For professional degree students working in medical billing and other health care related fields, this textbook on the computerized medical workplace provides practical instruction on a wide variety of processes and technologies used in modern health care industries. Based around medical office simulation software provided on an accompanying CD-ROM, the work discusses topics such as medical practice management software, basic management concepts, insurance fundamentals, patient registration and data entry, procedure posting, insurance billing, posting payments, billing and collections, and insurance claim follow up and dispute resolution. Chapters include illustrations and screenshots, sample documents, and exercises. Access to numerous additional resources for both students and instructors is provided. This second edition is fully updated with several new and expanded chapters and sections. Correa is the former educational coordinator for the City University of New York at Queens College. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less