Health Care Finance and the Mechanics of Insurance and Reimbursement combines financial principles unique to the health care setting with the methods and process for reimbursement (including coding, reimbursement strategies, compliance, financial reporting, case mix index, and external auditing). It explains the revenue cycle, correlating it with regular management functions; and covers reimbursement from the initial point of care through claim submission and reconciliation. Updated throughout the Third Edition offers expanded material on financial statements; new and expanded Skilled Nursing Facility examples; and enhanced sections on PDPM, Practice Management for Primary Care and other Specialties, Clearinghouse Processes, Predictive Modeling (data mining), and more.
