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2. HCR 230 Entire Course • 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

3. HCR 230 Week 1 Assignment Features of Private Payer and Consumer-Driven Health Plans • Assignment: 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. Treasurer’s Office and Oregon Blue Cross/Blue Shield Web sites • Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Assignment Folder]

4. HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Comparing Cost Control Strategies • CheckPoint: Comparing Cost Control Strategies • Resource: Ch. 9 (pp. 287-291) of Medical Insurance • Due Date: Day 3 [post to the Individual forum]

5. HCR 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Ramifications of Participation Contracts • CheckPoint: Ramifications of Participation Contracts • Resource: Ch. 9 (pp. 304-305) of Medical Insurance • Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum]

6. HCR 230 Week 2 CheckPoint Summarizing the Medigap Program • 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/Medicare/medigap • and http://www.diabetes.org/advocacy-and-legalresources/healthcare/medicare/medigap.jsp

7. HCR 230 Week 2 DQ 1and DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum] • Post your response to the following: Explain whether or not you believe Medicare’s eligibility limitations are reasonable in scope. • 4. Discussion Question 2 • Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum]

8. HCR 230 Week 3 Assignment welfare reforms act • Due 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?

9. HCR 230 Week 3 CheckPoint Working with Medicaid • CheckPoint: 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]

10. HCR 230 Week 4 Assignment The TRICARE Program • CheckPoint: 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/

11. HCR 230 Week 4 DQ 1and DQ 2 • 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.

12. HCR 230 Week 5 Assignment Understanding Work-Related Injuries • Assignment: 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

13. HCR 230 Week 5 CheckPoint Characteristics of Workers Compensation Plans • CheckPoint: 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

14. HCR 230 Week 6 CheckPoint Purpose of the General Appeals • 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.

15. HCR 230 Week 6 DQ 1and DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • 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.

16. HCR 230 Week 7 Assignment Understanding the Collection Process • Assignment: 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.

17. HCR 230 Week 7 CheckPoint Effective Financial Policies amp Proced • CheckPoint: Effective 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

18. HCR 230 Week 8 CheckPoint Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services • CheckPoint: Inpatient and Outpatient Hospital Services • Resource: Ch. 16 (pp. 513-514, 523-526) of Medical Insurance • Due Date: Day 5 [to the Assignment Folder]

19. HCR 230 Week 8 DQ 1and DQ 2 • Discussion Question 1 • 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/14295_416.htm • Post your response to the following: What is the importance of obtaining written consent from patients prior to receiving medical treatment? What are the implications of failing to do so? Does a medical emergency alter the conditions of written consent? Why or why not? Explain your answers.

20. HCR 230 Week 9 Assignment Financial Policy DCSAA Finicial Policy • 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.

21. HCR 230 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint • FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT • www.hcr230help.com • Capstone 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:

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