Month, day and year a person dies.
The translation of written descriptions of diseases, illnesses and
injuries
Any and all duties that each party is legally responsible for in a
contractual agreement.
Similar to a deductible; the amount to be paid out-of-pocket by
a patient prior to Medicaid providing payment for services.
The practice of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and
traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient
care. Houses medical records.
Inpatient claims are paid according to the....
Documentation provided by a hospital or physician’s office to alert a
patient to the possibility of non-covered services which will be
patient responsibility.
An insurance responsible for providing reimbursement for
medical expenses incurred due to an accident. (Ex: auto)
Money owed to a hospital by insurance and/or patients.
Month, day and year a person is born.
Any information about health status, provision of health care, or
payment for health care that is created or collected by a
"Covered Entity" (or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity),
and can be linked to a specific individual
Present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs.
Conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter.
Federal guidelines for protecting a patient’s health information
Insurance that is to pay after primary and secondary insurances
has paid and assigned patient responsibility.
The last stage (stage five) of chronic kidney disease
This includes details on processing,
billing, patient liability as set forth by the client.
r A unique number assigned to a claim after it has been
processed. Also called a claim number. This could also be
applied to appeals or other documentation related to the claim.
A federal agency within the United States Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare
program
Drugs that are taken on one’s own. Not injectable IV solutions
or treatments. (Ex: Tylenol)