Being a Medical Information Coder - Softcover

Dodson MPH RHIA, Laurie S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0893030848 ISBN 13: 9780893030841

Publisher: Pearson, 1992

Synopsis

As coding becomes more and more important and complex, your students need an up-to-date, clear guide to this demanding career.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Laurie Dodson's Being A Medical Information Coder is a comprehensive resource, essential for all beginning medical information coders. The Third Edition has been revised and updated to include the latest information on updated codes, coding compliance, and HIPPA, while retaining an emphasis on the foundational principles and skills necessary for all medical information coders.

Features Include:

• A new chapter on coding compliance
• Information on HIPPA's impact on coding
• New learning activities
• An emphasis on the principles of coding

About the Author

Laurie Dodson, RHIA, MPH, received her graduate degree from UCLA's School of Public Health with an emphasis on Health Information Systems. For the past 23 years she has been an instructor in Cypress College's Health Information Technology program in California, where she has taught classes in entry-level coding with ICD9-CM. She therefore recognizes many of the problem areas where students have trouble with coding.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0893030848
• ISBN 13: 9780893030841
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304