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MOD4010 W2 1/2
TERMINOLOGY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| clearing house | an independent organization that recieves insurance claims from physicians office, perfoms software edits and redistributes the claims electronically to various insurance carriers |
| code set | any set of codes that their dicription usedt o encode data elements sucha s tables of terms, medical concept, medical diagnostic codes or medical procedures codes |
| covered entity | an entity that transmits health information in electronic form in connective with a transaction covered by HIPPAA |
| date elemtns | medical codes sets used unifomly to document why patients are seen and what is done to them during the encounter |
| digital subscriber line | a high-speed connecdtion through a telephone line jack and usually mean of accessing the internt |
| diract data entry | keying claims information directly into the layer system by accessing over modem dial-up or DSL |
| electronic data intercharge | the process by which understandable data items are sent back and forth via computer linkages between two or more entities that funcion alternatively as sender and receiver |
| electrnoc funds transfer | a paper less computerized system enabling funds to be debited credited or transferred eliminating the need for personal handling of checks |
| electronic remittrance advide | an online transaction about the status of a claim |
| encryption | to assign a code to represent data |
| HIPAA transaction code set rule | this regulation under HIPAA defines the standerized methods for transmitting electronic health information |
| national standard format | the name of the standerization of data to reduce paper and have more accurate infomation and effecient organization |
| real time | online interactive communication between two computer systems allowing instant tranfer of infomation |
| trading partner agreement | contract between the provider and a clearinghouse that submits theelectronic claims on behalf of the provder |
| medical necessity | the perfomance of services and procedures that are consitant with the diagnosis in accordance with standers of good medical practice |
| root word | word used to look up the code correctly the first time for ICD-9 disease sign and symptoms |
| chronic | a medical condition persisting over a long perion of time |
| acute | a medical contiion that runs a short but relatively severe corse |
| encoder | add on software to practive management systems that can reduce the time it takes to bill or review insurance claims before batch transmission to the carrier |