This new book covers the many federal regulations regarding health care collection and illustrates how collectors should organize their accounts or work with payers. Unlike any other publication, The Health Care Collector Training Guide features collection laws, efficient collection producures, information on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and tips on communication, payer, letter writing, and forming payment plans with patients.

This authoritative book guides both library graduate school students and seasoned librarians from academic, health sciences, and public libraries, to develop, maintain, nurture, and advertise consumer health collections. It covers all that is involved in developing a new consumer health library.

The Training Manual is the premier reference and review publication for individuals preparing for examinations given by The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution. It is a concise, applicable tool that can be used for orientation, training, and instructional programs in health care facilities and in institutions for learning. The Fifth Edition of the manual is the largest and most comprehensive to date.

This comprehensive text provides clear explanations of the effects of drugs on human performance and the need for workplace drug testing. It provides essential information on the regulatory and legal frameworks around the world, how to set policies and coverage of all aspects of drug analysis and the associated interpretation of results.Contents include:* epidemiology of drug use in the working population* the evidence base and guidelines for workplace drug testing* legal, regulatory aspects and policies for drugs and alcohol* urine and alternative sample collection process* analytical techniques and specimen adulteration.Case studies of successful programmes are also included to illustrate the principles discussed.Written by internationally acknowledged experts this informative book will be essential reading for anyone interested in workplace drug testing or setting up such a system including clinical and forensic toxicologists, occupational health physicians, nurses, human resources, drug counselling and treatment providers, analytical chemists and lawyers.Alain Verstraete is Professor at the Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium and Department Head of the Toxicology Laboratory of the Laboratory of Clinical Biology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

This is a great MEDICAL BILLING, Collections, and Revenue Cycle Workbook or Journal for you or your office staff to utilize while contacting Insurance Carriers for Medical Claim Status. Whether you are checking claim status via phone calls or online, this is a fabulous journal tool to have at hand and on your desks. Great for contacting COMMERCIAL carriers [such as BCBS, UHC, etc], Medicare, Medicaid, and work comp. This is a great checklist that can be utilized to make certain that all pertinent claim status questions are answered by insurance representatives so that accounts can be moved forward to the next level in the healthcare provider's revenue cycle appropriately and efficiently. This training journal/workbook contains as follows; Claim status prompt fields [such as claim number, policy number, etc] Notes field for jotting down statuses of accounts Provider information spaces [such as NPI and TAX ID fields] Patient demographic fields Guarantor info Glossy cover 8.5" x 11" 174 pages Great for training Great for seasoned employees Utilize this journal by entering patient and provider details prior to contacting insurance carriers. Insurance customer service reps greatly appreciate it when we are prepared before calling. This also allows for more smoother and productive insurance claim status phone calls and which trims down waisted time. Remember, to take control of the claim status phone call, utilize this journal as a guide before, during, and after insurance call, and then bring in the cash.