Midterm Review Flashcards
Respondeat superior
“Let the master answer”
EOB/remittance advice
Statement describing payment to physician from insurance.
Medical malpractice insurance
Liability insurance
Deductible
Amount patient pays before insurance pays
Co-payment
Fixed amount the patient must pay at each visit.
Respipsaloquitor
” it speaks for itself”
Super bill
Charge slip
Guarantor
Person financially responsible for a bill
Beneficiary
One who holds the policy
Ie: Dad is the beneficiary on the insurance.
Medicare and Medicaid are both
federal programs ran by the state
Policy holder is also known as
Subscriber or member
Patient ledger
Financial statement
CMS 1500
Universal health form
PHI
Privileged and non privileged information.
4 parts of Medicare are
- Hospital coverage
- Dr.’s office
- HMO
- Rx(prescriptions)
Emancipated minor
Person younger than 18 with rights of an adult.
Birthday rule
Parent closest to January.
HIPAA I
Protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when you change or lose their jobs.
HIPAA II
Addresses the security and privacy of health data.
Confidentially violation has to be reported to
Police or board of health.
Dirty claim
An insurance form submitted with errors.
JCAHO
Joint commission on the accreditation of healthcare organizations:
Private, non-profit organization who’s mission is to continuously improve the safety and quality of public health care.
Ethics
Morals
Etiquette
Manners
Workers compensation insurance
Insurance provided by the employer in the event someone gets hurt on the job.
CHAMPVA
Covers disabled veterans and their family
Tricare
Covers active military personnel and their family.
CLIA
Clinical laboratory improvement amendment:
Laboratory that performs testing on materials derived from human bodies for the purpose of providing information for the diagnoses, prevention, or treatment of any disease.
OIG
Office of inspector general:
Responsible for Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
Fraud
Intended
Abuse
Accidental
Demographics
Patient’s information
Example: age, sex, race, etc.
Co-insurance
Secondary insurance