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terminology

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clearinghouse   an independent organization that recieves insurance claims from the physican's office, perform software edits and redistributes the claims electronically to various insurance carriers  
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code sets   any set of codes with their descriptions used to encode date elements such as tables or terms,medical concepts, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes  
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covered entity   an entity that transmits health information in electronic form in connective with a transaction covered by HIPAA  
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date elements   medical codes sets used uniformly to document why patients are seen and what is done to them during their encounter  
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digital subscriber line   a high speed connection through a telephone line jack and usually a means of accessing the internet  
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direct date entry   keying claim information directly into the layer system by accessing over modem dial up or DSL  
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electronic data interchange   the process by which understandable data items are sent back and forth via computer linkages between two or more entities that function alternatively as sender and reciever  
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electronic funds transfer   a paperless computerized system enabling funds to be debited, credited, or transferred, eliminating the need for personal handling of checks  
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electronic remittance advise   an online transaction about the status of a claim  
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encryption   to asign a code to represent data for sercuity purposes  
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HIPAA transaction and code set rule   this regulation under HIPAA defines the standardized methods for transmitting electronic health information  
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national standard format   the name of the standardization of data to reduce paper and have more accurate information and efficent organization  
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real time   online interactive communication between two computer systems allowing instant transfer of information  
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trading partner agreement   contract between the provider and a clearinghouse that submits the electronic claims on behalf of the provider  
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medical necessity   the performance of services and procedure that are consistant with the diagnosis in accordance with standards of good medical practice  
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root word   words used to look up the code correctly the first time for icd-9 disease signs and symptoms  
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chronic   a medical condition persisting over a long period of time  
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acute   a medical condition that runs a short but relatively severe course  
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encoder   add on software to practice management systems that can reduce the time it takes to build or review insurance claims before batch transmission to the carrier  
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