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Workbook for Health Insurance Today
A Practical Approach
7th Edition - September 27, 2020
Authors: Janet I. Beik, Julie Pepper
Language: EnglishPaperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 5 4 2 8 - 9
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 5 4 2 9 - 6
Corresponding to the chapters in Health Insurance Today, 7th Edition, this workbook gives you practice with the skills you will need to succeed as a health insurance professio… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCorresponding to the chapters in Health Insurance Today, 7th Edition, this workbook gives you practice with the skills you will need to succeed as a health insurance professional. Practical assignments reinforce the information in the text, and engaging learning activities and exercises challenge you to apply your knowledge to real-world situations. This edition expands its focus on case studies and the use of practice management software, adding more opportunities for application in the medical office.
- Cover Image
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to the Workbook
- OBJECTIVES
- TO THE STUDENT
- TIPS FOR SUCCESFUL STUDYING
- WRITING ESAYS
- PREPARING FOR TESTS
- Student Software
- HOW TO USE THE STUDENT SOFTWARE
- CASES
- Table of Contents
- UNIT ONE BUILDING A FOUNDATION
- 1 The Origins of Health Insurance
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/GROUP ACTIVITY
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 2 Tools of the Trade: A Career as a Health (Medical) Insurance Professional
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITY
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE 2.1: THINKING SKILLS
- APPLICATION EXERCISE
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 3 The Legal and Ethical Side of Medical Insurance
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISE
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 4 Healthcare Reform: Coverage Types and Sources
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 5 The Patient and the Billing Process
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- CASE STUDIES
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- UNIT TWO HEALTH INSURANCE BASICS
- 6 Claim Submission Methods
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 7 Claims Management
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 8 Reimbursement Models
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 9 The Changing Face of Managed Care
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 10 Understanding Medicaid
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 11 Conquering Medicare's Challenges
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 12 Military Carriers
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- “JUST FOR FUN!”
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 13 Miscellaneous Carriers: Workers' Compensation and Disability Insurance
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- UNIT THREE CRACKING THE CODES
- 14 Diagnostic Coding
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 15 Procedural, Evaluation and Management, and HCPCS Coding
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- ADDITIONAL CODING EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- UNIT FOUR ADVANCED APPLICATIONS
- 16 The Role of Computers in Health Insurance
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 17 Reimbursement Procedures: Getting Paid
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING/COLLABORATIVE (GROUP) ACTIVITIES
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- 18 Hospital Billing and the UB-04
- WORKBOOK CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
- DEFINING CHAPTER TERMS
- ASSESSMENT
- CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
- PROJECTS/DISCUSSION TOPICS
- INTERNET EXPLORATION
- PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
- APPLICATION EXERCISES
- SELF-EVALUATION
- PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
- Appendix: Blank forms
- No. of pages: 416
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: September 27, 2020
- Imprint: Saunders
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323654289
- eBook ISBN: 9780323654296
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Janet I. Beik
Janet Beik has degrees in business and higher education. Janet was an instructor in the Medical Assistant Program at Southeastern Community College, in West Burlington, Iowa, for several years. She authored the first edition of her book, Health Insurance Today in 2003, and the 7th edition has just published.
Affiliations and expertise
Southeastern Community College (retired), Administrative Instructor, Medical Assistant Program, West Burlington, IowaJP
Julie Pepper
Julie Pepper has spent her entire career in health care, first as a medical assistant in a variety of offices and clinics, developing expertise in the electronic health record. She combines her education in dietetics with her clinical and administrative experience as an instructor in the Medical Assisting program at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin, where she has taught for the past 18 years. Julie is also the program director for the college’s new Health Navigator program. She has served as reviewer and contributor to numerous Medical Assisting educational products over the last decade, including SimChart for the Medical Office; she currently serves as sole author of The Electronic Health Record for the Physician’s Office and The Simulated Administrative Medical Office and co-author of Health Insurance Today, 7e. She is taking over sole authorship of what will be titled Beik’s Health Insurance Today, 8e
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Assisting Program Instructor, Health Navigator Program Director, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin