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med term 4010
terminology
Question | Answer |
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ASP | APPLICATIONSERVICE PROVIDER |
DDE | DIRECT DATA ENTRY |
DSL | DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINER |
EDI | ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE |
EFT | ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER |
EIN | EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER |
ERA | ELECTRONIC REMITTANCE ADVICE |
ICD-10-CM | INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE TENTH REVISION CLINICAL MODIFICATION |
ICD-9-CM | INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE NINTH REVISION CLINICAL MODIFICATION |
NEC | NOT ELSE WHERE CLASSIFIED |
NOS | NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED |
NPI | NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER |
NSF | NATIONAL STANDARD FORMAT |
PHI | PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION |
PMS | PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
CLEARINGHOUSE | AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES INSURANCE CLAIMS FROM THE PHYSICIANS OFFICE |
CODE SETS | ANY SET OF CODES WITH THEIR DESCRIPTIONS USED TO ENCODE DATA ELEMENTS SUSCH AS TABLES OR TERMS, MEDICAL CONCEPTS, MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC CODES OR MEDICAL PROCEDURE CODES |
COVERED ENTITY | AN ENTITY THAT TRANSMITS HEALTH INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC FORM IN CONNECTIVE WITH A TRANSACTION COVERED BY HIPPA |
DATE ELEMENTS | MEDICAL CODES SETS USED UNIFORMLY TO DOCUMENT WHY PATIENTS ARE SEEN AND WHAT IS DONE TO THEM DURING THE ENCOUNTER |
DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER | A HIGH SPEED CONNECTION THROUGH A TELEPHONE LINE JACK AND USUALLY A MEANS OF ACCESSING THE INTERNET |
DIRECT DATA ENTRY | KEYING CLAIM INFORMATION DIRECTLY INTO LAYER SYSTEM BY ACCESSING OVER MODEM DIAL-UP OR DSL |
ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE | THE PROCESS BY WHICH UNDERSTANDABLE DATA ITEMS ARE SENT BACK AND FORTH VIA COMPUTER LINKAGE BETWEEN 2 OR MORE ENTITIES THAT FUNCTION ALTERNATIVELY AS SENDER AND RECEIVER |
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER | A PAPERLESS COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM ENABLING FUNDS TO BE DEBITED |
ELECTRONIC REMITTANCE ADVISE | AN ONLINE TRANSACTION ABOUT THE STATUS OF A CLAIM |
ENCRYPTION | TO ASSIGN A CODE TO REPRESENT DATA |
HIPPA TRANACTION AND CODE SET RULE | THIS REGULATION UNDER HIPPA DEFINES THE STANDARDIZED METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION |
NATIONAL STANDARD FORMAT | THE NAME OF THE STANDARIZATION OF DATA TO REDUCE PAPER AND HAVE MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION |
REAL TIME | ONLINE INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO COMPUTER SYSTEMS ALLOWING INSTANT TRANSFER OF INFORMATION |
TRADING PARTNER AGREEMENT | CONTRACT BETWEEN THE PROVIDER AND A CLEARINGHOUSE THAT SUBMITS THE ELECTRONIC CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF THE PROVIDER |
MEDICAL NECESSITY | THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DIAGNOSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS OF GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE |
ROOT WORD | WORD USED TO LOOK UP THE CODE CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME FOR ICD-9 DISEASE SIGN ANDSYMPTOM |
CHRONIC | A MEDICAL CONDITION PERSISTING OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME |
ACUTE | A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT RUNS A SHORT BUT RELATIVELY SEVERE COURSE |
ENCODER | ADD ON SOFTWARE TO PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT CAN REDUCE THE TIME IT TAKES TO BILLED OR REVIEW INSURANCE CLAIMS BEFORE BATCH TRANSMISSION TO THE CARRIER |