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HCR 220 Entire Course For more classes visit
www.snaptutorial.com 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
ProcessHCR 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2HCR 220 Week
2 CheckPoint Medical Records Documentation and
BillingHCR 220 Week 3 CheckPoint Eligibility,
Payment, and Billing Procedures
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HCR 220 Week 1 Assignment Steps in the Medical
Billing Process For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com 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. Your paper must be formattedaccording
to APA standards to be graded. Attach in a Word
Document.
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HCR 220 Week 1 Checkpoint Features of Health
Plans For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com
  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. Do you believe any one
plan offers greater financial or coverage
benefits to either a consumer or a provider?
Explain your answers.
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HCR 220 Week 1 CheckPoint Payment Methods
Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com 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 provider, patient,
and payer in your presentation, and their roles
in the process.
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HCR 220 Week 2 CheckPoint Medical Records
Documentation and Billing For more classes
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Records Documentation and Billing  Write a 250
to 300 word response to the following   Describe
how compliance plans correlate to different
medical records documentation standards. Which
steps in the medical billing process, listed in
Ch. 1 of Medical Insurance, are related to the
following
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HCR 220 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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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 Intake Process For more classes
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ng the Patient Intake Process  Resource 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. Provide a minimum of one
reliable reference from the University Library or
the Internet.
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HCR 220 Week 3 CheckPoint Eligibility, Payment,
and Billing Procedures For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com 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. What are the appropriate steps to
take when insurance does not cover a planned
service? Relate these steps to the eligibility
factor you identified and provide two examples of
patient charges with corresponding billing
transactions.
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HCR 220 Week 4 CheckPoint Determining Diagnosis
Code Categories For more classes
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g 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 A 56-year-old
woman presents to the office complaining of
pronounced weakness on the right side of her body
and slurred speech for the past 18 hours. Based
on the examination, the physician orders an MRI
to investigate a possible transient ischemic
attack (TIA). A 42-year-old man comes to the
office
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HCR 220 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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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
and Management (E M) Codes For more classes
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Evaluation and Management (E/M)
Codes ResourcesFigure 5.3 on p. 161, and Table
5.4 on p. 165 of Medical Insurance Assign appropri
ate E/M codes for the following five
cases Initial consultation performed for a
43-year-old woman with unexplained weight loss,
abdominal pain, and rectal bleeding. A
comprehensive history and examination is
performed.
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HCR 220 Week 5 CheckPoint Describing CPT Coding
Categories For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com 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
following Come up with buzzwords or slogans that
would best describe the three CPT code
categories. What types of procedures or services
are included in each of the three CPT code
categories?
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HCR 220 Week 5 Exercise Working with CPT
Modifiers For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com 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 Unusual
anesthesia Mandated services
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HCR 220 Week 6 CheckPoint Applying Level II HCPCS
Modifiers For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com 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 Emergency
ambulance transport and extended life
support Diagnostic mammogram, left breast
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HCR 220 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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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.   Briefly explain the steps used to assign
HCPCS codes for billing purposes. Do you believe
it is more or less efficient to use different
billing procedures for Medicare, Medicaid, or
private payers?
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HCR 220 Week 7 Assignment Evaluating Compliance
Strategies For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com 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
in Coding For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com CheckPoint Errors and Compliance in
Coding   Resource pp. 207 211 of Medical
Insurance, and Medical News Today Web site
athttp//www.medicalnewstoday.com/ Review the NPR
Web site athttp//www.npr.org/templates/story/stor
y.php?storyId5348863 Write a 250 to 300 word
response to the following Briefly explain causes
and solutions for three of the most common
billing and coding errors.
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HCR 220 Week 8 Checkpoint Complete a CMS-1500
Claim Form For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com 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.
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HCR 220 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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Questions How are the data elements contained in
the HIPAA 837 claim form similar to the CMS-1500,
and how does each form relate to the claims
process? In your opinion, do the similarities
between HIPAA 837 and CMS-1500 complicate or
simplify the claims process? Explain your
answers. Due day 2 in the Main Forum.
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HCR 220 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Capstone
CheckPoint   Post a 250 to 300 word response in
which you explain, in your own words, how HIPAA,
ICD, CPT, and HCPCS influence each of the ten
steps of the medical billing process.
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HCR 220 Week 9 Final Project How HIPAA Violations
Affect the Medical Billing Process For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Final
Project How HIPAA Violations Affect the Medical
Billing Process  Part One  ResourcesAppendix
A, Appendix C, and Table 8.3 on pp. 258259
of Medical Insurance Refer toTable 8.3 on pp.
258259 of your text to complete the CMS-1500
form, located in Appendix C, according to the
following case study
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