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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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Medicare & Medicaid
Patient advocate
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A hospital employee whose job is to speak on a patient?s behalf and help patients get any information or services they need.
Skilled care
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A type of health care given when you need skilled nursing or rehabilitation staff to manage, observe, and evaluate your care.
Modify or modification
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
Under HIPAA, this is a change adopted by the Secretary, through regulation, to a standard or an implementation specification.
Inpatient hospital services
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
These services include bed and board, nursing services, diagnostic or therapeutic services, and medical or surgical services.
Certified registered nurse anaesthetist
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A nurse who is trained and licenced to give anesthesia. anaesthesia is given before and during surgery so that a person does not feel pain.
National standard per visit rates
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
National rates for each 6 home health disciplines based on historical claims data. Used in payment of LUPAs and calculation of outliers.
Health Informatics Standards Board
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
An ANSI-accredited standards group that has developed an inventory of candidate standards for consideration as possible HIPAA standards.
