The PROFESSIONAL REVIEW GUIDE FOR THE CCA EXAMINATION, 2013 EDITION, is an essential, effective preparation tool for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam. This comprehensive learning package includes a reader-friendly, content-rich book, along with access to online assets featuring additional interactive quizzing and useful resources.Thorough and up-to-date, this invaluable guide covers critical information to help you pass the exam and prepare for professional success, including material on current code sets and AHIMA standards; recent changes to ICD-9-CM, CPT, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-10-PCS; electronic medical records; HIPAA requirements; and relevant laws, standards, and procedures. In addition to mock exams modeled closely to actual AHIMA exams, the guide includes study tips, coding case studies, quizzes and activities linked to AHIMA competencies to help you hone your skills by assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures for a variety of patient settings.

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Prepares students for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Certified Coding Association (CCA) exam. Includes ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT coding and covers latest AHIMA competencies for the CCA Certification Examination.

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Use the Professional Review Guide for the CCA Examination, 2010 ROM to help you prepare for the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) certification examination. Practice interpreting documentation and applying your knowledge in assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures for a variety of patient settings. This book also includes an interactive CD-ROM of the mock examination for real-world test taking practice.