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Learning Objectives
Explain healthcare billing concepts, rules, and codes
Explain how to interpret a healthcare claim form
Describe why the data on a healthcare claim form is reliable
Demonstrate the process of utilizing the medical coding system and healthcare databases to create estimates for future surgeries and/or medical procedures by walking the participants through several costing scenarios
Describe how the medical coding system paints a picture of a medical procedure, such as who performed the procedure, what was performed, why it was performed, where it was performed, and what was included to perform the procedure.
Explain how to use healthcare pricing databases
Determine how to select appropriate cost data for a life care plan
Discuss the use of clinical judgment in life care plan costing
Provide case examples of questions in depositions related to life care plan costs