A person who visits a doctor with ailment or health related issue to take the treatment from a physician.
Patient
What are the two types of Patient?
1. New Patient
2. Established Patient
It is an individual or institution which is licensed by the federal government to provide health care services.
Provider
RCM stands for?
Revenue Cycle Management
What are the 3 segments of RCM?
Front, Middle and Back
What are the two types of providers
Individual or non-institutional
Facility of Institutional
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
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
This is a type of Hospital that handles routine care on short term basis
Acute care
This is a type of Hospital that handles intensive care and long-term care
Chronic Care
This a type of facility that provides Preventative, supportive, rehabilitative or therapeutic care is provided to a patient at home.
Home health
A type of facility for terminally ill patients with a life expectancy of not more than 6 months
Hospice
This is a type of facility that is also called as Day Surgery or Same-Day-Surgery (SDS)
This a type of facility that primarily provides in-Patient treatment usually for long-term basis
Skilled Nursing Facility
True or False:
It is ok to ask for the Patient's full 9-digit SSN
False
These are provider in contract with the patient’s
Insurance.
Participating Provider
These are provider not in contract with the
patient’s insurance.
Non-Participating
This is one of the Provider identifiers assigned by the Federal Government Issued for tax purposes
Federal Tax ID / Tax Identification Number (TIN)
This is one of the Provider identifiers ssued by the Insurance Company / Health Plan to their contracted providers
Provider Identification Number (PIN)
This is one of the Provider identifiers issued by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)/HCFA
National Provider Identifier (NPI)