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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT BILLING AND
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Question 1: Participating Provider (PAR)
Answer:
A provider who agrees to provide medical services to a payer's policyholders according to the terms of the plan's contract.
Question 2: Coordination of Benefits (COB)
Answer:
A clause in an insurance policy that explains how the policy will pay if more than one insurance policy applies to the claim.
Question 3: HIPAA Referral Certification and Authorization
Answer:
The HIPAA X12N 278 transaction in which a provider asks a health plan for approval of a service and the health plan responds, providing a certification number for an approved request.
Question 4: Insured/Subscriber
Answer:
The policyholder of a health plan or medical insurance policy; also known as guarantor.
Question 5: Electronic Eligibility Verification
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Required payer response to the HIPAA standard transaction.
Question 6: Birthday rule
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The guideline that determines which of two parents with medical coverage has the primary insurance for a child; the parent whose day of birth is earlier in the calendar year is considered primary.
Question 7: Established Patient (EP)
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Patient who has received professional services from a provider (or another provider with the same specialty in the same practice) within the past three years.
Question 8: Referring Physician
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The physician who refers the patient to another physician for treatment.
Question 9: Accept Assignment
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A participating physician's agreement to accept the allowed charge as payment in full.
Question 10: Gender Rule
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Coordination of benefits rule for a child insured under both parents' plans under which the father's insurance is primary.
Question 11: Acknowledgment of Receipt of Notices of Privacy Practices
Answer:
Form accompanying a covered entity's Notice of Privacy Practices; covered entities must make a good-faith effort to have patients sign the acknowledgment.
Question 12: Referral Number
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Authorization number given by a referring physician to the referred physician.
Question 13: Secondary Insurance (payer)
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The health plan that pays benefits after the primary plan pays when a patient is covered by more than one plan.
Question 14: Referral Waiver
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Document a patient is asked to sign guaranteeing payment when a required referral authorization is pending.
Question 15: Supplemental Insurance
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Health plan, such as Medigap, that provides benefits for services that are not normally covered by a primary plan.
Question 16: Prior Authorization Number
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Identifying code assigned by a government program or health insurance plan when preauthorization is required; also called the certification number.
Question 17: Direct Provider
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Clinician who treats the patient face-to-face, in contrast to an indirect provider such as a laboratory.
Question 18: New Patient (NP)
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A patient who has not received professional services from a provider (or another provider with the same specialty in the same practice) within the past three years.
Question 19: HIPAA Eligibility for a Health Plan
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The HIPAA X12N 270/217 transaction in which a provider asks a health plan for information on a patient's eligibility for benefits and receives an answer from the plan.
Question 20: Primary Insurance (payer)
Answer:
Health plan that pays benefits first when a patient is covered by more than one plan.
Question 21: Chart Number
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A unique number that identifies a patient.
Question 22: Portal
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Website that serves as an entry point to other websites
Question 23: Assignment of Benefits
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Authorization by a policyholder that allows a health plan to pay benefits directly to a provider.
Question 24: Patient Information Form
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Form that includes a patient's personal, employment, and insurance company data needed to complete a healthcare claim; also known as a registration form.
Question 25: Self-Pay Patient
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A patient who does not have insurance coverage.
Question 26: Indirect Provider
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Clinician who does not interact face-to-face with the patient, such as a laboratory.
Question 27: Certification Number
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Number returned electronically by a health plan approving a referral authorization request when preauthorization is required.