CRCS Acronym/Terminology Review
Across
- 4. Title XVIII
- 5. Legislation that restricts telephone solicitations (telemarketing) and the use of automated telephone equipment
- 6. A unique, 10-digit identifier issued to health providers in the US by the CMS
- 8. Legislation that imposes strict limitations and prohibitions on debt collection practices
- 12. Title XIX
- 13. A type of insurance that is offered as an employment benefit or purchased individually
- 14. Wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen, and walkers
- 16. any data that could be used, individually or in combination, to match patients with medical information
- 18. Also known as the "gatekeeper"
- 19. Average number of inpatients maintained in the hospital each day for a specific period of time
- 20. the hardcopy version of the hospital claim form; also known as the CMS-1450
Down
- 1. Medicare supplemental insurance that fills in the "gaps" in coverage under the original Medicare Plan
- 2. Federal standards for insurers, HMOs, and employer plans as well as established privacy and security rules
- 3. Common term for patients who have no insurance
- 4. A number replacing the HICN on the Medicare card
- 7. Care provided to terminally ill patients and their families by nonprofit organizations
- 9. Also known simply as the "Affordable Care Act"
- 10. An individual who has no means of paying for services or treatment and is not eligible for benefits under Medicaid or any other public assistance program
- 11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 12. Maximum allowable actual charge that has been replaced by the limiting charge
- 13. Also known as "Title XXI"
- 15. third-party administrator
- 17. A type of insurance coverage through property and casualty or auto insurance