Accounting Terminology
RCM Resources
Home Health
Hospice
Billing Terminology
100

This percent is the organizations current goal for Episodic Admissions

50%

100

Website provided by Anthem/BCBS to assist providers on finding the home plan information.

BCBS alpha/numeric prefix directory (bcbsprefix.com)

100

What are the five typical services provided by Home Health Providers?

- Skilled Nursing

- Physical Therapy

- Occupational Therapy

- Medical Social Work 

- Home Health Aide

100
Two 90- day periods, followed by continuous 60 day periods. 

What is a Benefit Period?

 90/90/60

100

PDGM is an acronym for?

PATIENT DRIVEN GROUPINGS MODEL

200

Once an account balance is past this time frame, the likelihood of collecting the balance reduces significantly. The outstanding balance in this bucket should be less than 10-15% depending on payor type

AR > 120

200

One combined list of information, an internal document, used as a resource for insurances and where it is found.

Interim Payor List- RCM Sharepoint Site 

200

What are COP's?

Conditions of Participation

200

What is the term for a voluntary action taken by the patient or representative to end hospice services.

Revocation

200

What is FFS?

Fee for service is a method of per visit payment. Many insurance payors reimburse in this method to reimburse each service provided to a patient. 

300
 A Calculation that measures the average amount of time to collect payment. 

D (DAY) S (SALE) O (OUTSTANDING)

300

MAC (MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR) for Medicare in South Carolina responsible for processing Medicare claims and responsible for providing resources and direction to home health & Hospice providers. 

PALMETTO GBA

300

Document completed during the comprehensive assessment

What is OASIS?

300

What does NOE stand for?

Notice of Election

300

Amount of time allowed by insurance to submit claims.

What is timely filing?

400

This acronym identifies critical quantifiable indicators or progress toward an intended result. These indicators focus the organizations improvement and provides a list for focused department attention. 

K (KEY) P (PERFORMANCE) I (INDICATORS)

400

Insurance companies publish this document annually to outline plan coverage and benefits.

What is provider manual? 
400

Accrediting organization for Interim

CHAP

400

What does Per diem mean?

Per Day reimbursement
400

What is TOB?

type of bill

500

A measure of profitability that includes earnings before, interest, depreciation and amortization.

E B I D A 

500

If it isn't (______) it didnt happen. 

What is noted/documented

* The greatest resource we have are our Billing/Coordination notes 

500

The home health plan of care outlines each disciplines plan for visits known as a (______) for a period of (_____) days

FREQUENCY / 60 DAYS

500

Four levels of care can be billed in hospice, what are they?

Routine, Continuous, Respite, General Inpatient.

500

Use this code on the NOA to identify that a patient was previously on services with another agency

Condition Code 47

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