Medical Coding Specialist's Exam Review Physician [Paperback]

Lynette Olsen (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1401838545 | ISBN-13: 978-1401838546 | Publication Date: October 20, 2004 | Edition: 1

Medical Coding Specialists provides experience, tips, and essential skills necessary to take and pass both the AAPC and the AHIMA national coding exams. This resource provides readers with information on the national organizations, the types of exams given, how to prepare for each exam, tips on taking standardized tests as well as information on mentally preparing for each exam. The book also provides learners with information on employment opportunities in medical insurance coding and the professional responsibilities that can accompany this profession. Mock exams can be found both in the book and in the accompanying CD-ROM.

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About the Author

Lynette Olsen has been the Medical Instructor/Program Developer at Pima Community College for Training and Development in Tucson, Arizona, for more than five years. She is a certified professional coder and a current member of both AAPC and AHIMA. She has a Masters degree in public administration and is pursing her Doctorate in Education. Ms. Olsen has developed her own curriculum for coding at Pima College and has run study groups for exam preparation several times per year with a 50% pass rate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 263 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (October 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401838545
• ISBN-13: 978-1401838546
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #750,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for the CCS-P Exam, April 29, 2006

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Mary T. SOMERS (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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I used Lynette Olsen's text, "Medical Coding Specialist's Exam Review - Physician", as a study guide for preparing for the AHIMA CCS-P Exam. The text contains information on preparing for the exam as well as practice tests for both sections of the AHIMA Exam and the AAPC Exam. The practice Abstracts were very helpful and facilitated research that enabled me to be very well prepared when I sat for the Exam. I strongly recommend this resource for anyone planning on taking the AHIMA CCS-P Exam as it serves as a very effective way of focusing your study activities.

Mary Somers, RN, CCS-P

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for studying for the CCS-P and CPC test, April 28, 2006

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Rita Montierth "Medical Coder" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Coding Specialist's Exam Review Physician (Paperback)

This book is clear and to the point, and easy to understand. This is a MUST have book if you are studying for the CCS-P or the CPC test. Each Chapter has important information that you need to know for the tests, and then it is followed by a quiz, with answers after that. There is a CD that is included that is VERY helpful, because it has mock tests for both the CCS-P and CPC. After finishing the test then it is automatically scored and you know how well you did.

Rita Montierth CCS-P, CPC-H

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent exam prep, April 18, 2009

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Sharon Lamanda "CCS-P" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Medical Coding Specialist's Exam Review Physician (Paperback)

I found this book to be outstanding in helping me to prepare for the AHIMA CCS-P exam. Topics are well laid out with plenty of explanation. There are sample questions and abstracts that were very helpful, more helpful, in fact, than the sample questions from AHIMA. Using this book definitely helped me to pass the exam on the first try.