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term&&abbrev
Question | Answer |
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diag | diagnosis |
bp | blood pressure |
heent | head,ears,eyes,nose,throat |
pmh | past medical history |
copd | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
cbc | complete blood count |
hippa | health insurance portability and accountability act |
ama | american medical association |
npp | notice of privacy practices |
cap | claims assistance professionals |
phi | protected health information |
a/r | accounts recievable |
pos | point of service |
hmo | health maintenance organization |
ppo | perferred provider organization |
ethics | what is morally right and wrong |
etiquette | manners,politness,proper behavior |
capitation | use of the number of members enrolled in a plan to dertermine salary of the provider |
expressed contract | written or verbal contract that specifically describes what each party in the contract will do |
resondant superior | let the master answer, refers to the physicians liability in certain cases for the wrongful acts of his or her assistant or employees |
accounts recievable management | the organization and adminstration of coding and billing in a medical practice |
guarantor | the person identified as responsible for payment of the bill |
implied contract | consent complied by the health care member |
medicaid | a federal aided. state operated and state administered program that provides medical benefits for certain low income persons in need of health and medical care |
medicare | a nationwide health insurance program for persons 65 years or older and certain disabled or blind persons regardless of income |
medicare/medicaid | refers to an individual who receives medical or disability benefits from both medicare and medicaid programs |
principle diagnosis | a condition establish after study that is cheifly responsible for the admission of the patient to the hospital |
discharge summary | medical reports that document the hospitalization history of a patient |
fraud | deliberate misreprentation of facts |
medical necessity | the performance of services and procedures that are consistant with the diagnosis in accordance with standards of good medical practice |