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SBGR Office Admin
SBGR MA 180 Week 3 Pearson's (2012 EK)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| UCR | Usual, customary, and reasonable |
| copayment | predetermined amount of money the pt must pay for services. Usually a flat dollar amount. |
| Truth in Lending Act | Information provided to the pt when there are more than 4 payments arranged to be paid to the office. |
| bad debt | amount of accounts receivable that is considered not collectable |
| superbill | record of services and is used for billing and insurance processing |
| encounter form | see the definition for superbill |
| charge slip | see the definition for superbill |
| ledger card | used to record charges, adjustments, payments and current balance for the patient |
| subscriber | person who holds the insurance |
| accounts payable | money that is owed to vendors, suppliers, etc. |
| payer | the person or company writing the check |
| payee | the person or company receiving the check |
| magnetic ink character recognition | MICR: numbers printed at the bottom of a check |
| stale check | a check that is outstanding after a certain time frame, usually 90 to 180 days |
| non-sufficient funds | the payer's bank account does not have enough money to cover the amount of the check written |
| cashier's check | guarantees payment because it is written on a check drafted by a bank |
| certified check | guaranteed check because the bank has set aside money from the payer's account to cover the transaction |
| stop-payment order | the payer requests the bank not honor the check |
| deposits | money placed into a bank account |
| embezzlement | unauthorized taking of funds. A form of stealing |
| debits | charges against an account |
| credits | additions to an account |
| reconciliation | balancing the checkbook by using information from the bank |
| gross annual wage | the amount of wages before taxes |
| tax withholding | money held from a paycheck to cover taxes such as income tax. |
| audit | reexamination of all the financial statements to determine accuracy |