Unit : Reimbursement and Billing

For this unit assignment, please respond to the following key activities related to billing and reimbursements. The information for these activities can be found in Chapter 7 of your textbook.

1. Briefly describe the reimbursement methodologies.

2. Select a payment system, discuss your selected payment system, and identify its role related to billing and reimbursement.

3. Discuss why a claim may be rejected and possible ways to prevent a claim from being rejected.

Your response should be at least two pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.

The purpose of this assignment is to allow you to recognize the policies and procedures to comply with the changing regulations among various payment systems for healthcare services such as Medicare, Medicaid, and managed care.