The "General" Insurance
All about that PAM
You better coordinate & work it!
Alphabet Soup
Explain my name
100

Don't try to go out of network, unless its an emergency with this plan. You better have a referral to see a specialist

What is HMO?

100

You should never see these in a person's  registration or put them there or its an error?

What is comma,hyphen, or periods?

100

The only medicare part we bill for?

What is outpatient, Medicare part b?

100

A medical bill by any other name.

What is EOB?

100

explain co-pay

what is the small fee you pay for prescriptions or expected prior to service when you arrive to the doctors office?

200

You better not call Tyrone if a representative from the correctional facility is calling regarding an inmate. Instead immediately call

What is Barbara Johnnson the IDOC scheduling coordinator

200

If you don't remember to uncheck the box here you put your check in danger?

What is Message pool?

200

Amanda has good Aetna through her husband, blue cross through her spouse. 

what is BCBS, PRIMARY & Aetna secondary

200

POS simply stands for & means.

What is Point of service plan Similar to an HMO, need referral but can step out of network for additional costs

200

You better pay this every month or you will lose your private insurance.

what is premium?

300
A patient is scheduling an appointment after a slip and fall. What is being billed?

What is workman's comp?

300

When completing the registration my DOB says I was born in 83. The guarantor should be set as this.

What is self?

300

Call Center Manager Yesenia just got insurance through CLH, but still has straight medicaid. Coordinate & explain why.

what is CLH insurance, primary & then medicaid secondary because medicaid pays last?

300

MCP stands for & means.

What is a Managed care Plan, which is a type of health insurance. They have contracts with health care providers and medical facilities to provide care for members at reduced costs.

300

Explain deductible.

what you are expected to pay before insurance kicks in?

400

The MCP's in order from least to most restrictive.

What is PPO EPO POS HMO?

400

Daily Double: Amanda has aetna PPO & BCBS COMMUNITY. This is what determines who pays first and second in registration.

What is COB?

400

Daily double: I retired three months ago, but I still got my insurance. I already got my medicare part A set up and I need to go get my flu shot. Coordinate.

what is your retiree insurance. Medicare Part A is not paying for no outpatient?

400

THE DAILY DOUBLE: HIB stands for this and simply means this

What is hospital insurance benefits, medicare part A. Medicare insurance for inpatient

400

THE DAILY DOUBLE: Explain co-insurance.

norm 80%, 20% but based on policy & is the percentage you are expected to pay when you get the bill for a covered service

500

the daily double: Put the MCP's in order from most to least restrictive.

What is HMO POS EPO PPO?

500

UI's slogan regarding billing?

What is Bill once & get paid?

500

Individual is age 65 or older, is covered by a GHP through current employment or spouse’s current employment AND the employer has less than 20 employees:

What is MEDICARE is primary. GHP secondary.

500

SMIB

What is supplementary medicare insurance benefits, medicare part b, outpatient benefits

500

TPO

what is Treatment, payment, healthcare operations. Treatment encompasses the care we provide to the patient. Payment includes billing and collection activities. Healthcare operations include all of our business activities, including teaching and training healthcare professionals. These are reasons why healthcare staff can share PHI w/o violating HIPAA?