MEDISOFT COMPUTER TERMINOLOGY
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deborawilliams on June 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 MANAGED CARE | A TYPE OF INSSURANCE IN WHICH PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER HEALTHCAE PROFESSIONALS ARE ORGANIZED INTO A A GROUP OR NETOWRK IN ORDER TO MANAGE THE COST, QUALITY, ANDACCESS TO HEALTH CARE |
| ,MENU | A LIST OF ITEMS OR COMPUTER FUNCTION DISPLAYED ON A COMPUTER SCREEN FROM WHICH THE OPERATOR CAN CHOOSE |
| MMDDCCYY FORMAT | A SPECIFIC WAY IN WHICH DATES MUST BE ENTERED ON THE SCREEN |
| MODEM | A DEVICE WHICH CONVERT OUTGOING DDIGITAL DATA INTO SOUND WAVES SO IT CAN BE TRANSMIT TED ACROSS TELEPHONE LINES AND WHICH CAN RECONVERT INCOMING SOUND WAVES INTO DIGITAL DATA . MOST COMPUTERS HAVE A BUILT IN INTERNAL DEVICE |
| MODIFIER | ATWO-DIGIT CODES THAT ARE USED WITH PROCEDURES CODES TO ALLOW MORE SPECIFIC DESCRIPTIONS TO BE ENETERED FOR THE SERVICE THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED |
| MOUSE | A HAND-HELD DEVICE USEE TO CONTROL THE VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE COMPUTER |
| MULTI-LINK CODES | GROUPS OF PROCEDURES CODES THAT RELATE TOA SINGLE ACTIVITY AND SAVE TIME BY ELIMINATING MULTIPLE TRANACTION ENTRIES |
| NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER (NPI) | A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER ASSIGNED TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT IS USED IN STANDARD TRANSACTIOS, SUCH AS HEALTH CARE |
| NAVIGATOR BUTTON | BUTTONS THAT SIMPLIFIES THE TASK OF MOVING FROM ONE DATA FIELD TO ANOTHER |
| NETWORK | AN INTERCONNECTION WIT COMPUTERS |
| OFFICE HOUR BREAK | A BLOCK OF TIME WHENA PHYSICIAN IS UNAVAILIBLE FOR APPOINTEMNT WITH PATIENTS. |
| OFFICE HOUR SCHEDULE | A LISTING OF TIME SLOTS FOA A PARTICULAR DAY FOA A SPECIFIC PROVIDER |
| ON-A-MONTH BILLING | A BILLING METHOD IN WHICH ALL PATIENT STATEMENTS ARE PRINTED AND MAILED ONCE-A MONTH ON THE SAME DAY |
| PACKING DATA | THE DELETION OF VACANT SLOTS FROM A DATABASE |
| PATIENT INFORMATION FORM | A FORM FILLED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT CONTAINS PERSONAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND MEDICAL INSURANCE INFORMATION NEEDED TO COLLECT PAYMENTS FROM THE PROVIDER'S SERVICE |
| PATIENT LEGER | A REPORT THAT LISTS THE FINANCILA ACTIVITY IN EACH PATIENT'S ACCOUNT INCLUDING CHARGES, PAYMENTS, AND ADJUSTMENTS |
| PATIENT STATEMENT | A REPORT THAT LISTS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY APATIEWNT OWES, ORGANIZED BY THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE MONEY HAS BEEN OWED, THE PROCEDURES PERFORMED, AND THE DATES THE PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED |
| PAYER | AN AGENCY, INSURANCE , OR HEALTH PLAN THAT PAYS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND RESPOSIBLRE FOR THE COSTS OF THOSE SERVICES SUCH AS GOVERNMENT OR A COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CARRIER |
| PAYMENT DAY SHEET | A REPORT THAT LISTS ALLPAYMENTS ECEIVEE ON A PARTICULAR DAY, ORGANIZED BY PROVIDER |
| PAYMENTS | MONIES THAT THE PRACTICE RECIEVES FROM PATIENTS AND INSURANCE CARRIERS |
| POLICYHOLDERS | AN INDIDIVUALS WHO PAY A PREMIUM TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY I EXCHANGE FO THE INSURANCE PROTECTION PROVIDED BY A POLICY |
| PRASCTIE ANALYSIS REPORT | A REPORT THAT ANALYIZES THE REVNUE OF A PRACTICE FOR A SPEICIFIED PERIOD OF TIME, USUSALLY A MONTH OR YEAR |
| PEFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION (PPO) | A MANAGED CARE PLAN WITH AN ESTABLISHED PROVIDER NETWORK THAT PAYS A MAXIMIUM BENEFIT COVERAGE WHEN USING ITS OWN CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS, AND HOSSPITAL, AND LESSER BENEFITS WHEN USING PROVIDERS OUTSIDE OF THE NETWORK |
| PREMIUM | THEPOLICY HOLDER'S PAYMENT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY IN EXCHANGE FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE |
| PROCEDURE CODE | A STAMDARDIZED FIVE-DIGIT CODE THAT SPECIIFES WHICH MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TESTS WERE PERFORMED . THE MOST COMMONLY USED SYSTEM OF PROCEDURES IS FOUND IN THE CURRENT PROCEDURE TERMINOLOGY-FOURTH EDITION ALSO KNOWN AS CPTOR CPT-4 |
| PROCEDURE DAY SHEETS | A REPORT THAT LISTS ALL THE PROCEDURES PERFORMED ON A PARTICULAR DAY LISTED IN NUMERICAL ORDER BY PROCDEURE CODE |
| PROGRAM | ANOTHER WORD FOR SOFEWARE, A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS WHICH CAN BE LOADEED INTO THE COMPUTER. IT COMMANDS THE COMPUTER ON HOW TO WORK TOA CHIEVE THE PRUPOSE OF THE PROGRAM(I.E, MEISOFT IS A PROGRAM FOR MEDIAL PazTIENT ACCOUNTING AND BILLING) |
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