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MEDICAL BILLING NETWORKS AND PROCESSES

Name: MEDICAL BILLING NETWORKS AND PROCESSES
Author: Yuval Lirov
ISBN: 978-0-9796101-3-4

by Yuval Lirov ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 1, 2009

An excellent manual for medical offices seeking to improve billing.

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A thorough, easy-to-reference guide to improving medical billing procedures and collections that will be of value to medical practices small and large.

Mathematician, inventor and CEO Lirov brings his broad range of knowledge and experience to the subject of medical billing. The company that he heads, Vericle, brings this technology to clients, but the book avoids frequent references to the enterprise and is clearly not an advertisement. Targeted toward those who are involved at any level with medical billing–including computer programmers, medical office or billing service workers, and physicians–the book addresses the problems that practices of all sizes face: how to simplify the payment process and maximize collections from clients and insurance companies. Lirov begins with an overview of the economics of health care today, comparing billing procedures and outcomes of the past with the strategies Vericle utilizes. He then explores the administrative aspects of medical offices, such as choosing the ideal billing system, computer-aided scheduling and problem tracking. The author also addresses metrics that are useful in determining efficacy of the chosen billing system–and what an office can learn from this study. Compliance with regulations including insurance claims and HIPAA is a large task for medical offices, and Lirov invited guest authors to detail their specific procedures. These authors contributed several chapters, covering topics such as physician â€œSuper Groups,” dictation versus electronic records and integration of electronic health records. Other topics of interest include outsourcing of billing and patient retention. This well-written guide contains easily referenced chapters, section headings and lists of key points, with each chapter concisely summarized and indexed. Consequently, all office workers will be able to understand the language and terminology. Further, charts and diagrams provide examples and illustrate key points.

An excellent manual for medical offices seeking to improve billing.

Pub Date: Jan. 1, 2009

ISBN: 978-0-9796101-3-4

Page Count: -

Publisher: N/A

Review Posted Online: May 23, 2010

Review Program: Kirkus Indie

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.