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HCR 230 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hcr230aid.com HCR 230 Week 1
CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control Strategies HCR
230 Week 1 CheckPoint Ramifications of
Participation Contracts HCR 230 Week 1 Assignment
Features of Private Payer and Consumer-Driven
Health Plans HCR 230 Week 2 DQ 1and DQ 2 HCR 230
Week 2 CheckPoint Summarizing the Medigap
Program HCR 230 Week 3 CheckPoint Working with
Medicaid HCR 230 Week 3 assignment welfare
reforms act HCR 230 Week 4 DQ 1and DQ 2 HCR 230
Week 4 Assignment The TRICARE Program
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HCR 230 Week 1 Assignment Features of Private
Payer and Consumer-Driven Health Plans FOR MORE
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Features of Private Payer and Consumer-Driven
Health Plans Resources Table 9.1 on p. 293 of
Medical Insurance, Table 9.2 on p. 296 of Medical
Insurance, and the U.S. Treasurers Office and
Oregon Blue Cross/Blue Shield Web sites Due Date
Day 7 post to the Assignment Folder
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HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control
Strategies FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hcr230aid
.com CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control
Strategies Resource Ch. 9 (pp. 287-291) of
Medical Insurance Due Date Day 3 post to the
Individual forum Post a 200- to 300-word
response to the following Compare cost control
strategies of employer-sponsored (employers buy
from insurance companies) to self-funded
(employers cover costs of benefits) health plans.
Include the following factors Riders Enrollment
periods Provider networks
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HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Ramifications of
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Ramifications of Participation Contracts Resource
Ch. 9 (pp. 304-305) of Medical Insurance Due
Date Day 4 post to the Individual
forum Discuss how participation contracts
represent financial opportunities for providers.
What are positive and negative ramifications of
discounted fee-for-service arrangements? Explain
your answers in 200 to 300 words.
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HCR 230 Week 2 CheckPoint Summarizing the Medigap
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m   Resources Figure 10.7 on p. 350 of Medical
Insurance, and the WebMD and Diabetes.org Web
sites Due Date Day 5 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Figure 10.7 and the WebMD and
Diabetes.org Web sites at http//www.webmd.com/Me
dicare/medigap and http//www.diabetes.org/advocac
y-and-legalresources/healthcare/medicare/medigap.j
sp Compose a 250- to 300-word summary reflecting
upon the Medigap program. Address the following
questions in your summary What are the core
benefits in the Medigap insurance program?
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HCR 230 Week 2 DQ 1and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
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1 Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following Explain whether or not you
believe Medicares eligibility limitations are
reasonable in scope. 4. Discussion Question 2 Due
Date Day 4 Main forum Post your response to
the following In your opinion, what potential
positive and negative ramifications could result
from offering payment incentives for physician
participation in Medicare
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HCR 230 Week 3 Assignment welfare reforms act
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Date Day 7 to the Assignment Folder Write a
750- to 1,050-word paper discussing the positive
and negative implications of the Welfare Reform
Act of 1996 on Medicaid. Respond to one or more
of the following questions in your paper Did the
Welfare Reform Act cause existing Medicaid
beneficiaries to lose necessary coverage? Do
eligible Medicaid candidates sometimes remain
un-enrolled even though they are needy as a
result of the Welfare Reform Act? Is the Welfare
Reform Act effective in reducing welfare fraud
and
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HCR 230 Week 3 CheckPoint Working with Medicaid
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int Working with Medicaid Resources Ch. 11 (pp.
374-375, 385-386) of Medical Insurance and the
U.S. Department of Health Human Services Web
site. Due Date Day 4 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to U.S. Department of Health
Human Services Web site at http//www.cms.hhs.gov/
home/medicaid.asp Select Medicaid Program -
General Information. Post a 250- to 300-word
response to the following Briefly discuss
factors that determine Medicaid eligibility, and
whether a procedure or service is covered.
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HCR 230 Week 4 Assignment The TRICARE Program
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Point Describing TRICARE Resources Appendix B
and Ch. 12 (pp. 399-404, 409-411) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Appendix B for guidance on
presentations and the Microsoft Help and Support
Web site for assistance with questions related to
PowerPoint at http//support.microsoft.com/
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HCR 230 Week 4 DQ 1and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hcr230aid.com   Discussion Question 1
Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following Based on eligibility and cost
sharing requirements, what are the financial
advantages for either providers or patients
participating in the TRICARE program? How do
annual limits (catastrophic caps) affect
patients cost sharing requirements? Explain your
answers. 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day
4 Main forum Post your response to the
following Explain whether or not you believe
CHAMPVA provides an adequate level of health
insurance for participants.
