Formally know as Exercises in Medical Billing and Coding, The Practice of Medical Billing and Coding, 2e, contains instructional training in the MediSoft Patient Accounting computer program, as well as a simulated work program to help you experience the real life situations that a medical biller experiences. This book is created for use as either a stand-alone text for those wishing to learn MediSoft, or in conjunction with ICDC Publishing's Guide to Medical Billing and Coding. Some of the exercises in the simulated work portion of the book are based upon concepts learned in the Guide to Medical Billing and Coding (i.e., procedure and diagnosis coding, privacy issues, etc.). While this book is complete in teaching the MediSoft patient accounting program, it should not be considered a complete text for learning medical billing. It is important that trainees not only learn to enter data into a computer billing program, but also to understand the concepts behind what they are entering. It is suggested that a trainee take a complete medical billing course prior to learning computerized billing with this book. The simulated work portion of this text incorporates concepts that are not taught by simple data entry, for example CPTâ and ICD-9 coding, privacy guidelines, patient record keeping, reception area duties, correspondence, and manual completion of claims. This text is designed to enable the student to work through the material at their own pace. In the simulated work portion, the outside margin of this text has been enlarged to allow room for taking notes and jotting down procedure and diagnosis codes.

Table of Contents:
(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary and Questions for Review). SECTION 1. UNDERSTANDING THE MEDICAL OFFICE AND COMPUTERS.  1.Introduction. Consolidated Health Services Collecting Payments from Patients Setting Up Your "Office" Petty Cash and Deposit Envelope Patient Files  2.  Computers — A Quick Review. Computer Terminology The Computer Using the Computer SECTION 2. UNDERSTANDING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM.  3.Using MediSoft. Entering MediSoft Menu Bar Tool Bar Sidebar Options General Functions and Keys The MediSoft Icon or —Box  4. File Menu Options. Set Program Date New Practice/Open Practice Practice Information/Billing Information Program Options Remaining Options File Maintenance  5. Lists Menu Options. Searching for an Entry Deleting an Entry EDI/EMC Receivers List Insurance Carrier List Address List Provider List Referring Provider List Billing Code List Procedure/Payment/Adjustment List MultiLink List Diagnosis List  6. Patients/Guarantors and Cases List. Case Based Files Patients/Guarantors and Cases List Patient/Guarantor List Case Screens Deleting a Patient Printing a Patient Ledger Patient Recall List  7. Activities Menu Options. Transaction Entry Claim Management  8. Reports Menu Options. Sort Questions Day Sheets Patient Ledger Patient Aging Practice Analysis Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Insurance Aging Patient Statements Custom Report List Design Custom Reports and Bills  9. Edit, Tools, Window, and Help. Menus Edit Menu Options Tools Menu Options Window Menu Options Help Menu Options 10. Office Hours Menu Options. Office Hours Main Menu Options File Menu Options Edit Menu Options View Menu Options Lists Menu Options Reports Menu Options Tools Menu Options Help Menu Options Search Options Quick Select Icons 11. Appointment Book. The Main Screen SECTION 3. SIMULATED WORK PROGRAM. Simulated Work Program Manual/Computerized Entry Instructions Entering a Claim "Into The System" Getting Started January 14 January 21 February 4 March 4 March 22 Clues for Simulated Work Program Assignments SECTION  4. DOCUMENTS.   1. Patient Information Sheet: Dunnitt Family   2. Patient Information Sheet: Waite Family   3. Provider Information   4. Office Visit Procedures   5. ICD-9 Codes   6. Patient Information Sheet: O’Gen Family   7. Patient Information Sheet: Pendent Family   8. Provider Information   9. Patient Information Sheet: Attricks Family 10. Appointment Calendar 11. Patient Information Sheet: Poole Family 12. Patient Information Sheet: Allity Family 13. Patient Information Sheet: Knose Family 14. Patient Information Sheet: Theroad Family 15. Patient Information Sheet: Cupp Family 16. Ball Insurance Carriers Contract 17. Rover Insurance, Inc. Contract 18. Winter Insurance Co. Contract 19. Patient Information Sheet: Early Family 20. Patient Information Sheet: Fever Family 21. Office Visit Procedures 22. Patient Information Sheet: Hart Family 23. Type /Procedure Code Description 24. Patient Information Sheet: Fraide Family 25. Winter Insurance Payment 26. Patient Checks 27. Rover Insurance Inc. Payment 28. Ball Insurance Carriers Payment 29. Codie Pendent Letter 30. Patient Information Sheet: Fraide Family 31. CHS Community Hospital Pendent 32. CHS Community Hospital Alllity 33. CHS Community Hospital Attricks 34. CHS Community Hospital Akenja-Nearing 35. CHS Community Hospital Poole 36. Rover Insurance Inc. Payment 37. Ball Insurance Carriers Payment 38. Winter Insurance Payment 39. Patient Checks 40. ER Reports 41. Summer Insurance Company Contract 42. Medicare Remittance Advice 43. Rover Insurance, Inc. Payment 44. Butch M.N. Hackim Letter SECTION 5. PETTY CASH AND WINDOW PAYMENTS. Simulated Petty Cash Window Payments SECTION 6. PATIENT FILE FORMS. Patient Information Sheet Receipt Deposit Ticket Petty Cash Count Petty Cash Receipt Statement of Account/Ledger Card Daily Journal/Day Sheet Stationery Request for Additional Information Charge Slip Insurance Claims Register Authorized Treatment Form Pre-authorization Request Form Patient Aging Payment Plan Letter Insurance Coverage Form