W/C and Liability
COB
Medicaid/Medicare
Potpourri
Real Time Response
100

The Correct Coordination of Benefits (COB) if the patient was hurt at work and  has a Workers Comp payer and MaineCare

The Worker's Comp... WC is always allocated Alone

100

Medicare B, Medicare A, Tricare for Life

 What is Medicare A, Medicare B and Tricare for Life

100

What type of MaineCare should never be allocated to an encounter 

 RX ONLY

100

The 2 forms of punctuation that are allowed in Soarian.

The Period and the Semi-colon

(And a Hyphen, but only in a hyphenated name) 

This includes not using punctuation in phone numbers, Dates of Birth or Insurance Policy #s

100

TPL (Third Party Liability) on the Real Time Eligibility Response indicates that the patient has what. 

Another form of insurance 

200

This should be used as the Policy number for a Workers Comp Payer

Preferably the Social Security Number, if not available the Date of Birth.

No Punctuation

200

The patient is covered by their spouses Harvard Pilgrim and also Aetna through their own employer.

Aetna

Harvard Pilgrim

200

Why does the coverage tab need to reviewed for every encounter where Maincare is allocated

 Because there are different types of MaineCare and we would only allocate if coverage type is appropriate for that type of visit.

200

Where can you find the claims address for a payer 

 The back of the card

200

A way to determine in the Real Time Response if the correct person is listed as the subscriber

If the Subscriber Tab is greyed out, we have the correct subscriber.

300

Where the Claim Number should be documented on the Insurance Tab for an Automobile Policy

 In the Policy Number Field

300

AARP (Medigap/Supplemental), Medicare B, Mainecare, Medicare A

Medicare A

Medicare B

AARP (Medigap/ Supplemental)

Mainecare

300

 If a patient has any form of Martin's Point, either Generations Advantage or US Family, what should be done with Traditional Medicare 

 Traditional Medicare should be left in the other policies well

300

Insurance Cards and Patient IDs should be scanned this often 

6 months for Insurance and 1 year for IDs

Never scan a Minor's ID

300

A way to determine if a patient has a Medicare Advantage plan even though there is only Traditional A and B policies created 

The Real Time Response for Traditional Medicare will note if the patient is locked into an Advantage Plan.

400

Which Auto Liability Policy should be allocated to the patient who was not at fault.  The patient's policy, or the at fault driver's policy

 The Patients Policy

Always the Patient's Policy no matter who is at fault

400

 The COB if the encounter is auto accident related. Medicare A, Medicare B, Mainecare, Geico, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage

Geico, Blue Cross Medicare and last Mainecare 

400

 Medicare IME can only be allocated by this department, and only if the patient is an inpatient. 

 Admitting

400

What is the time frame to be used when making changes in an encounter to avoid Obsolete Receivable

3 Days 

400

If the real time response lists a plan as inactive and should be terminated, this button should be clicked and a TO date of yesterday should be added.    


The "ADD" button in the Coverage Period Section

500

The Box that must always be checked if the Encounter is accident related 

  The Accident Related Box

500

Blue Cross Supplement, Medicare B, Medicare A and Railroad

Medicare A, Railroad and BC Supplement

500

What Payer should always be allocated Last 

 MaineCare

500

At check in this tool can be used to determine COB if the patient has Traditional Medicare

MSPQ

500

When initiating an eligibility request, this indicates that the policy should be submitted to HDX for a Real time response.

What is a Check-Mark

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