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ethics

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right and wrong conduct

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negligence

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failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a persons property

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defendent

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the party being sued

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plantiff

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the party suing

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abandonment

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withdrawl of a physcian from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient

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assault

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an unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another

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reasonable care

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a law protecting health care workers if they acted as reasonable as fellow workers

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malpractice

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negligence by a professional person

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crime

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an act that violates criminal law

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breach

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breaking of a law, promise or duty

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empathy

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ability to see things from another's point of view

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statue of limitations

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time established for filing a lawsuit

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subpoena

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writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony

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tort

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a wrong commited against another persons property

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false imprisionment

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holding or detaining a person against his will

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Invasion of privacy

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a violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed or made public without consent

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felony

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a major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor

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will

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legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death

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priviledged communication

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information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it

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law

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a rule of conduct made by a governing body

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most common type of medical tort

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Negligence

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consent

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permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind

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defamation

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Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person

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contract

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an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing

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Incompetence

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lack of physical or mental fitness

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respondent superior

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responsibility of an employer for the acts of its employees

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non compos mentis

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latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind

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emancipated minor

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a person who is not under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent

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medical grievence

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an impartial panel established to listen and investigate patient's complaints about medical care or excessive fees

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res gestae

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latin for "things done; deeds" the facts an circumstances attendant to the act in question

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deposition

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testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial

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civil law

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a statue that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal law

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breach of duty

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violation or omission of a legel or moral duty

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battery

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A dilberate physical attack upon a person

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qui facit per alium facit per se

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latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself"

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bioethics

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study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research

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expert testimony

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a statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional matter by an expert, such as a physcian

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contributory negligence

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a patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under the same circumstances

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assumption of risk

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consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results of that treatment

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medical etiquette

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conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals

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fraud

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an intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing beloinging to him or to surrender a legal right

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suspension

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to interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or resumption at a later date, or to ask for a continuance

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res judicata

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latin for "things decided" -that is, a matter already decided by judical authority

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proximate case

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that which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new indepedent cause, produces an event, and without which the injury would not have occured

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res ipsa loquitur

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the presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise unable to be explained on terms of ordinary and known experience

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breach of contract

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failure to achieve an agreed upon result, even when the highest degree of skill has been used

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must have license to dispense, prescribe or administer controlled substances

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narcotic license

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peer review

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medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaulated by members od the medical community

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admissions review

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under the Peer Review act of 1982, Peer Review Organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by this process

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a physcian must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except

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gunshot wound

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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(HIPPA) a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients' health information

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"A physcian shall respect the law" is part of

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AMA code of ethics

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also known as medical malpractice

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professional negligence

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database management

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a system whereby large quanities of data can be accessed, searched, sorted, and arranged very rapidly by computer

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coding

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the process of changing words into numbers so that computers can be used in processing insurance claims

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full block style

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all lines will be at the left hand margin

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following the salutation of a business letter

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colon :

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a newsletter weighing less than one pound is considered ____

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third class mail

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business or handwritten mail that weighs less that 11 oz is known as ___

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first class mail

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fourth class mail

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(parcel post) used for bound printed matter, film, and sound recordings

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before placing a caller on hold

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ask if you may put the caller on hold, waot for caller to confirm they can wait, pbtaon a return phone number

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an incoming call should be answered by the ____

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third ring

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before answering an incoming call the medical assistant should

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smile

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when handling incoming mail the medical assistant should ___

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attach the envelope to the correspondence

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grammar

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the study of words and their relationship to other words in the sentence

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when handling a patient complaint ____

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take all complaints seriously and take thorough notes

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tecum

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midbrain

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locum tenems

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travelling physician

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inpatient

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a bed patient in a hospital

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adjuster

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a person who represents either party of an insurance claim

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claim

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a request for payment under an insurance contractor bond

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premium

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payment made periodically to keep an insurance policy in force

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provider

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a person or institution that gives medical care

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Capitation

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an insurance plan that provides a fixed payment per month to the physician, regardless of services rendered

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deductible

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the amount the insured must pay before policy benefits begin

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health maintenance organization

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an organization that offers health insurance at a fixed monthly premium with little or no deductible and works and works through a primary care provider

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catastrophic insurance

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health insurance that provides protection against the high cost of treating severe or lengthy illness or disability

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partial disability

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a disability from an illness or injury that prevents an insured person from performing one or more of the functions of his or her regular job

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subscriber

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one who belongs to an insurance policy

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benefits

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a sum of money provided in an insurance policy, payable for covered services

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coordination of benefits

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To prevent the insured from receiving a duplicate payment for losses under more than one insurance policy

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coinsurance

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the percentage of covered services that is the responsibility of the patient to pay

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major medical

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insurance that is meant to offset medical expenses resulting from a catastropnic illness

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usual, customary, and reasonable

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a doctor who agrees to accept an insurance companies pre-established fee at the maximumamount to be collected

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a notice of insurance claim or proof of loss must be filed within ___ or it can be denied

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time limit

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Medicare

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a health program for those 65 years old and older under social security

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Tri-Care

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a civilian health and medical program of the uniform services

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explanation of benefits

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a recap sheet that accompanies a Medicare or Medicaid check, showing breakdown and explanation of benefits

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co-payment

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the insured pays a specific amount per unit of service and the insurer pays the rest of the cost

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comprehensive

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greater coverage of diseases or an accident, and greater indemnity payment in comparison eith a limited clause

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dread disease rider

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a rider added to the policy to provide additional benefits

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grace period

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an interval after a payment is due to the insurance company in which the policy holder may make psyments, and still the policy remains in effect

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assignment of benefits

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an agreement by which a patient assigns to another party the right to recieve payment from a third party for the service the patient has recieved

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hospital benefits

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payments for hospital charges incurred by an insured person because of injury or illness

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insurance agent

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an agent of an insurance company who solicits or initiates contracts for insurance coverage and services, and is the policyholder for the insured

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fee-for-service

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a method of charging whereby a physician presents a bill for each service rendered

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Tri-Care fiscal year

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October 1 to September 30

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W-4

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the number on the Eployees Withholding Exemption Certificate

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FICA provides benefits for ___

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social security

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as part of office bookkeeping procedures, the physician's bank statements should be reconciled with the ___

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checkbook

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ledger

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a record of patient's debits, credits, and balances

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deposit slip

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a form to itemize deposits made to savings or checking accounts

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to correct a handwritten error in a patient's chart, it is only acceptable to ___

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draw a line through the error, insert the correct information, date and initial it

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current procedural terminology

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a reference procedural code book that uses a numbering system developed by the AMA

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precertification

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a method used for determining whether a particular service or covered under patient's policy

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Internal Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification

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used to code diagnosises

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"E" code designates ___

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classification of enviromental events, such as poisoning

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E/M codes are located in the ___ manual.

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CPT

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Which codes can modifiers ve added to, to indicate a procedure or service has bee altered in some way?

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CPT

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CMS-1500

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a form used by n-ninstitutional providers and suppliers to bill Medicare, Part B covered services

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