Terminology
Insurance Verification
Authorization
Acronyms
Pre-Registration
100

Secure payment system used so that patients can enter their own credit card number on their phone...integrated within InContact 

What is Eckoh?

100

A fixed amount you pay for a covered service, after you have paid your deductible.  Not all insurances assign a co-pay amount, it varies by plan

What is Co-Pay?

100

Full procedure written out

What is Orders?

100

Current Procedural Terminology

What is CPT?

100

Admission tab in STAR

What is to start Pre-Registration?

200

Hospital Network system

What is Citrix?

200

The percentage of the claim the patient must pay to the hospital each time service is rendered if the insurance does not pay in full

What is Co-insurance?

200

Admit Status

What is Outpatient or Inpatient?

200

Patent Access Intelligence

What is PAI?

200

How many attempts are made to collect a payment 

What is 3?

300

MRI, CAT SCAN, ULTRASOUND, SURGERY

What is Clinical Appt/Clinical Codes? 

300

System used to estimate procedures

What is Clear IQ?

300

Waystar check Authorization system 

What is Recondo?

300

Protected Health Information 

What is PHI?

300

Secure payment system used so that patients can enter their own credit card number on their phone...intergrated within Incontact.  

What is Eckoh?

400

Quick reference guides developed to help you be successful in completing Financial Clearance.

What is E- Guide?

400

The first insurance to pay if someone has two active medical insurance policies 

What is Primary insurance?

400

Post-Op Admit

What is Inpatient?

400

Catholic Health Initiative

What is CHI?

400

Phone System to make and receive calls 

What is Incontact?

500

The process of performing and documenting insurance benefit verification,  chasing authorizations and providing financial counseling.

What is Financial Clearance?

500

The amount patient is responsible for before the insurance will pay

What is Deductible?

500

Full procedure written out

What is Orders?

500

Health Insurance Portability and Account Act

What is HIPAA?

500

Conifer defines this as any money collected on an account before and up to 7 days after discharge.

What is Pre- Service Liability Collections?