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Insurance term
week 3
| Continuity of care | documenting patient care service so that others who treat the patient have a source of information on which to base additional care and treatment |
| copayment | provision in an insurance policy that requires the policyholder or patient to pay a specified dollar amount to health care provider for each visit or medical service received |
| deductible | amount for which the patient is financially responsible before an insurance policy provides coverage |
| fee schedule | list of predetermined payments for health care services provided to patient |
| policy holder | a person who signs a contact with a health |
| socialized medicine | |
| third party payer | |
| accreditation | |
| capitation | |
| fee for service | |
| gag clause | |
| gatekeeper | |
| EFT | Electronic funds transfer |
| EHR | electronic healthcare records |
| EOB | explanation of benefits |
| ERA | electronic remittance advice |
| FECA | federal employment compensation act |
| HCPS | healthcare common procedural coding system |
| HIPAA | health insurance portability accountability act |
| HMO | health maintenance organization |
| ICD | international classification of disease |
| IPO | integrated provider organization |