Terminology
Terminology
Terminology
Terminology
Terminology
100
Primary federal insurance program that protects workers from loss of income as a result of a disability.
What is Social Security Disability Insurance?
100
Public agency or private organization that has agreed to provide services under the Ticket to Work program guidelines.
What is an employment network?
100
An individual responsible for investigating and resolving workers' complaints against the employer or insurance company that is denying the benefits.
What is an ombudsman.
100
Provides the long-term medical information which is normally required in every claim for disability benefits.
What is treating source?
100
The amount on which TRICARE figures a beneficiary's cost share for covered charges.
What is TRICARE's allowable charge?
200
Program that provides monthly cash payments to low-income, aged, blind, and disabled individuals.
What is Supplemental Security Income?
200
This act provides workers' compensation for non-military federal employees.
What is the Federal Employment Compensation Act?
200
Family members of military service personnel in the ARMY Reserves and National Guard.
What are reserve components?
200
This act provides workers' compensation to specified employees of private maritime employers.
What is the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act?
200
Details of the severity and duration of signs and symptoms regarding the chief complaint.
What is history of present illness?
300
Under this act, railroads, engaged in interstate commerce, are liable for injuries to their employees if they have been negligent.
What is the Federal Employment Liability Act?
300
Insurance that replaces a portion of earned income when an individual is unable to perform the requirements of his or her job because of illness or injury.
What is disability income insurance?
300
Person responsible for the oversight of all health care delivery activities within his or her region.
What is a regional director?
300
An injury or illness that impairs an employee's ability to work for a limited time.
What is temporary partial disability?
300
When health care providers agree to accept the TRICARE allowable charge (including the cost share and deductible, if any) as payment in full for the health care services provided and cannot balance bill.
What is accepting assignment?
400
Descriptive terms with letters or numbers or both used to report medical services and procedures for reimbursement.
What are HCPCS codes?
400
The deadline for filing military claims.
What is one year?
400
A review of a patient's past and current activities.
What is social history?
400
When an employee reaches a state of maximal medical improvement.
What is permanent and stationary?
400
Individual who has been treated previously by the provider, regardless of location of service, within the last three years.
Who is an established patient?
500
Codes that refer to the common portion of the procedure listed in the preceding entry.
What are indented codes?
500
In workers' compensation insurance, the premiums are paid by this person.
Who is the employer?
500
Clinic or hospital operated by the Department of Defense located on a military base that provides care to military personnel, their dependents, and military retirees and their dependents.
What is a military treatment facility (MTF)?
500
Health care provider or a team of health care providers that the enrollee must see first for all routine medical care.
What is a primary care manager?
500
The ill or injured employee's condition is such that it is impossible to return to work.
What is permanent disability?