Across
- 5. Repayment for services rendered, typically from insurers
- 6. A document showing balance and payment activity
- 8. Translating medical procedures into standardized codes
- 12. Doctor or entity offering healthcare services
- 13. Prior approval required for certain treatments
- 14. Person who gathers patient demographic and insurance info
- 15. Process of contesting a denied claim
- 16. Verifying a patient’s coverage status
- 18. A staff role focused on specific financial processes
- 22. Amount the patient must pay before coverage begins
- 24. Another term for a medical bill
- 25. Amounts received from patients or insurers
- 27. The handling of claims, payments, and adjustments
- 28. Change made to a patient account, often correcting errors
Down
- 1. Recording payments to patient accounts
- 2. Insurance document explaining paid and denied charges
- 3. Confirming patient information or insurance coverage
- 4. Income generated from patient services
- 7. Following regulations in financial processes
- 8. Staff responsible for resolving outstanding balances
- 9. Approval from the insurer for certain services
- 10. Patient's percentage share of covered services
- 11. When an insurance claim is rejected
- 13. Individual receiving care and financial services
- 17. Remaining amount owed after payments
- 19. Coverage used to pay for medical services
- 20. The process of generating and sending patient charges
- 21. Requests submitted to insurers for reimbursement
- 23. Fixed amount a patient pays at the time of service
- 26. Procedures or care provided to patients