Professional Review Guide for the CCS-P Examination 2004 Edition with Interactive CD-ROM [Paperback]

Patricia Schnering (Author), Toni Cade (Author), Anita Hazelwood (Author), Carole Venable (Author), Barbara Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 22, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1932152164 | ISBN-13: 978-1932152166 | Edition: 1

This valuable manual contains: Study Tips, A Comprehensive Resource List, The Review section includes, Multiple Choice Coding Questions reviewing a broad range of competencies, Coding Case Studies for coding review for the CCS_P Examination, A Mock Examination that strives to mirror the CCS Examination and includes, 60 Multiple Choice Coding Questions, 21 Medical Record Coding Cases, 7 CPT E/M cases, 8 surgical cases, 5 cases from the CPT Medicine section, 1 case from other sections of CPT, Appendices, Official Guidelines for ICD-9-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Commonly Administered Drugs, Lab values, NEW Listing of Updated ICD-9-CM coding changes Use the book and the Interactive CD-ROM to practice interpreting documentation and applying your clinical knowledge in assigning codes to diagnoses and procedure for a variety of patient settings including: Physician office, Emergency Room, Outpatient surgery, Long term Care, Inpatient. This program has been approved for 6 continuing education credits for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

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About the Author

Patricia Schnering was certified as a CCS in 1998 and in 1999 she received her RHIA certification. She has worked in Health Information Systems since 1993 as a HIM consultant and as an adjunct instructor at St. Petersburg College.

Toni Cade, MBA, RHIA, CCS is currently employed as Assistant Professor in the Health Information Management Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, LA. She is also an idependent consultant involved in providing educational workshops on coding (ICD-9-CM, CPT, Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines, and Interventional Radiology). Here consulting experience includes the performance of inpatient DRG audits.

Anita Hazelwood, MLS, RHIA, FAHIMA, is an Associate Professor in the Health Information Management Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette located in Lafayette, LA. She has a bachelor's degree in Medical Record Science, a Masters Degree in Library Science and has been a credentialed Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) for 25 years.

Barbara Price, MPA, RHIA is a graduate of the Health Information Management program at Chicago State University. She received her Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago (Member of the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration). She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Instructional Technology at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Prior to her current position, she was Director of Health Information Services and Clinical Assessment at Advocate Healthcare-Trinity Hospital. Her responsibilities included leadership of the Health Information Sevices, Quality Improvement, Admitting, Medical Staff and Library Services departments. Ms. Price has also held positions as Director and Assistant Director of Health Information Management Departments. She is currently an Assistant Professor int he Health Information Administration at Chicago State University. In 1999 Professor Price was awarded the honor of Excellence in Teaching.

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (January 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932152164
• ISBN-13: 978-1932152166
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
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