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HCR 230 Entire Course
HCR 230 Week 1 Assignment Features of Private
Payer and Consumer-Driven Health Plans
 HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control
Strategies HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint
Ramifications of Participation Contracts HCR 230
Week 1 Assignment Features of Private Payer and
Consumer-Driven Health Plans HCR 230 Week 2 DQ
1and DQ 2 HCR 230 Week 2 CheckPoint Summarizing
the Medigap Program HCR 230 Week 3 CheckPoint
Working with Medicaid HCR 230 Week 3 assignment
welfare reforms act HCR 230 Week 4 DQ 1and DQ
2 HCR 230 Week 4 Assignment The TRICARE Program
What is project management? What is the project
manager's role in a health care IT project?    
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HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Ramifications of
Participation Contracts
HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control
Strategies
    CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control
Strategies Resource Ch. 9 (pp. 287-291) of
Medical Insurance Due Date Day 3 post to the
Individual forum Post a 200- to 300-word
response to the following Compare cost control
strategies of employer-sponsored (employers buy
from insurance companies) to self-funded
(employers cover costs of benefits) health plans.
Include the following factors Riders Enrollment
periods Provider networks
. CheckPoint Ramifications of Participation
Contracts Resource Ch. 9 (pp. 304-305) of
Medical Insurance Due Date Day 4 post to the
Individual forum Discuss how participation
contracts represent financial opportunities for
providers. What are positive and negative
ramifications of discounted fee-for-service
arrangements
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HCR 230 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HCR 230 Week 2 CheckPoint Summarizing the Medigap
Program
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  Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
forum Post your response to the following
Explain whether or not you believe Medicares
eligibility limitations are reasonable in
scope. 4. Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day 4
Main forum Post your response to the following
In your opinion, what potential positive and
negative ramifications could result from offering
payment incentives for physician participation in
Medicare programs? Explain your answers and
provide examples from this weeks Internet and
ERR readings located on your student web page.
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HCR 230 Week 3 CheckPoint Working with Medicaid
HCR 230 Week 3 assignment welfare reforms act
Assignment The Welfare Reform Act Due Date Day
7 to the Assignment Folder Write a 750- to
1,050-word paper discussing the positive and
negative implications of the Welfare Reform Act
of 1996 on Medicaid. Respond to one or more of
the following questions in your paper Did the
Welfare Reform Act cause existing Medicaid
beneficiaries to lose necessary coverage? Do
eligible Medicaid candidates sometimes remain
un-enrolled even though they are needy as a
result of the Welfare Reform
CheckPoint Working with Medicaid Resources Ch.
11 (pp. 374-375, 385-386) of Medical Insurance
and the U.S. Department of Health Human
Services Web site. Due Date Day 4 to the
Assignment Folder Refer to U.S. Department of
Health Human Services Web site at
http//www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp Select
Medicaid Program - General Information. Post a
250- to 300-word response to the
following Briefly discuss factors that determine
Medicaid eligibility, and
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HCR 230 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HCR 230 Week 4 Assignment The TRICARE Program
  Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
forum Post your response to the following Based
on eligibility and cost sharing requirements,
what are the financial advantages for either
providers or patients participating in the
TRICARE program? How do annual limits
(catastrophic caps) affect patients cost sharing
requirements? Explain your answers.
CheckPoint Describing TRICARE Resources
Appendix B and Ch. 12 (pp. 399-404, 409-411) of
Medical Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the
Assignment Folder Refer to Appendix B for
guidance on presentations and the Microsoft Help
and Support Web site for assistance with
questions related to PowerPoint at
http//support.microsoft.com/ Create a 5- to
8-slide PowerPoint presentation that describes
features of the TRICARE program and its four
subsidiaries. Include detailed speaker notes to
explain the following topics in your presentation
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HCR 230 Week 5 CheckPoint Characteristics of
Workers Compensation Plans
HCR 230 Week 5 Assignment Understanding
Work-Related Injuries
CheckPoint Characteristics of Workers
Compensation Plans Resources Ch. 13 (pp.
423-424) of Medical Insurance and the U.S.
