INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT uses a unique, two-tiered approach in each unit to help students become successful managers in any medical office setting. The first chapter in each unit introduces students to the basics of medical practice management and the roles of each staff member within the healthcare facility, The second chapter of each unit covers the skills and responsibilities of the manager in relation to the topics being covered. From personnel management to compliance with regulatory agencies, students must first understand the fundamentals of managing the medical office in order to develop the expertise they need to successfully teach staff, train new personnel, and audit procedures that occur in daily practices. Numerous examples of letters, procedural policies, and forms are included for hands-on learning. Students will also have the opportunity to practice the skills they are learning as they create their own practice with the Think Like a Manager feature at the end of each unit and the accompanying templates provided in the back of the book.
Review
“Initially, I was very excited to see the proposal as there is a great need for this type of text. There is not a text that covers the vast responsibilities of a medical practice manager in an accurate and thorough manner.”Heater Skow, Spencerian College”I think that this concept is wonderful. Providing the text does a good job of covering the information presented in the outline, it will be a wonderful tool!”Trish Berry, Hamilton College
About the Author
Debby Montone is the Dean Emeritus of Eastwick College/HoHokus schools. During her twenty years at the Hohokus School of Business and Medical Science, she has also served as the Director of Continuing Education, Dean of Medical Sciences, and Lead Instructor and Curriculum Designer. She also spent over fifteen years as an office manager for a small physician’s office. Debby is a current member of AHIMA and ANA and is the author of Power Building Series of learning tools from Elsevier. Debby received her RN degree from Hackensack Hospital School of Nursing and her BS degree from St. Peters College in Healthcare Administration. She also has a graduate certificate in healthcare education and is a certified coding specialist -CCS-P and a certified ICD 10 trainer through AHIMA.Michelle Lenzi is owner and director of Lenzi Office Solutions, a medical coding school in Nashua, NH. She is a PMCC certified instructor for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), which allows her to teach students medical billing and coding while preparing them for the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Professional Coder – Hospital (CPC-H) certification exams. Michelle is also an adjunct instructor for the medical assisting department at Hesser College and Kaplan University Online. She is the past president (2010) of the AAPC Derry. Michelle has a bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Lowell and a master’s degree in adult education from the University of Phoenix. She is also a PMCC certified instructor- CPC-I, a Certified Professional Coder -CPC, and a Certified Professional Coder – Hospital -CPC-H through the AAPC.
Product Details
- Digital eBook: 480 pages
- Publisher: Cengage Learning; 1 edition (June 20, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1418040924
- ISBN-13: 978-1418040925