medicare part A
The part of the Medicare program that pays for hospitalization, care in a skilled nursing
facility, home health care, and hospice care.
Medicare Part B
the part of medicare that helps cover madically necessary physician services outpatient
care and other medical services full services not covered under medicare part a part B
is an optional benefit for which the patient must pay a premium in which generally
requires a yearly deductible and co insurance
Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage)
combines benefits of part A and B, sometimes D.
Medicare—Part D
Prescription drug coverage
medical coding
The process of translating this written or dictated medical record into a series of numeric
and alpha numeric codes
2 primary types of insurers
commercial insurance plans and government insurance plans
Medicare
provides coverage for people over the age of 65, bling or disabled individuals, and
people with permanent kidney failure or end stage renal disease (ESRD)
Medicaid
a health insurance assistance program for low income people
Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
Document that informs covered patients that Medicare may not cover a certain service
and the patient will be responsible for the bill
required before billing the patient if coverage is denied
HITECH
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
- allows patients to request an audit trail of their disclosures of their health info made
through the electronic health record
- requires that an individual be notified if their is an unauthorized disclosure of their
health info
compliance plan
A written set of instructions outlining the process for coding and submitting accurate
claims, and what to do if mistakes are found.
The AAPC was founded in what year?
1988
can a word have more than one root?
, yes
blephar/o
eyelid
bucc/o
cheek
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
colp/o
vagina
cyst/o
A fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
derm/o
skin
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestine
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
onych/o
nail
oste/o
bone
phleb/o
vein
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lungs
synov/i
synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
ab-
away from
ad-
toward, near
ante-
before
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
end/o
in, within
mon/o
one