- Отрасли: Government
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The federal agency that runs the Medicare program. In addition, CMS works with the States to run the Medicaid program. CMS works to make sure that the beneficiaries in these programs are able to get high quality health care.
An advocate (supporter) for nursing home and assisted living facility residents who works to resolve problems between residents and nursing homes or assisted living facilities.
Industry:Insurance
An organization that accredits healthcare organizations. In the future, the JCAHO may play a role in certifying these organizations' compliance with the HIPAA A/S requirements.
Industry:Insurance
Durable medical equipment (like nebulizers or manual wheelchairs) that costs more than $150, and the supplier rents it to people with Medicare more than 25 percent of the time.
Industry:Insurance
The amount you must pay for health care before Medicare begins to pay, either for each benefit period for Part A, or each year for Part B. These amounts can change every year.
Industry:Insurance
The Healthcare Business & Information Modeling Work Group (WG2) of the Business Transaction Coordination and Modeling Task Group (TG3) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12.
Industry:Insurance
This term usually refers to a flat file format used to transmit or transport claims, such as the 192-byte UB-92 Institutional EMC format and the 320-byte Professional EMC NSF.
Industry:Insurance
A key clinical value or quality characteristic used to measure, over time, the performance, processes, and outcomes of an organization or some component of health care delivery.
Industry:Insurance
A short-term certificate of ownership (12 months or less) of a specified portion of a debt due by the federal government to individual holders, bearing a fixed rate of interest.
Industry:Insurance
The principle that, to the extent practical, individually identifiable health information should only be disclosed to the extent needed to support the purpose of the disclosure.
Industry:Insurance
The withholding of payment by an FI or carrier from a provider or supplier of an approved Medicare payment amount before a determination of the amount of the overpayment exists.
Industry:Insurance
