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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
Pricer
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
Software modules in Medicare claims processing systems, specific to certain benefits, used in pricing claims, most often under prospective payment systems.
International organisation for standardisation
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
An organisation that coordinates the development and adoption of numerous international standards. "ISO" is not an acronym, but the Greek word for "equal".
Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
CNAs are trained and certified to help nurses by providing non-medical assistance to patients, such as help with bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom.
Disclosure history
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
Under HIPAA this is a list of any entities that have received personally identifiable health care information for uses unrelated to treatment and payment.
Seer programme
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
The SEER programme of the National Cancer Institute is the most authoritative source of information on cancer incidence and survival in the United States.
Formulary
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
A list of certain drugs and their proper dosages. In some Medicare health plans, doctors must order or use only drugs listed on the health plan's formulary.
Department of Health and Human Services
Insurance; Medicare & Medicaid
DHHS administers many of the "social" programmes at the Federal level dealing with the health and welfare of the citizens of the United States. (It is the "parent" of CMS.)