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HCR 230 Week 5 Assignment Understanding
Work-Related Injuries FOR MORE CLASSES
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Understanding Work-Related Injuries Resources
Appendix C and Ch. 13 (pp. 425- 427) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 7 to the Assignment
Folder Compose a 750- to 1,050-word response
describing the workers compensation claim
process. Include the following information in
your answer Overall description of the workers
compensation claims process Responsibilities of
the employee, employer, physician, and insurance
carrier
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HCR 230 Week 5 CheckPoint Characteristics of
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Characteristics of Workers Compensation Plans
Resources Ch. 13 (pp. 423-424) of Medical
Insurance and the U.S. Department of Labor Web
site Due Date Day 4 to the Assignment Folder
Refer to Ch. 13 (pp. 423-424) of your textbook
and the U.S. Department of Labor Web site at
http//www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workcomp/index.htm
Post a 250- to 300-word response to the
following In your own words, briefly describe
the features of the four federal workers
compensation plans and the two types of state
workers compensation benefits. Why is it
necessary to have both federal and state
compensation plans?
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HCR 230 Week 6 CheckPoint Purpose of the General
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  CheckPoint Purpose of the General Appeals
Process Resource Ch. 14 (p. 463) of Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 5 to the Assignment
Folder Use the Internet to locate three
additional examples of claims errors and classify
them according the categories noted on page 463
of your textbook. Respond to the following in 250
to 300 words Briefly describe the purpose of the
general appeals process. Incorporate the three
additional examples of claims errors you located
on the Internet, classified according to the
categories in the text.
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HCR 230 Week 6 DQ 1and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
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Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your
response to the following Do you believe the
RA/EOB is an effective method of communicating
claim adjudication information to patients? When
you have received an RA/EOB in the mail, is it
easy or difficult to understand? What suggestions
could you make to improve patient-payer
communication regarding the claim adjudication
process? Explain your answers.
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HCR 230 Week 7 Assignment Understanding the
Collection Process FOR MORE CLASSES
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Understanding the Collection Process Resources
Ch. 15 (pp. 494-505) of Medical Insurance and
Microsoft Help Web site Due Date Day 7 to the
Assignment Folder Suppose you are working in a
medical office and are helping train a new
billing specialist about collections. You decide
that a job aid in the form of a flow chart would
be a useful tool. Refer to Microsoft Help Web
site at http//support.microsoft.com/ for
questions related to creating a flow chart in
Microsoft Word.
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HCR 230 Week 7 CheckPoint Effective Financial
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Financial Policies and Procedures Resources
Figures 15.1 and 15.2 (pp. 485-486) in Medical
Insurance Due Date Day 4 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Figure 15.1 and 15.2 in Medical
Insurance. Post a 350- to 400-word response to
the following The three major elements to
critical thinking are logical inquiry, problem
solving, and evaluative decision making. In this
CheckPoint, you will exercise critical thinking
skills to answer the following questions What
are the basic elements of an effective medical
office financial policy?
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HCR 230 Week 8 CheckPoint Inpatient and
Outpatient Hospital Services FOR MORE CLASSES
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and Outpatient Hospital Services Resource Ch. 16
(pp. 513-514, 523-526) of Medical Insurance Due
Date Day 5 to the Assignment Folder ? Post a
250- to 300-word response to the following What
are the major differences between inpatient and
outpatient hospital services? Describe how these
differences affect the coding process and provide
examples.
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HCR 230 Week 8 DQ 1and DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
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Due Date Day 2 Main forum Refer to your
text and the following links to help you answer
questions about written consent American
Medical Association Web site at
http//archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/135/1/26.
pdf Integrated Publishing Web site at
http//www.tpub.com/content/medical/14295/css/1429
5_416.htm Post your response to the following
What is the importance of obtaining written
consent from patients prior to receiving medical
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HCR 230 Week 9 Assignment Financial Policy DCSAA
Finicial Policy FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hcr230aid.com   Final Project Design a
Financial Policy Resources Appendix A and
Figure 15.1 on p. 487 of Medical Insurance Due
Date Day 7 to the Assignment Folder Use
critical thinking skills to complete your final
project. These skills include suspending judgment
and applying problem-solving skills and methods
while conducting research. You will form
evaluative decisions and provide your rationale
after considering how you would design a medical
office financial policy.
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HCR 230 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint FOR MORE
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CheckPoint Resources Appendix A, Chapter 14 (pp.
449-477) of Medical Insurance, and Microsoft
Help Web site Due Date Day 4 to the Assignment
Folder Refer to Chapter 14 of Medical Insurance
and previous assignments from that chapter as a
resource. Visit the Microsoft Help link for
assistance with questions related to creating a
flow chart in Microsoft Word at
http//support.microsoft.com/ Create a flow
chart using Microsoft Word illustrating the five
steps of the claims adjudication process from the
time of initial processing
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