Types of Insurance
Protects patients health information
What is HIPPA
Used in the ER and Urgent Care
What is open wave scheduling?
CC
What is chief complaint
The H in CHEDDAR
What is History (medical, family, social history, and history of present illness)
What is visual examination ex. colonoscopy
Insurance set primarily for people 65 yrs or older or someone who has severe disabilities
What is Medicare?
Each patient is assigned a specific time
What is stream scheduling?
ABN
What is Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
system used by healthcare providers and clinics to adjust the amount a patient pays based on their income and family size.
What is a sliding scale fee
-plasty
What is surgical repair ex. angioplasty (repair of blood vessel)
Three to four patients are scheduled at the top of each hour (e.g., all at 9:00 AM) and seen in order of arrival.
What is wave scheduling?
AOB
What is Assignment of Benefits
(International Classification of Diseases codes)
What is ICD codes
-stomy
What is creation of an opening ex. tracheostomy (opening of the trachea)
Insurance with a higher premium and no need for referral
What is PPO plan
Similar procedures or patient types are grouped together in blocks
What is cluster/block scheduling?
ADA
What is Americans with Disabilities Act
The A in SOAP
What is Assessment
-logy
What is the study of?
When you have private health insurance to help cover costs of prescriptions and coinsurance while having medicare
What is Medigap?
Two patients at the top of the hour and one at the half-hour (e.g., 9:00, 9:30). Provides a cushion at the start and better handles late arrivals
What is modified wave scheduling?
CVA
What is Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
The standard paper claim form used by healthcare providers and suppliers to bill health insurance plans
What is CMS-1500
-osis
What is abnormal condition ex. neurosis (abnormal condition of the nervous system)