HIT Chap 14 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Accounts receivable | monies owed to the practice |
Assignment of Benefits | an arrangement by which a patient requests for the health insurance to pay benfefits directly to the provider |
Billing Cycle | the period when medical offices send statements to the patients |
Collection agency | an organization that obtains or arranges for payment of money owed to a third party |
Daily journal | a chronological record of all patient transactions;also called a day sheet |
Equal Credit Opportunity Act | act stating that a company can not discriminate against a credit applicant based on race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, age, or sex |
Fair Credit Reporting Act | law that gives consumers the right to a copy of ther credit reports |
Fair Debt Collections Practices Act | act that prohibits certain abusive methods used by third party collectors or bill collectors hired to collect overdue bills |
General Ledger | permanent history of all financial transactions from day one of the life of a practice |
Patient information form | a form that contains the demographic information for the patient; name, address, employer, and health insurance information |
Patient ledger | chronological accounting of a patients’ or family’s transactions |
Payroll journal | a listing of wages and salaries |
Plaintiff | the party bringing the lawsuit |
Small claims litigation | process that is setup to make it easy for individuals or businesses to recover legitimate debts without using expensive legal advisors |
Surrogates | substitutes |
Truth in Lending Act | requires the person or business entity to disclose the exact credit terms when extending credit to applicants |
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