Buck's Simulated Medical Coding Internship 2025/2026 Edition - Access Card

Elsevier Inc

ISBN 10: 0443264651 ISBN 13: 9780443264658

Publisher: Elsevier, 2025

Synopsis

Get the coding practice you need to hit the ground running in your first job! Developed by Elsevier, Buck’s Simulated Medical Coding Internship, 2025/2026 Edition prepares you to code accurately and efficiently in a professional setting. More than 600 cases in 18 medical specialties provide a realistic simulation of the workload in a multi-specialty medical clinic. This simulated coding internship complements and provides application for what you are learning in Buck’s Step-by-Step Medical Coding and Buck’s The Next Step: Advanced Medical Coding and Auditing. Best of all, you can SAVE a portfolio of the coding cases you’ve completed to prove your proficiency to potential employers!

• Saving reports allows you compile a custom portfolio of results to demonstrate proficiency to prospective employers
• Approximately 34 reports in each module ― for a total of 615 reports ― cover the types of coding seen in a multi-specialty medical practice
• Trial and practice exams in each module help you track your comprehension and progress
• Answers and rationales help you understand the reasoning behind the proper coding sequence
• Course flexibility allows you to complete modules and reports in any order, though moving through the modules in order is recommended
• Online format lets you view reports, make highlights, and submit all codes electronically
• E/M Lecture Hall on the Evolve companion website provides additional learning and practice with Evaluation and Management coding
• Lock Computer feature enables you to keep patient information private while away from your desk

About this title

About the Author

Jackie L Koesterman, CPC, has been a Certified Professional Coder and Medical Assistant for over 25 years. Jackie has also served as an instructor at the Minnesota Northland Technical College in the medical clerical and medical assistant programs. Jackie is employed by a large medical health system as a Senior Coder III and Reimbursement Specialist, specializing in multi-specialty coding and multi-payer denial review in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She also serves as a trainer and mentor to the coders. Jackie performs audits for multi-specialties for private practice clinics in her area.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2025
• ISBN 10: 0443264651
• ISBN 13: 9780443264658
• Binding: Printed Access Code
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Editor: Koesterman CPC Jackie