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Cash Management - ANSWER -Handles bank reconciliation in Epic, Creates cash
records in Epic to indicate a deposit has been received in the bank, Puts cash
records into Cash Control Groups
Cash Control Groups - ANSWER -List of checks deposited in the bank that need
to be posted in the system, Matched against remittance file from the payer
Billed Amount (Posting Term) - ANSWER -The total of all charges on the claim.
Sent on the claim to the payer.
Allowed Amount (Posting Term) - ANSWER -The maximum reimbursement
calculated. Comes from the payer's remittance & your contract
Not Allowed Amount (Posting Term) - ANSWER -The difference between billed
and allowed amounts. Written off as contractual adjustment
Paid Amount (Posting Term) - ANSWER -The total amount paid by the payer for
the claim. Posted as a payment
Patient Responsibility (Posting Term) - ANSWER -The amount passed on to the
patient. NRP to self-pay (or secondary coverage)
Reason Codes - ANSWER -indicate why a payer is not paying an amount on the
claim for example, denying a claim
Follow-Up Record - ANSWER -Flag on an insurance bucket based on payer's
response
, What are the 3 Follow-Up record types? - ANSWER -Underpayment,
Overpayment and Denial
Billed Amount (Contracts Term) - ANSWER -Total of charges on the claim sent
to the payer
Expected Amount (Contracts Term) - ANSWER -Maximum expected
reimbursement calculated by the contract build in Epic
Allowed Amount (Contract term) - ANSWER -Maximum reimbursement
calculated by the payer, coming from the payer's remittance
Paid Amount (Contract Term) - ANSWER -Total amount paid by the payer for
that claim, coming from the payer's remittance
Variance occurs when... - ANSWER -When the allowed amount differs from the
expected amount
Post Type - ANSWER -Defines the distribution method for the payment (which
HARs get money first)
HAR - ANSWER -Stores all HB charges, payments, and adjustments for a patient's
encounter
Min Days - ANSWER -Minimum number of days between discharge and initiate
billing
Initiate Billing - ANSWER -Moment we attempt to assign liability for the balance
of the HAR
Open Status - ANSWER -All hospital accounts start in this status
DNB - ANSWER -Edit checks run during this time. Allows for Min Days to occur
Billed - ANSWER -Successfully initiated billing