Don't spend time searching through hundreds of different books and sources! Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement
integrates information about all US healthcare payment systems into one authoritative source. You will examine
the complex financial systems within today's healthcare environment, and understand the basics of health insurance,
public fudning programs, managed care contracting, and how services are paid.
The step-by-step detail in Casto and Laymans' book illustrates how each payment system functions, the history behind
the systems, how complex reimbursement systems are used, and how profoundly they have made an impact on providers
and payers, consumers, public policy makers, and the development of classification and information technology systems
over the years.
Need to understand the basics of revenue cycle management, and the bottom-line, nitty-gritty of the healthcare
payment systems? Then Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement is the educational product for you. Savvy healthcare
professionals who can help their employers, patients, or clients through the healthcare reimbursement maze will
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