Process that large employers can use to complete their requirements for supplying IRS/SSA/HCFA (Internal Revenue Service/Social Security Administration/Health Care Financing Administration) data match information electronically.
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electronic medical record (EMR)
Electronic depository or linked access to patient databases that contains patient care information that can be sent within only one health care organization. This allows health care entities to share data, improve quality of medical care, and quicken insurance claim processing. Also known as computer-based patient record (CPR), online medical record, paperless patient chart , and computerized patient record (CPR) . See also electronic health record (EHR) .
Electronic payment posting
Insurance company (payer) automatically posts a payment to the medical practice management system after transmitting an automatic deposit into the medical practice’s bank account.
electronic records management (ERM)
Handling of electronic medical records according to legal, regulatory, and operational requirements.
electronic remittance advice (ERA)
Online transaction or electronic summarized statement about the status of an insurance claim with explanation of the payment for one or more beneficiaries. It is equivalent to the paper summarized statement called a Medicare remittance notice (MRN) . It is often referred to as ANSI 835 or Health Care Claim Payment/Advice (835) . Also called electronic remittance notice (ERN) .
electronic remittance notice (ERN) / Health Care Claim Payment/Advice (835)
See: electronic remittance advice (ERA) .
Electronic remittance voucher
Electronic explanation of benefits that is transmitted to the medical practice when an insurance company (payer) transmits an electronic payment that is automatically deposited in the medical practice’s bank account.
Electronic Scooter
A scooter charged and operated by electricity that has grown in popularity as company’s are renting them en mass in various cities throughout the country. They raise certain liability and safety concerns.
Electronic signature
Method of authenticating documents by either insertion of a facsimile of a person’s actual handwritten signature, typed name, mark, symbol, or code that is affixed electronically to the end of a document. Electronic signatures are subject to federal and state laws. Some state laws permit their use in place of a pen-and-ink signature. Electronic signatures are not designed to be secure.
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US: An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a contract or record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.
Electronic submission
Transmission of dental insurance claims for adjudication or eligibility transactions via modem (telephone lines). See electronic claim submission (ECS) .