Coding Career (Personal Research) Flashcards
Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)
formerly known as Peer Review Organization; it is a group of practicing doctors and other health care experts paid by the federal government to check and improve the care given to Medicare patients. QIOs must review your complaints about the quality of care you get and appeals for care in inpatient hospitals, hospital outpatient care departments, hospital emergency rooms, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home health agencies (HHAs), Private Fee-for-Service (PFFs) plans, and ambulatory surgical centers.
quality assurance (QA)
the maintenance of a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production
OSHA
acronym for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a federal organization that protects workers from health and safety hazards on the job
NDCMedisoft
NDC = National Drug Codes Medisoft = accounts receivable, insurance billing, and practice management software, designed for all types of healthcare practices
accounts receivable
the balance of money due to a firm for goods or services delivered or used but not yet paid for by customers. Accounts receivables are listed on the balance sheet as a current asset. AR is any amount of money owed by customers for purchases made on credit.
IBM: SPSS Statistics
a software package used for interactive, or batched, statistical analysis
batch processing
the running of “jobs that can run without end user interaction, or can be scheduled to run as resources permit.”
Minitab
a statistics software package developed at the Pennsylvania State University
SAS (previously “Statistical Analysis System”)
a statistical software suite developed by SAS Institute for data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analysis, business intelligence, criminal investigation, and predictive analytics.
StataCorp: Stata
According to StataCorp (2016), Stata is “a complete, integrated statistical software package that provides everything you need for data analysis, data management, and graphics”.
IBM Cognos Impromptu
A database reporting tool. You use Impromptu to easily create queries, run them against your relational database, and format the results
MicroStrategy
a company that provides business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services
Qlik Tech: QlikView
Qlik is a software vendor specializing in data visualization, executive dashboards and self-service business intelligence products. Qlik’s primary product, QlikView, supports visual data discovery, self-service BI reporting, and the development and sharing of data dashboards.
Tableau
- a graphic description or representation : picture
2. a software program used to visualize data
MD Synergy
a company that provides a suite of apps for healthcare professionals, physicians, patients, billing companies, IPA, REC and HIE (health information exchange)
independent physician association (IPA)
a business entity organized and owned by a network of independent physician practices for the purpose of reducing overhead or pursuing business ventures such as contracts with employers, accountable care organizations (ACO) and/or managed care organizations (MCOs).
Regional Extension Center (REC)
an organization that has received funding under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) to assist health care providers with the selection and implementation of electronic health record (EHR) technology
Siemens
A German company that is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment.
3M: Encoder
The 3M Encoder is known as a flagship in the industry of coding software, partly because it’s so easy to use. Another reason for its popularity is that this software has a lot of features to help the coder make quick and accurate code assignments. One example of this is the use of coding “decision trees” to help guide the coder to an accurate code selection.
flagship
(1) the ship in a fleet which carries the commanding admiral
(2) the best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization
CodeManager
software produced by the American Medical Association to help medical coders
Teradata Corporation
a provider of database and analytics-related software, products, and services
SQL
stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is used to communicate with a database. According to ANSI (American National Standards Institute), it is the standard language for relational database management systems.
SAP: Crystal Reports
Software that helps analyze data by creating richly formatted multi-page reports from virtually any data source, delivered in over a dozen formats. SAP is the maker.
