Reach every student with MyLab Health Professions MyLab(tm) is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Developed for allied health students and instructors, MyLab Health Professions supports students'' mastery and application of the skills they''ll need for a successful career in health care. Learn more about MyLab Health Professions for Medical, Insurance, Billing, and Coding. About the book Up-to-date skills in intermediate and advanced coding Updated - The text reflects the 2019 ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT/HCPCS code sets , keeping students current with the latest and best practices in medical coding. Students code using real medical records throughout Chapters 3 to 8, preparing them for the complex skills they will need to master in order to code professionally. Unlike competitors, this text covers the relationship between coding and reimbursement , including how the chargemaster, APCs, and MS-DRGs affect coding. Skills application Updated - More than 160 real medical record cases in Chapters 3 to 8 of this edition - including basic, intermediate, and advanced cases - give learners practice coding scenarios that cover a full spectrum of skill sets.
New - Unique to this text are new auditing exercises in Chapters 6 to 8. Students review assigned codes, decide whether those codes match the documentation supplied, and then support their decision with a rationale. Let''s Practice exercises cover a variety of coding types applied in the physician''s office or in hospital inpatient or outpatient settings. Supporting references New - In the intermediate chapters (Chapters 3 to 5), color-coded medical record documentation for diagnoses or procedures helps students identify these types of statements as they decide what to code or not code. New - A Coding Challenge appendix contains complex cases students can try out once they''re ready for a new challenge. New - An appendix with answers to practice exercises offers rationales for correct coding. Reach every student with MyLab Teach your course your way: Your course is unique. So whether you''d like to build your own assignments, teach multiple sections, or set prerequisites, MyLab gives you the flexibility to easily create your course to fit your needs.
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