Publisher's Synopsis
Corresponding to the chapters in Beik's Health Insurance Today, 8th Edition, this workbook lets you practice the skills you will need to succeed as a health insurance professional. Practical assignments reinforce the information in the text, and engaging learning activities and case studies challenge you to apply your knowledge to real-world situations. This edition adds up-to-date coverage of cybersecurity, COVID-19, crowdfunding for medical bills, and more.
- In-class projects and discussion topics enhance understanding of specific content from the text.
- Performance-based activities include hands-on, application-based learning exercises that provide practice in areas such as completing claim forms, posting payments to a patient's ledger, filling out Release to Return to Work forms, and filling out Medicare appeals.
- Problem-solving and collaborative (group) activities emphasize the importance of teamwork in the healthcare field.
- Case studies ask students to solve real-world problems related to health insurance, such as completing a CMS-1500 claim form or explaining how HIPAA could affect someone recently out of work.
- Critical thinking activities strengthen students' abilities to apply health insurance concepts to a variety of challenging situations.
- Chapter assessments test students' knowledge with multiple-choice, true/false, short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, and matching questions.
- Application exercises challenge students to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world situations.
- Internet Exploration exercises in each chapter help students learn how to perform and evaluate research online.
- Defining Chapter Terms activities prompt students to review and understand the key terms in each chapter.
- NEW! Additional content on cybersecurity emphasizes the importance of keeping digital information private and secure.
- NEW! Information on crowdfunding for medical bills discusses how this practice affects billing.
- NEW! Interactive VST eBook provides a seamless digital experience.
- NEW! Coverage of COVID-19 explores its impact on billing, reimbursement, and employment.