Department of Labor Web site Due Date Day 4 to
the Assignment Folder Refer to Ch. 13 (pp.
423-424) of your textbook and the U.S. Department
of Labor Web site at http//www.dol.gov/dol/topic
/workcomp/index.htm
 Assignment Understanding Work-Related
Injuries Resources Appendix C and Ch. 13 (pp.
425- 427) of Medical Insurance Due Date Day 7
to the Assignment Folder Compose a 750- to
1,050-word response describing the workers
compensation claim process. Include the following
information in your answer Overall description
of the workers compensation claims process 
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HCR 230 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HCR 230 Week 6 CheckPoint Purpose of the General
Appeals
Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
forum Post your response to the following Do
you believe the RA/EOB is an effective method of
communicating claim adjudication information to
patients? When you have received an RA/EOB in the
mail, is it easy or difficult to understand? What
suggestions could you make to improve
patient-payer communication regarding the claim
adjudication process? Explain your answers.
  CheckPoint Purpose of the General Appeals
Process Resource Ch. 14 (p. 463) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the Assignment
Folder Use the Internet to locate three
additional examples of claims errors and classify
them according the categories noted on page 463
of your textbook. Respond to the following in 250
to 300 words Briefly describe the purpose of the
general appeals process. Incorporate the three
additional examples of claims errors you located
on the Internet, classified according to the
categories in the text.
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HCR 230 Week 7 CheckPoint Effective Financial
Policies amp Proced
HCR 230 Week 7 Assignment Understanding the
Collection Process
CheckPoint Effective Financial Policies and
Procedures Resources Figures 15.1 and 15.2 (pp.
485-486) in Medical Insurance Due Date Day 4 to
the Assignment Folder Refer to Figure 15.1 and
15.2 in Medical Insurance. Post a 350- to
400-word response to the following The three
major elements to critical thinking are logical
inquiry, problem solving, and evaluative decision
making. In this CheckPoint, you will exercise
critical thinking skills to answer the following
questions What are the basic elements of an
effective medical office financial
  Assignment Understanding the Collection
Process Resources Ch. 15 (pp. 494-505) of
Medical Insurance and Microsoft Help Web
site Due Date Day 7 to the Assignment
Folder Suppose you are working in a medical
office and are helping train a new billing
specialist about collections. You decide that a
job aid in the form of a flow chart would be a
useful tool. Refer to Microsoft Help Web site at
http//support.microsoft.com/ for questions
related to creating a flow chart in Microsoft
Word
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HCR 230 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HCR 230 Week 8 CheckPoint Inpatient and
Outpatient Hospital Services
Discussion Question 1 Due Date Day 2 Main
forum Refer to your text and the following links
to help you answer questions about written
consent American Medical Association Web site
at http//archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/135/1
/26.pdf Integrated Publishing Web site at
http//www.tpub.com/content/medical/14295/css/1429
5_416.htm
  CheckPoint Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital
Services Resource Ch. 16 (pp. 513-514, 523-526)
of Medical Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the
Assignment Folder ? Post a 250- to 300-word
response to the following What are the major
differences between inpatient and outpatient
hospital services? Describe how these
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HCR 230 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint
HCR 230 Week 9 Assignment Financial Policy DCSAA
Finicial Policy
Capstone CheckPoint Resources Appendix A,
Chapter 14 (pp. 449-477) of Medical Insurance,
and Microsoft Help Web site Due Date Day 4 to
the Assignment Folder Refer to Chapter 14 of
Medical Insurance and previous assignments from
that chapter as a resource. Visit the Microsoft
Help link for assistance with questions related
to creating a flow chart in Microsoft Word at
http//support.microsoft.com/ Create a flow chart
using Microsoft Word illustrating the five steps
of the claims adjudication process from the time
of initial
  Final Project Design a Financial
Policy Resources Appendix A and Figure 15.1 on
p. 487 of Medical Insurance Due Date Day 7 to
the Assignment Folder Use critical thinking
skills to complete your final project. These
skills include suspending judgment and applying
problem-solving
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