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H.I.T

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Medicare   Federally funded health ins provided to people age 65 or older, people younger than 65 who have certain disabilities, & people of all ages w/ end-stage kidney disease. Funded & administered at the national level  
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Medicaid   Gov- based health ins option that pays for medical assist. for individuals who have low income & limited financial resources. Administered at the state level  
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Claims   Are a complete record of the services provided by the health care professional, along w/ appropriate ins info  
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Transmitting Claims   Involves sending required info to 3rd party payers for reimbursement  
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Administration Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA)   Part of HIPAA, mandated the health care claims be submitted electronically  
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For institutional claims   The "Through" date is used to determine the DOS  
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For professional claims   The "From" data is used to determine the DOS  
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Timely Filing Requirement   Within 1 calendar year of a claim's DOS  
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)   The transfer of electronic info in a standard format  
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Primary Insurance   Pays first, up to the limits of its coverage  
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Secondary Insurance   If there are costs that the primary ins didn't cover, the bill goes to the secondary ins. The secondary ins, which can be Medicare, might not pay all the costs  
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Coordination of Benefits   Determines which ins. plan is primary & which is secondary  
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Conditional Payment   Medicare payment that is recovered after primary ins. pays  
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Crossover Claim   Claim submitted by people covered by a primary & secondary ins. plan  
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Causes of Claim Transmission Errors   Differences in a pt's name or its spelling, Missing or invalid pt identification number, invalid dates of services  
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Clean Claim   Claim that's accurate & complete. They have all the info needed for processing  
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Dirty Claim   Claim that is inaccurate, incomplete or contains other errors  
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Assignment of Benefits   Contract in which the provider directly bills the payer & accepts the allowable charge  
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Allowable Charge   The amt. an insurer will accept as full payment, minus applicable cost sharing  
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Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)   Processes Medicare parts A & B claims from hospitals, physicians & other providers  
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Remittance Advice (RA)   Report sent from the third-party payers to the provider that reflect any changes made to the original billing  
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Member Info (Claim form)   Fields 1-13 focus on basic info about the pt, the insured ( if that person is not the pt).  
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Rendering Provider   Field 14-33 include info about the providers, services rendered, diagnosis made, procedures performed, & modifiers needs  
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Explanation of Benefits (EOB)   Describes the services rendered, payment, covered, & benefits, limits & denials  
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National Provider Identifier (NPI)   Unique 10- digit code for providers required by HIPAA  
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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)   Plan that allows pts to only go to physicians, other health care professionals, or hospitals on a list of approved providers except in a emergency  
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Procedure Code   ICD procedure codes (ICD-9-CM volume 3 or ICD-10-PCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes of the Healthcare Common Procedures Coding System(HCPCS)  
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Modifier   Additional info about types of services & part of valid CPT or HCPCS codes  
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2 items of info that need to be a claim?   Name & DOB  
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What is a NPI number?   Unique 10 digit for all providers under HIPAA  
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You are allowed to use both 6 or 8 digit for date one the claim (T or F)?   TRUE  
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Describe when Medicare is the secondary ins. for a pt?   When the pt has a group health ins plan, is covered by workers comp., or is on disability  
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