Revised and updated with more than 200 pages of new information, this outstanding book guides users through the reimbursement process from start to finish. Perfect for trainers, students, and veteran reimbursement professionals alike, this Third Edition offers concise, informative, and easy-to-understand overviews of insurance basics, types of insurance and payers, coding systems, insurance processing, and review and appeals. The book also includes several extensive appendices of related information. The new information includes entirely new chapters on: Electronic claims processing Compliance plans for physicians Privacy and confidentiality issues, including HIPAA And, new appendices on OIG Compliance and Internet Resources