2023 PAS Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. The Regulatory agencies provides accreditation by setting standards concerning health care which providers must follow in order to receive Medicare and Medicaid.
  2. 5. All active duty service members are automatically enrolled in Tricare __________.
  3. 6. Stores the health systems entire population and can uniquely identify each patient based on certain key data.
  4. 8. Payment that must be made by a covered person at the time of service.
  5. 9. Issued to inform Medicare beneficiaries that they are outpatients receiving observation services and are not inpatients of a hospital or critical access hospital (CAH).
  6. 11. What is the minimum number of patient identifiers required to verify the identity of a patient?
  7. 12. Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explain, Thank you.
  8. 14. Medicaid is a __________ payer with respect to Medicare.
  9. 18. is when a payer agrees that condition have been met based on the information given that all requirements have been satisfied to reimburse for medically necessary services.
  10. 19. What act requires providers to medically evaluate and stabilize emergent patients?
Down
  1. 1. The amount of eligible expenses a covered person must pay each year from his/her own pocket before the plan will begin to pay for eligible benefits.
  2. 3. The person or entity who is financially responsible for payment on a patient's account.
  3. 4. Another name for the policy holder is __________.
  4. 6. Must be completed on all Medicare patients each time service is provided because this information can change from visit to visit.
  5. 7. is given to all inpatient Medicare patients and explains their rights to care and follow up care after discharge. It also gives them a number to call if they are being discharged too early.
  6. 10. The patient's permission to render services.
  7. 13. UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
  8. 15. Medicare Record Number
  9. 16. Who is the subscriber for all Medicaid coverages - no matter the age?
  10. 17. The federal act designed to protect patient's privacy is known as __________.