May 28, 2024  
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 
    
Yakima Valley College Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

AHBC 122: Health Care Reimbursement Issues II

3 Cr
Quarters: W
The study of health care reimbursement issues in the outpatient and inpatient setting. Federal, state, and private health insurance plans, including managed care plans, will be studied as well as the cycle of health insurance claims. Included are health insurance terminology standard in a hospital billing department and legal issues relating to reimbursement processing. The following topics will be studied and discussed: UB-92 billing forms, DRG (diagnostic related groups), Correct Coding Initiative, billing and coding compliance issues, and collections.
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Medical Billing and Coding program, AHBC 102 , and AHBC 121  or permission of instructor.