Description

Overview:

This unit continues the discussion of healthcare financing at the governmental, organizational, and consumer levels. It describes the revenue cycle for healthcare organizations, identifies the different reimbursement methodologies and standards developed for the billing (reimbursement) process. Finally, this unit reviews some of the factors responsible for the escalating healthcare expenditures in the US and discusses some methods for controlling rising medical costs.

Subject:

Health, Medicine and Nursing, Finance

Level:

Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Lecture

Author:

Oregon Health & Science University

Provider:

Open Michigan

Provider Set:

Health IT Workforce Curriculum

Date Added:

09/26/2014