This course is intended for those individuals who are new to hospital patient accounting or are interested in becoming a member of a hospital's business office. Topics covered will include: the registration process for inpatient as well as outpatient visits, how hospital charges are structured, the billing process, collection of past due accounts, follow up on uncollected third party accounts, interaction with other hospital departments and basic accounting as it relates to the business office. This course will also explain how the New York State Health Reform Act of 1996 has impacted the patient accounts operation of a hospital.No Prerequisite.