Across
- 2. abrev; proof that a service is not covered by Medicare
- 5. person or group that receives health care benefits
- 7. a record of health information with multiple access
- 9. acronym for law requiring emergency treatment
- 10. _______audit; performed on services prior to billing
- 11. recovers improper Medicare payments
- 13. _______law sponsored by U.S. Senator Pete Stark
- 16. to assign a higher procedure code than was performed
- 19. produces service-specific paid claims error rates
Down
- 1. to bill components seperatley
- 3. acronyn for medical record documentation
- 4. intentional misrepresentation of facts; to deceive
- 6. contracts with Medicare to process medical claims
- 8. describes procedures, services, etc; used by Medicare
- 12. the OIG will not seek exclusion with this agreement
- 14. systematic review of a patient medical record
- 15. voluntary accreditation program for hospitals
- 17. ________days; time period for follow up care after a surgery
- 18. abbrev; also referred to as the Lincoln Law