Attestation by the patient’s attending physician on admission and at stated intervals of the need for hospitalization and continued stay in the facility.

Certification awarded to a person after appropriate training and passing a certification examination administered by the Alliance of Claims Assistance Professionals, Inc.

Individual who has obtained appropriate training, met experience prerequisites, and passed a national certification examination administered by a professional coding association.

Title received by a person after appropriate training and successfully passing a national certification examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association for hospital-based coding.

Title received by a person after appropriate training and passing a certification examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for physician-based coding.

Document used to guarantee insurance benefits.

Certification awarded to an individual who has successfully completed the CHC program. CHCs have a broad knowledge of the field of health care financing, act as consultants to purchasers of employee benefit packages, and are administrators of employee health care benefit programs.

Certification program developed by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 1978. It consists of a series of comprehensive examinations that test an individual’s knowledge of health care financing such as health care economics, pricing, underwriting, financing, marketing, and selling. Besides passing each of the examinations, the individual must complete 2 weeks of residency training.