Revenue Cycle

Description

This course tells the story of how front-end revenue cycle functions impact the financial success of the organization. The course takes us all the way through the revenue cycle, from referral to zero balance on the account. This course provides an overview of all the administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue.

Objectives:

Lesson 1

• Describe the basic work performed in the front-end or pre-visit phase
• Define common terms and acronyms

Lesson 2

• Describe the process of the encounter phase in the revenue cycle
• Explain the basic functions performed in these areas: Registration, Financial Counseling, Clinical Documentation, Health Information Management, Charge Capture, Coding
• Define the code sets used to describe medical diagnoses, procedures, and services

Lesson 3

• Describe the basic functions performed
• Identify forms used to submit medical claims
• Define common terms related to hospital billing