponsored plans in their younger years, the author asserts that it would not be as difficult to have and keep good coverage in the older years.That is the concept behind this book.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Health care reform    4. Insurance - Health    5. Insurance, Health    6. Personal Finance    7. Personal Finance - General    8. Self-insurance    9. United States    10. Business & Economics / Personal Finance / General    11. Insurance   

Subjects:  1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ass    2. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Corporate & Business History - General    5. Health Insurance    6. History    7. History Of Specific Companies    8. Insurance - Health    9. Insurance companies    10. Insurance, Health    11. Medical    12. Public Health    13. United States    14. Emergency services    15. Public health & preventive medicine    16. Social history    17. Social welfare & social services    18. USA   

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insurance handbook for the medical office
I was very disappointed in the 9th revision. Although the HIPAA compliance and e-commerce sections have been updated, the material in the workbook is exactly the same. That includes all the same editing errors from the last edition. I spend hours of my time "re-writing" these editions when they should be correct at publication. The same ICD-9 and CPT errors are still there. I am seriously thinking of changing books for my school. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Insurance - Health    3. Insurance, Health    4. Management    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical History & Records    8. Medical claims processing industry    9. Medical offices    10. Practice Management & Reimbursement    11. United States    12. Medical / Medical History & Records   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Insurance - Health    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical History & Records    6. Practice Management & Reimbursement    7. Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement   

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An ever-increasing population of baby boomers will find it useful.
The second edition of SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE is a top pick any public library will want to include in their collection. It updates all information on rules, coverage, benefits and more, providing tips on everything from timing retirement benefits to understanding how divorce and death affects social security benefits. An ever-increasing population of baby boomers will find it useful.
Best Investment You'll Make to Ensure Your Lifetime Security and Protection
Dallas L. Salisbury, President and CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute and one of the nation's most frequently cited experts on Social Security, Medicare, health insurance, retirement and savings, writes in the forward of this book:
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Health Insurance    3. Medicaid & Medicare    4. Political Science    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Public Policy - Social Security    8. Social Security    9. Political Science / General   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Code numbers    3. Disease    4. Diseases    5. Health Insurance    6. Insurance - Health    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical History & Records    10. Medical Records    11. Nosology    12. Practice Management & Reimbursement    13. Terminology    14. classification    15. Insurance    16. Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement    17. Medicine    18. Scientific nomenclature & classification    19. Secretarial & office skills   

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Best Source of Reimbursement Information for Physicians
"Mastering the Reimbursement Process is the single best source for the physician, medical office staff, or others to get a comprehensive understanding of health insurance, claims submission, and the follow-up necessary to get paid by third parties." - Michael T. Myers, Jr, MD, MBA, Director, Health Care Regulatory Group, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Great resource for any physician practice !
With Medicare compliance and false claim risks increasing, this is a wonderful guide for Physicians and those who bill for them. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health Insurance    2. Hospitals    3. Medicaid & Medicare    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical History & Records    7. Medical Records    8. Practice Management & Reimbursement    9. Prospective payment    10. Reimbursement Mechanisms    11. United States    12. Hospital administration & management    13. USA    14. Welfare & benefit systems   

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VERY BASIC.... VERY DISAPPOINTED!
As a government employee, I bought this book hoping it would provide some good tips on the federal retirement system.This book may help the new or very unimformed employee, but that's it.Some of the information on government benefits was just plain wrong, which is why it only gets two stars from me.As an example, it states a FERS employee can contribute a maximum of 10% to the Thrift Savings Plan each year.Wrong! An employee has been able to contribute 15% for years and I believe there is no limit in 2006.This is not good information for a book that was updated in February 2006!

This Is A Very Important Book About Your Government Benefits
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Consumer Finance    4. Health Insurance    5. Law and legislation    6. Medicare    7. Pensions    8. Personal Finance    9. Personal Finance - Retirement Planning    10. Popular works    11. Practice Management & Reimbursement    12. Public Policy - Social Security    13. Social Security    14. United States   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Government - General    5. Government policy    6. Insurance - Health    7. Insurance, Health    8. Medically uninsured persons    9. Political Ideologies - General    10. United States