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Everest345modcwk2
Everest 345 mod c wk 2
Question | Answer |
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assignment | patient authorization for insurance to pay directly to physician |
beneficiary | individual entitled to receive insurance policy |
CHAMPUS | insurance for active duty military and retired military and families |
CHAMPVA | civillian health and medical program of the Veterans Administration |
claim | demand for something due |
coordination of benefits | procedure used when a person has more than one health insurance |
co-payment | patient's payment at the time of service for a portion of the cost |
coverage | inclusion within the scope of an insurance policy |
CPT | current procedural terminology |
deductible | eligible charges patient must pay before plan begins to pay |
disability | physical or mental impairment |
DRG | diagnosis related group |
eligibility | qualified to be covered |
EOB | explanation of benefits |
EOMB | explanation of medical benefits |
estimate | educated guess |
exclusion | not included |
existing condition | previous diagnosis your new insurance will not cover |
HCPCS | healthcare common procedural coding system |
HIC | health insurance claim that insurance will pay |
HMO | health maintenance organization |
ICD-9-CM | international classification of diseases 9th clinical modification |
IPA | independent practice association; group of physicians that prepays for treatments |
lapse | no longer in effect |
medicare | health insurance for elderly and disabled |
medicaid | health program for persons without funds |
PPO | preferred provider organization |
premium | amount paid for insurance coverage |
probationary period | period of testing and evaluation |
provider | person who gives health care |
RVS | relative value studies |
subscriber | person who holds the insurance |
UCR | usual, customary, and reasonable |
void | not valid |
worker's compensation | government mandated insurance for all employees against on the job injury |
mandate | required |
audit | examination of records |
accounting | reporting financial results to a business |
currency | paper money in circulation |
certified | approved |
disbursement | to pay out |
embezzlement | to take money by breech of trust |
fiscal | relating to financial matters |
negotiable | transferable from one person to another |
payee | the person receiving the money |
payer | the person who signs checks to release money |
post date | writing a future date on a check |
signee | person who signs a check |
stop payment | maker of check instructs the bank to not honor the check |
third party check | check written as payment but presented to another person as payment |
warrant | token of authorization |
Reciprocity | mutual agreement to exchange privileges, dependence, or relationships |
dependents | anyone other than the subscriber included on the insurance |