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Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| New patient (NP)- | Patient who has not seen a particular provider within the past three years. |
| Established Patient (EP)- | Patient who has seen a particular provider within the past three years. |
| Referring physician- | Physician who transfers care of the patient to another physician. |
| Participating Provider (PAR)- | Provider who agrees to provide medical services to a payer's policyholders according to a contrast. |
| Nonparticipating Provider (nonPAR)- | Provider who does not join a particular health plan. |
| Patient information form- | Form that includes a patient's personal, employment, and insurance company data. |
| Guarantor- | Person who is financially responsible for the bill. |
| Assignment of benefits- | Authorization allowing benefits to be paid directly to a provider. |
| Acknowledgement of Receipt of Notice of Privacy Practices- | Form accompanying a covered entity's NPP (Notice of Privacy Practices) for the patient's signature, indicating the NPP has been read. |
| Direct provider- | Clinician who treats a patient face-to-face. |
| Indirect provider- | Clinician who does not interact face-to-face with the patient. |
| Chart number- | A unique number that identifies a patient. |
| HIPAA Eligibility for a Health Plan- | Electronic transaction in which a provider asks for and receives an answer about a patient's eligibility for benefits (X12 270/271). |
| Trace number- | Number assigned to a HIPAA 270 electronic transaction. |
| Advanced beneficiary notice (ABN)- | Medicare financial agreement from, signed by the patient, that proves you have informed the patient of his or her financial responsibility for a service not covered by benefits. |