by Bob Whaley | Jul 7, 2011 | Definitions
An HSA is a medical savings account that allows individuals and employers with high-deductible insurance policies to contribute tax free to an account to pay current or future qualified medical expenses.
by Bob Whaley | Jul 7, 2011 | Definitions
Hospitalists are physicians who work full-time in the hospital setting. Hospitalists typically work long shifts, often 12 hours at a time and may work 5 to 10 days in a row, taking 5 to 10 days off in rotation. Hospitalists may be employed by the hospitals or by...
by Bob Whaley | Mar 21, 2011 | Definitions
Disenrollment is the process of rescinding insurance coverage to individuals or groups.
by Bob Whaley | Jun 27, 2010 | Definitions
DRGs may not be familiar to many practice administrators as they are a payment method for hospitals. Applied to all U.S. hospitals as a Medicare reimbursement method in 1983, DRGs are groups of hospital services clustered around diagnoses. The theory of DRGs is that...
by Bob Whaley | Jun 21, 2010 | Definitions
Update: MLN (Medicare Learning Network) published this pdf on ICD-10 on June 22, 2010 ******* The diagnosis is the identification of a patient’s disease or medical condition and is currently (2010) described by a six place numeric identifier (5 digits and one...
