Provide as complete a medical history as they can, including providing information about past illnesses, medications, hospitalizations, family history of illness, and other matters relating to present health. Cooperate with agreed-on treatment plans. What is total patient responsibility? Total Patient Responsibility: This is the total amount you owe your healthcareRead More →
For health insurance, double dipping is when a single medical procedure is claimed twice, either through multiple insurance plans or through the same plan filed at separate times. In the first instance, both insurance companies may deny the claim on the grounds that you have another insurer and both cannotRead More →
PHI is health information in any form, including physical records, electronic records, or spoken information. Therefore, PHI includes health records, health histories, lab test results, and medical bills. What is not considered PHI under Hipaa? PHI only relates to information on patients or health plan members. It does not includeRead More →
Abbreviation for Periodontal Disease Index. What does PDI stand for in science? Protein dispersibility index, a means of comparing the solubility of a protein in water. Protein disulfide isomerase, an enzyme which catalyzes the formation and breakage of disulfide bonds in proteins. Polydispersity index, a deprecated term for the molecularRead More →
HIPAA permits use and disclosure of PHI for treatment, payment and healthcare operations (TPO). Treatment encompasses the care we provide to the patient. Payment includes billing and collection activities. What is a normal TPO level? Normal values are: TPO antibody: Less than 9 IU/mL. Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin antibody (TSI): Less thanRead More →
Continuing medical education consists of educational activities which serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance and relationships that a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession. What qualifies as CME? CME is the abbreviation for Continuing Medical Education and consistsRead More →
It costs $425,000 today to develop a mobile health app. $425,000 are just the average expenditures including internal and external development costs as well as marketing costs. The expenditures don’t include maintenance or follow-up development costs after launch. How do medical apps make money? Digital health companies make money fromRead More →
HMS Holdings Corp. ( Healthcare Management Systems ) was founded in 1974 and is based in Irving, Texas. What is the abbreviation HMS? His or Her Majesty’s Ship, abbreviated HMS and H.M.S., is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies. What is HMS in biology?Read More →
A medical error is a preventable adverse effect of care (“iatrogenesis”), whether or not it is evident or harmful to the patient. This might include an inaccurate or incomplete diagnosis or treatment of a disease, injury, syndrome, behavior, infection, or other ailment. What are medical errors examples? A few ofRead More →
The primary goal of accounts receivable management in healthcare is to maintain maximum cash flow into the medical or dental practice by minimizing the collection period and the costs associated. What does AR do in medical billing? Accounts Receivable (AR) is the money owed to Providers or medical billing companiesRead More →