Medical Billing 101 » (1st Edition)

Michelle M. Rimmer, CHI has over 19 years experience in the medical billing industry. She has taught numerous courses and seminars at three colleges in the state of New Jersey. In March 2008, she started the Professional Medical Billers Association, a networking group for medical billing students, professional medical billers, and medical billing business owners. Michelle operated her own home-based medical billing business, Shore Medical Billing for 11 years and recently started her new company, Shore Medical Consulting Services. Her passion for teaching medical billing led to the fruition of Michelle's first textbook, Medical Billing 101.

Learn the basics of physician-based medical billing with Medical Billing 101. Clear and practical guidelines introduce you to the job responsibilities and basic processes comprising the medical billing world. Case studies and application tools offer you practice on actual forms to build confidence in your new knowledge and skills. This resource starts you off right on your journey to becoming a medical billing professional.

Chapter 1: Your Job as a Physician-Based Medical Biller Chapter 2: Health Insurance and the ID Card Chapter 3: The Codes (CPT, HCPCS Level II, ICD-9 and Modifiers) Chapter 4: The Forms (Patient Registration, Superbill, Hospital Sheet) Chapter 5: The ?Heart of Medical Billing-the CMS-1500 Form Chapter 6: Billing for Office Procedures Chapter 7: Billing for In-Patient and Nursing Facility Services Chapter 8: Electronic Claims Submission and Clearinghouses Chapter 9: EOBs and Payments Chapter 10: Denials and Appeals Chapter 11: Maintaining Accounts Receivables Chapter 12: Collections and the State Insurance Commissioner Chapter 13: Certification for the Physician-Based Medical Biller