Orders
Name, DOB, diagnosis, test, signature
What are the key features of a valid order?
What is supine?
CT
What is the acronym for Computed Tomography?
Guarantor
Who is the person that is ultimately responsible for paying the patient’s bill?
The test requested does not specify an anatomical region.
What is a good reason to send an order back to the provider?
The more (or most) distant of two (or more) things.
What is distal?
ABN
What is the acronym for Advanced Beneficiary Notice?
A fixed sum that a beneficiary must contribute towards the cost of their health care before insurance benefits begin.
What is a Deductible?
The length of time needed from a previous DEXA scan before a patient is eligible for a repeat on a preventative basis.
What is 2 years?
A blood draw.
What is venipuncture?
CPT
What is the acronym for current procedural terminology
Approval from third party payors to provide specified care in a particular setting; written or electronic assurance that the services provided will be covered under the terms of the patient’s health care plan.
What is Prior Authorization?
An order we can accept that has been signed by provider with an out of state license.
What is a TRIWEST order?
A non-invasive test that is used to reflect underlying heart conditions by measuring the electrical activity of the heart.
What is an Electrocardiogram (EKG)?
NPO
What is the acronym for Nil Per Os?
A portion of a government payor insurance that pays for in-patient charges only.
What is Medicare Part A?
This order has a "future" status displayed in the order plans tab in Powerchart, but is actually valid.
What is an ROIO order?
Partial or complete loss of consciousness.
What is syncope?
HIPPA
What is the acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
A medical care arrangement in which medical professionals and facilities provide services to subscribed clients at reduced rates.
What is a PPO?