Revised in 2016 This no nonsense book tells you all you need to know to understand medical billing. Written by a mother/daughter team who have been running a medical billing service since 1994 it contains the facts without the fluff. Revised in June 2010 to almost double the content. It contains information about primary, secondary and tertiary claims, participation with insurance carriers, indemnity, hmos, ppos, eops, Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare hmos, workers comp, no fault, NPI numbers, copays, coinsurance, deductibles, patient billing, fraud, HIPAA, audits, overpayments and much more. A must read for every member of the staff in the doctor's office. Whether you need to improve office efficiency, improve the cash flow, or just understand the medical billing process better, this book is for you.