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insurance term

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copay   copayment  
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epo   exclusive provider organization  
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fmc   foundation for medicare care  
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hmo   health maintenance organization  
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ipa   independent or individual practice association  
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mco   managed care organization  
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pcp   primary care physician  
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pos   point of service  
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ppg   physicians provider group  
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ppo   preferred provider organization  
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ur   utilization review  
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php   prepaid health plan  
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buffing   a physicians justifying the transference of sick, high-cost patients to other physicians in a managed care plan  
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capitation   a system of payment used by managed care plans in which physicians and hospital are paid a fixed per capita amount for each pt enrolled over a stated period of time.  
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carve outs   medical services not included within the capitation rate as benefits of a managed care contract and may be contracted separately  
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churning   when physicians see a high volume of patients more than medical necessary to increase revenue  
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copayment   a patients payment of a portion of the cost at the time service is rendered  
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deductible   a specific dollar amount that must be paid by the insured before a medical insurance plan or government program begins converting health care cost  
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direct referral   authorization request form is completed and signed by the physician and handed to the patient to be done directly  
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gatekeeper   in the managed care system, this is the physician who controls patients access to specialists and diagnostic services  
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participating physicians   a physician who contracts with an HMO or other insurance company to provide services who have agreed to accept a plan payment  
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tertiary   services requested by a specialist from another specialist  
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V codes   health care encounters that occur for seasons other than illness or injury or special circumstances or problems  
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e codes   coding used to describe environmental events, circumstances, and conditions as the external cause of injury, poisoning, and other adverse effects.  
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accidental   unexpected happening causing injury traceable to a definite time and place  
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benign   does not have the properties of invasion of metastasis  
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malignant   has the property of invasion and metastasis  
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metastasis   spread of a disease producing agency (as cancer cells or bacteria) from the initial or primary site of disease to another part of the body  
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neoplasm   any new or abnormal growth of tissue serving no physiological function  
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poisoning   condition resulting from an overdose of drugs or chemical substances or from the wrong drug or agent given or taken in error  
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primary   initial or identification of the condition or chief complaint  
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therapeutic use   correct substance administered properly and as prescribed  
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uncertain behavior   behavior of the neoplasm is unknown and cannot be ascertained until a biopsy or excision is performed  
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unspecified behavior   diagnostic information has not specified the nature of behavior that may be known  
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where was the ross-loos medical group located?   la  
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what medical group is the oldest privately owned prepaid medical group?   ross-loos medical group aka-cigna  
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what is a closed panel program?   its composed of multi specialty physicians and the plan limits the patients choice of personal physicians  
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what is the reason for hmo act of 1973?   requiring most employers to offer hmo to their employees  
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what insurance company is the largest in the US?   bb/bs  
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what is FMC (foundation for medical care)?   an organization of physicians sponsored by a state or local medical association concerned with the development and delivery of medical services and the cost of health care  
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what is EPO (exclusive provider organization)   a type of managed care plan that combines features of HMOs  
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are epos regulated or fedral regulations ?   regulated under insurance statues  
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What is an IPA?   physicians that are NOT employees and are NOT paid salaries. but ARE paid for their services on a capitation or fee for service basis out of a fund draw from the premium collected from subscriber, union, or corporation  
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what is a ppg (physicians provider group) ?   a physician owned business entity that has the flexibility to deal with all forms of contract medicine and still offer its own packages to business groups, unions and the general public.  
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pos allows which medical group in?   kaiser pts  
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in a pos program   members choose a primary care physician who manage specialty care and referrals  
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what is turfing?   it is to transfer the sickets, high cost patient to other physicians so that the provider appears to be a low utilizer  
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Is there a deductible for a managed care plan ?   NO  
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what is fee for service?   payment up front  
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what is staff model   a type of HMO in which the health plan hires physicians directly and pays them a salary instead of contracting with a medical group  
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what is QIO (quality improvement organization)   formerly known as professional or peer review organization, contracts with CMS to review medical necessity,  
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can a person who is eligible for medicare still have an HMO or prepaid health plan?   YES  
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What is a prepaid health plan?   member pays monthly premium in exchange for comprehensive care  
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what happens if a primary care physician sends a patient to an oot of network specialist   specialist may bill the primary care physician for payment  
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