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Workbook for Health Insurance Today
A Practical Approach
- 7th Edition - September 27, 2020
- Authors: Janet I. Beik, Julie Pepper
- Language: English
- 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.
- Performance-based activities include hands-on, application-based learning exercises that provide practice in areas such as completing claim forms, posting payments to a patient's ledger, filling out Release to Return to Work forms, and filling out Medicare appeals.
- Critical thinking activities strengthen your ability to apply health insurance concepts to a variety of challenging situations, with Stop and Think exercises allowing you to apply critical thinking skills to solve a problem or answer a question.
- Chapter assessments test your knowledge with multiple choice, true/false, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and matching questions.
- Problem-solving and collaborative (group) activities emphasize the importance of teamwork in the healthcare field.
- Case studies ask you to solve a real-world problem related to health insurance, such as completing a CMS-1500 claim form or explaining how HIPAA could affect someone recently out of work.
- Application exercises ask you to apply your knowledge and skills to real-world situations.
- In-class projects and discussion topics enhance your understanding of specific content from the text.
- Internet Exploration exercises in each chapter help you learn how to perform research online.
- Defining Chapter Terms activities help you review and understand the key terms in each chapter.
- 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
- Language: English
- Edition: 7
- Published: September 27, 2020
- Imprint: Saunders
- 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, USA