Medicare & Medicaid

Medicare & Medicaid

Medical insurance programs administered by the U.S. federal government that provide health care coverage for the elderly (people over 65) and certain people and families with low incomes and resources.

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External quality review organisation

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

Is the organisation with which the State contracts to evaluate the care provided to Medicaid managed eligibles. Typically the EQRO is a peer review organization. It may conduct focused medical record ...

Outpatient hospital

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A portion of a hospital which provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services to sick or injured persons who do not require hospitalisation or ...

Hemodialysis

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A method of dialysis in which blood from a patient's body is circulated through an external device or machine and then returned to the patient's bloodstream. Such an artificial kidney machine is ...

Employer

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

Individuals and organisations engaged in a trade or business, plus entities exempt from income tax such as religious, charitable, and educational institutions, the governments of the United States, ...

Discharge planning

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A process used to decide what a patient needs for a smooth move from one level of care to another. This is done by a social worker or other health care professional. It includes moves from a hospital ...

Percentile

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A number that corresponds to one of the equal divisions of the range of a variable in a given sample and that characterises a value of the variable as not exceeded by a specified percentage of all ...

Crosswalking

Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid

A new test is determined to be similar to an existing test, multiple existing test codes, or a portion of an existing test code. The new test code is then assigned the related existing local fee ...