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10749840378Three parties of an insurance contract1. Patient/ subscriber 2. Provider/ PCP 3. Payer/ insurance0
10749840379fee for servicePayment method based on provider charges1
10749840380Capitated rateProspective payment - fixed prepayment covering provider's services for a plan member for a specified period2
10749840381Out of pocket expensesExpenses the insured must pay out of pocket prior to benefits3
10749840382ReferralTransfer of patient care from one physician to another4
10749840383Pre- authorizationPrior authorization from a payer for services to be provided5
10749840384MedicareOver 65 years, people with specific disabilities6
10749840385Medicare Part AHospital coverage7
10749840386Medicare Part BOutpatient care - medigap8
10749840387Medicare part CHMO - combines coverage for part A and part B9
10749840388Medicare Part DPrescription drug coverage10
10749840389Tricaremilitary insurance11
10749840390CHAMPVAveterans insurance12
10749840391MedicaidLow income people who cannot afford medical care13
10749840392EMRComputerized records of one physicians encounters with a patient over time that are the physicians legal record of patient care14
10749840393EMRelectronic medical record15
10749840394Subpoena Duces TecumCourt requires the witness to bring evidence16
10749840395CMSCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services17
10749840396HIPAA Security Rulelaw requiring covered entities to establish physical and technical safeguards to protect health information18
10749840397HIPAA rulesPrivacy, security, electronic code set standards19
10749840398HIPAA Privacy RuleLaw regulating the use and disclosure of patients protected health information as TPO and PHI20
10749840399Electronic code set standardsRequire every provider who does business electronically to use the same healthcare transactions, code sets and identifiers21
10749840400PHIProtected Health Information22
10749840401Three covered entities1. Providers 2. Payers/ insurance 3. Business associates and billing clearinghouse23
10749840402NPINational Provider Identifier24
10749840403NPI definitionUnique ten digit identified assigned to each provider25
10749840404CMSAgency that runs Medicare, Medicaid, clinical laboratories, and other government health programs26
10749840405Assignment of benefitsAuthorization allowing benefits to be paid directly to a provider27
10749840406PremiumMoney the insured pays to a health plan for a policy28
10749840407DeductibleAmount insured must pay for healthcare services before a health plan's payment begins29
10749840408CoinsurancePortion of charges an insured person must pay die covered healthcare services after the deductible30
10749840409CopaymentSpecified amount a beneficiary must pay at the time of a healthcare encounter31
10749840410PCPPrimary care physician32
10749840411PPOpreferred provider organization33
10749840412Birthday ruleGuideline stating that the parent whose day of birth is earlier in the calendar year is primary34
10749840413coordination of benefitsExplains how an insurance policy will pay if more than one policy applies35
10749840414Self pay patientPatient with no insurance36
10749840415SequelaeConditions that remain after an acute illness or injury has been treated and resolved37
10749840416Z codeUsed to report encounters for circumstances other than a disease or injury38
10749840417ICD-10Mandated code set for diagnoses under HIPAA39
10749840418EponymName of phrase formed from or based on a persons name. Ex: Hodgkin's disease40
10749840419HIPAAHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act41
10749840420External cause codeICD-10-CM code for an external cause of a disease or injury42
10749840421HMOhealth maintenance organization43
10749840422HMO DefinitionManaged healthcare system in which providers offer healthcare to members for fixed periodic payments44
10749840423Schedule of benefitsList of medical expenses covered by a health plan45
10749840424CPTCurrent Procedural Terminology46
10749840425Preferred provider organizationManaged care organization in which a network of providers supplies discounted treatment for plan members. Most popular health insurance47
10749840426Protected Health Information (PHI)Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or maintained by electronic media.48
10749840427PCPPhysician in health maintenance organization who directs all aspects of a patients care49
10749840428Advanced beneficiary notice (ABN)Form given to medicare beneficiaries indicating the charges patients need to pay50
10749840429Preventive medical servicesCare provider to keep patients healthy or prevent illness51
10749840430NPPNotice of Privacy Practices52
10749840431NPP DEFINITIONNotice of privacy that explains HIPAA53
10749840432Usual feenormal fee charged by a provider54

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