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• HCR 220 Entire Course

• HCR 220 Week 1 Assignment Steps in the Medical
  Billing

• HCR 220 Week 1 Checkpoint Features of Health
  PlansHCR 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Payment Methods
  PresentationHCR 220 Week 1 Assignment Steps in
  the Medical Billing Process

• Assignment Steps in the Medical Billing Process
• Resource Figure 1.6 on p. 17 of Medical
  Insurance
• Write a 500 to 750 word paper that lists the
  sequence of steps in the medical billing process.
  In your own words, provide a 3 to 4 sentence
  explanation for each step.

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• HCR 220 Week 1 Checkpoint Features of Health Plans

• HCR 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Payment Methods

• CheckPoint Features of Health Plans
• Resource Table 1.1 on p. 13 of Medical
  Insurance An Integrated Claims Process Approach
• Write and post a 250 to 300 word response to the
  following questions
• Describe the similarities and differences among
  the major types of health plans.

• CheckPoint Payment Methods Presentation
• Resources Appendix B and Microsoft Help
  at http//support.microsoft.com/
• Create a 4 to 5 slide PowerPoint presentation in
  which you describe, in your own words, the
  fee-for-service and capitation payment cycles.
  Include the relationship among

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• HCR 220 Week 2 CheckPoint Medical Records

• HCR 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• CheckPoint Medical Records Documentation and
  Billing
• Write a 250 to 300 word response to the
  following
• Describe how compliance plans correlate to
  different medical records

• Discussion Questions
• Summarize the purposes and provisions of HIPAA in
  one sentence. Also, explain how HIPAA relates to
  medical ethics and etiquette. What are some
  possible ramifications of a health care industry
  without HIPAA regulations? Refer to p. 25
  of Medical Insurance and provide examples. Due
  day 2 in the Main Forum.

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• HCR 220 Week 3 Assignment Understanding the
  Patient

• HCR 220 Week 3 CheckPoint Eligibility, Payment

• Assignment Understanding the Patient Intake
  ProcessResource Figure 3.1 on p. 75 of Medical
  Insurance
• Write a 750 to 1,050 word essay discussing
  strategies to improve patient intake efficiency
  not covered in the text. Include the following
  components in your essay
• Provide at least one must-have item not covered
  in the text.

• CheckPoint Eligibility, Payment, and Billing
  Procedures
• Resource pp. 8688 of Medical InsuranceWrite a
  250 to 300 word response to the following
• Describe a factor that determines patient
  benefits eligibility.

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• HCR 220 Week 4 CheckPoint Determining Diagnosis
  Code

• HCR 220 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• CheckPoint Determining Diagnosis Code Categories
• Resource pp. 130-135 of Medical Insurance
• Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Post a response to the following Determine a
  diagnosis code category for the following case
  studies and explain the rationale for your
  selections

• Discussion Questions
• Suppose you were helping a new office file clerk
  who was curious about the coding process. How
  would you explain appropriate use and purposes of
  the Alphabetic Index and Tabular List to the file
  clerk? What problems might occur if proper coding
  procedures are not used? Provide examples of
  problems and propose solutions. Due day 2 in the
  Main Forum.

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• HCR 220 Week 5 Assignment Assigning Evaluation

• HCR 220 Week 5 CheckPoint Describing CPT Coding

• Assignment Assigning Evaluation and Management
  (E/M) Codes
• ResourcesFigure 5.3 on p. 161, and Table 5.4 on
  p. 165 of Medical Insurance
• Assign appropriate E/M codes for the following
  five cases
• Initial consultation performed for a 43-year-old
  woman with unexplained weight loss,

• CheckPoint Describing CPT Coding Categories
• Resource p. 145 of Medical Insurance
• Write a 250 to 300 word response in which you
  assume you are a medical office manager who wants
  to make the coding process easier for employees
  to understand. To facilitate better understanding
  of this process, respond to the

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• HCR 220 Week 5 Exercise Working with CPT Modifiers

• HCR 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Applying Level II HCPCS

• Exercise Working with CPT Modifiers
• Resource Table 5.2 on p. 154 of Medical
  Insurance
• Complete the exercise by identifying the correct
  CPT modifier to its corresponding procedure for
  the following
• Bilateral procedures
• Multiple procedures
• Prolonged evaluation and management

• CheckPoint Applying Level II HCPCS Modifiers
• Resource Table 6.2 on p. 195 of Medical
  Insurance
• Apply the appropriate Level II HCPCS code
  modifier for each of the following examples.
  Explain your rationale for each selection. For
  example, the first one would be
• Portable home oxygen unit - QM

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• HCR 220 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2

• HCR 220 Week 7 Assignment Evaluating Compliance

• Discussion Questions
• How are permanent codes different from temporary
  codes? What could be the result of a system
  without permanent codes? Provide examples in your
  answer. Due day 2 in the Main Forum.

• Assignment Evaluating Compliance Strategies
• Write a 750 to 1,050 word essay evaluating
  billing and coding compliance strategies. In your
  essay, provide an overview of the compliance
  process, and offer your judgment either
  supporting or criticizing a particular method.
  Make suggestions for improvement at the end of
  your evaluation.

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• HCR 220 Week 7 CheckPoint Errors and Compliance

• HCR 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Complete a CMS-1500

• CheckPoint Errors and Compliance in Coding
• Resource pp. 207 211 of Medical Insurance, and
  Medical News Today Web site athttp//www.medicalne
  wstoday.com/
• Review the NPR Web site athttp//www.npr.org/templ
  ates/story/story.php?storyId5348863

• Checkpoint Complete a CMS-1500 Claim Form
• Complete the CMS-1500 claim form worksheet
  located in Appendix C. If you believe information
  provided in the following list is insufficient to
  adequately fill a required field with data, for
  example, to supply a specific diagnosis code,
  indicate this by typing N/A.