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A person who visits a doctor with ailment or health related issue to take the treatment from a physician.

Patient

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What are the two types of Patient? 

1. New Patient 

2. Established Patient

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It is an individual or institution which is licensed by the federal government to provide health care services.

Provider 

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RCM stands for? 

Revenue Cycle Management

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What are the 3 segments of RCM? 

Front, Middle and Back 

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What are the two types of providers 

Individual or non-institutional

Facility of Institutional

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The main task of this type of physician is to diagnose and assist patients with routine check-ups and examinations. They also can refer a patient to a specialist

PCP or Primary Care Physician

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It is a medical doctor with advanced training in a specific area of medicine, focusing on diagnosing and treating particular health issues or conditions

SCP or Specialty care physician

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This is a type of Hospital that handles routine care on short term basis

Acute care

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This is a type of Hospital that handles intensive care and long-term care 

Chronic Care

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This a type of facility that provides Preventative, supportive, rehabilitative or therapeutic care is provided to a patient at home. 

Home health

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A type of facility for terminally ill patients with a life expectancy of not more than 6 months 

Hospice

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This is a type of facility that is also called as Day Surgery or Same-Day-Surgery (SDS)

Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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This a type of facility that primarily provides in-Patient treatment usually for long-term basis 

Skilled Nursing Facility

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True or False:

It is ok to ask for the Patient's full 9-digit SSN

False

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These are provider in contract with the patient’s 

Insurance.

Participating Provider

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These are provider not in contract with the 

patient’s insurance.

Non-Participating

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This is one of the Provider identifiers assigned by the Federal Government Issued for tax purposes

Federal Tax ID / Tax Identification Number (TIN)

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This is one of the Provider identifiers ssued by the Insurance Company / Health Plan to their contracted providers

Provider Identification Number (PIN)

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This is one of the Provider identifiers issued by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)/HCFA

National Provider Identifier (NPI)

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