ICD-9-CM 2002: International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Volumes 1 and 2 (Color
by American Medical Association
"Annual text features color-coded tabular, intuitive symbols, and hundreds of clinically-oriented diagnosis definitions and illustrations..."
ICD-9-CM Coding Handbook, with Answers: 2002
by Faye Brown
"Annual handbook produced in cooperation with the Central Office on ICD-9-CM of the American Hospital Association. Features numerous coding exercises based on case examples, revised codes and skills, practical textbook design, and material developed by the AHA's Central Office on ICD-9-CM during the past year. Softcover, handbook without answers also available."
ICD-9-CM Workbook for Beginning Coders, 2002 Revised Edition (Includes Answer Key)
by Janatha R. Ashton
"Exercises aimed at students who have learned basic coding principles and need additional practice applying the principles to actual cases.
Separate answer key is provided. Reflects the latest official coding guidelines effective with October 2001..."
Independent Medical Coding: The Comprehensive Guidebook for Career Success As a Medical Coder
by Donna Avila-Weil, Rhonda Regan
"The comprehensive guidebook for career success as a medical coder.
How to start and successfully run your own professional independent medical coding business.
"Types of services to offer. Marketing tips. Medical transcriptionists as coders.
"Numerous topics and resource lists. Covers skills vital to success; education;
certification; coding systems; home office set-up; pricing; business operations; ethics; risk management; finances; taxes; contracts; Internet;
confidentiality; alternate careers for medical coding specialists;
and much more.
"If you're looking for a solid new career, consider medical coding -- one of the hottest professional opportunities today! Currently, there is a shortage of qualified medical coders in health care, and as managed care increases, more coders will be needed. Here's everything you need to know to be on the forefront of this exciting new industry."
Insurance Claims and Disputes: Representation of Insurance Companies and Insured
(Insurance Law Series)
by Allan D. Windt
Insurance Commander: How to Sell Property and Casualty Business Insurance
by Baxter Dunbar
Insurance for Dummies
by Jack Hungelmann
"Packed with real-life examples, expert author Jack Hungelmann guides the reader through the traps and loopholes of the insurance system. Discover what policy combination is best for your needs and where you may have gaps. Find out how to reduce your risk and your insurance costs. Learn how to make the most of your insurance policies and what to do when there’s a crisis. How to shop for health insurance when it isn’t employer-provided, get the claims you deserve."
Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office
by Marilyn Takahashi, Cma-Ac, Cmt Fordney, Linda L., Cma-C, ncic French
"Insurance Handbook for the Medical Office is a key text for Medical Administrative Assisting, Medical Front Office programs, or those who wish to become insurance billing specialists, claims assistance professionals, or electronic claims processors for physicians' practices and hospital outpatient clinics. Those already practicing in this area will also find this text beneficial, as will health claims examiner programs. The goal of this extremely up-to-date text is to increase efficiency and streamline administrative procedures for the most exasperating aspect of the doctor's office routine - insurance billing. This text offers guidance for all aspects of submitting, tracing, appealing, and transmitting claims for today's full range of health plans. Important coverage of diagnostic coding, procedural coding, office and insurance collection strategies, Medicare, Managed Care, and more is presented.
Additionally, a free CD-ROM featuring the HCFA-1500 claim form is included with the book. The CD-ROM contains 10 scored patient case studies with related insurance information so that the student can practice completing the HCFA-1500 claim form in a fun, interactive format."
The Insurance Industry: The WetFeet.com Insider Guide
by Wetfeet.Com, Steve Pollock, WetFeet.com Gary Alpert
Insurance Law in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)
by John F. Dobbyn
"Reliable source on the fundamentals of insurance law covers topics such as insurable interest, risk, insurer defenses, waiver and estoppel, recovery, subrogation, reinsurance, and bonds. In addition, expert analysis provides a sense of the peculiar directions insurance law would take, and their erroneous outcomes, if the pure principles of contract law were applied."
Insurance Law and Regulation: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)
by Kenneth S. Abraham
"This casebook provides detailed information on insurance law.
The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research.
Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases."
Insurance:
From Underwriting to Derivatives: Asset Liability Management in Insurance Companies (Wiley Series in Financial Engineering)
by Eric Briys, Francois De Varenne, Francois De Varenne
Insuring Quality: How to Improve Quality, Compliance, Customer Service, and Ethics in the Insurance Industry
by Hedy Abromovitz, Les Abromovitz
"How can insurance providers boost their image and increase business?
Hedy and Les Abromovitz's Insuring Quality takes a hard look at the insurance industry and suggests innovative new ways of improving customer satisfaction, turbo-charging sales and polishing the tarnished image of the industry. The insurance industry has an image problem. From Woody Allen movies to greeting cards, insurance agents are ridiculed as boring, overbearing pests out to make a quick buck at someone's expense. Recent criminal investigations into some of the nation's largest insurance providers have only made the situation worse. And that's bad news for insurance professionals - for more than any other business, the insurance industry is built on trust. This book was written by insurance professionals for insurance professionals - so every example in the book is based on a real-life situation. There's no ivory tower philosophizing or impenetrable jargon; just practical advice from two veterans who have examined the true relationship between quality, ethics, and customer service. As the authors say, 'Insuring Quality will help your organization solve real-life problems. It's for the people in the trenches...'"
Insurance Redlining: Disinvestment, Reinvestment, and the Evolving Role of Financial Institutions
by Gregory D. Squires (Editor)
Introductory Statistics with Applications in General Insurance
by I. B. Hossack, J. H. Pollard, B. Zehwirth
"This is a new edition of a very successful introduction to statistical methods for general insurance practitioners. No prior statistical knowledge is assumed, and the mathematical level required is approximately equivalent to school mathematics. Whilst the book is primarily introductory, some more advanced topics are treated and references for further reading are given. Solutions to most exercises are included.For this edition the opportunity has been taken to make minor improvements and corrections throughout the text, to rewrite some sections to improve clarity and to update the examples and references."
Investment Management for Insurers
by David F. Babbel (Editor), Frank J. Fabozzi (Editor)
"Investment Management for Insurers details all phases of the investment management process for insurers as well as fixed income instruments and derivatives and state-of-the-art analytical tools for valuing securities and measuring risk. Complete coverage includes:
a general overview of issues, fixed income products, valuation, measuring and controlling interest rate risk, and equity portfolio management."
Invisible Bankers: Everything the Insurance Industry Never Wanted You to Know
by Andrew P. Tobias
