Week 2 Flashcards
How do documents arrive in onbase? (3 ways)
Electronic, fax, hardcopy
Onbase
Document storage and retrieval
ObServer
Used by quadax and clients that dont pay for their own database
3 ways to search for a document in onbase
Group, type, keyword
Indexing
Assigning keywords to document
Wildcards (2 types)
- multiple characters
? One character
How to display multiple search fields in onbase
F6 or double click
shortcut key in onbase
Alt
Which page in harp and pas do you access onbase from?
Related tasks & journal
Remittance
Result of payer claim processing
Allowed amount
Payer fee schedule
Filing limit
Maximum time from service to filing
5010
Claim transaction standards to go along with hipaa
Requisition
How lab orders and tracks a test
Accession
How lab tracks individual tests
Front end order entry system
Software that orders tests and receives results electronically
Ncd/lcd edits
National/local coverage determinations; medicare requires specific icd9 codes
Independent reference lab
Unique tax id & address
Direct contract
Cms1500
Hospital outreach lab
Hospital id and address
Hospital contract
Ub04
Lab network
Multiple members with own ids and addresses
Networked to get insurance contracts
Pathology lab
Unique tax id and pay to address
Cms1500
Esoteric/genetic lab
Venture capital funded
Highly specialized tests
New client implementation (5 steps)
12 week implementation Weekly conference Interface dev Harp database dev Policies and procedures
Fee for service billing
Goes directly to payer
Roster billing
Goes to client, contract between lab and provider, billed on invoice monthly
6 benefits of quadax billing
Carves out a/r Efficient for low volume Low charge Expertise with labs Tech/service org Reporting options
Human genome project
Total genetic info in human chromosomes, 20k genes, sequencing took 6-8 years and $1 billion
4 Benefits of human genome mapping
Improved genetic testing, birth defect id, customized therapy, dna repair
Genetics
Study of inheritance
Dna
Inherited from parents, genetic info for all living cells
Gene
Unit of heredity passed through chromosomes to offspring
Genetic mutation
Permanent change in dna sequence - inherited or acquired
Polyploidy
Extra copy of every chromosome
Trisonomy
Three copies of a chromosome
Monosomy
Entire chromosome missing
Autosomal recessive gene
2 copies needed (one from each parent)
Autosomal dominant gene
1 copy from 1 parent needed
Genomics
Study of all genes and interactions
Genomic testing
How genes affect development of a condition
Cancer definition
Disease caused by uncontrollable division of abnormal cells, always named for place of origin
Metastasis
Spreading
Micrometastasis
Spread of cells too small to be detected
Sentinel lymph node
First nodes that cancer filters through, biopsy can be used to determine metastasis status
Cancer stages
Used to describe extent (size of tumor, metastasis level)
Lymphoma
Cancer of lymph nodes
Sarcoma
Cancer of connective tissues
Leukemia
Cancer of blood
Carcinoma
Cancer of skin or tissue covering organs
Orphan cancer
Affects small portion of population
Tumor markers (5)
Her2 - breast or ovarian Estrogen Progesterone Psa - prostate Egfr - lung
Standard of care
Treatment based on best practices (works for majority of patients)
Neoadjuvant
Before primary treatment
Adjuvant
After primary treatment
Chemotherapy
Toxic drugs, systemic
Radiation
Systemic, x-rays
Targeted therapy
Toxic drugs locally
Immunotherapy
Use of immune system, aka biotherapy
Hormone therapy
Drugs to suppress hormone production (reproductive cancers)
6 results of ineffective treatment
Tumor progression, accumulated toxicity, side effects, cross resistance, decreased effectiveness, lower quality of life
5 features of pas
Hijar - highly customizeable, integration with harp, journal, automated workflow, robust reporting system
6 components of pas
Abcpop - appeal, benefit investigation, claim processing, prior auth, ordering physician, patient responsibility
Define workflow
Reimbursement steps broken down to event/tasks on work lists
Sop
Standard operating procedures, given by client as instructions to work a list
4 pages of pas
Patient lookup, journal, view/update patient, view/update insurance
3 parts of journal
Case info, insurance info, journal
Work list status
Yellow - priority, white - open, gray - wait, red - hold
Grayed out - wait, bold - priority
Entity comments
Indicated with orange text
Red on insurance plan
Preclaim requirement exists
red on status date
Someone else is working the case
Event task relationship codes
W - work list created or updated
S - case status updated
W/s- both w and s
U - work list updated but not created if does not already exist
Color letter boxes
Quick clue as to test being performed
Load file
Demo and charges, as well as any other documents, are passed from client to quadax
Data verification
Load file cross referenced from docs sent to onbase
L06
Unbillable insurance, must be updated to correct insurance
Dvmi
Data verification missing info work list, indicates client contact required (quadax places on priority, journal note to say whats needed, client responds and puts back to open status)
Benefit investigation
3 steps - pending bi, patient notification of bi, md notification of bi
Pending bi
Outsourced call to insurance is first step of bi
Patient notification of bi
Quadax calls patient to review finances and assistance
Md notification of bi
Call or fax to doctor to tell results of bi
4 bi options
No bi
Do bi, proceed immediately with test
Do bi, hold for approval
Hold pending patient out of pocket expense (prostate only)
Electronic eligibility
Elel, ansi 270
Sent to payer to confirm eligibility
Worked automatically by xpeditor
Review response
Rere, ansi 271
Response from insurance after elel, posted automatically to journal
Completes automatically unless trigger requires intervention
Manual verification of insurance
Performed after test is done for clients that dont use bi
4 pre-claim requirements
Prior auth, somn, medical records, pcp referral
Prior authorization
Approval prior to test, does not guarantee payment
Somn
Statement of medical necessity, checkbox form filled out by physician
Medical records
Documentation of medical history that indicates medical necessity
Pcp referral
Referring physician, used for hmo plans