An optional coverage under most automobile insurance policies and some other forms of liability insurance. This coverage pays for health care costs regardless of who has been assigned fault.
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Medical practice parameters
See: guidelines .
Medical proofreader
Medical transcriptionist who checks medical reports that have blanks or questionable terminology and flags them for correction by the dictator. See also medical editor (ME) .
Medical protocols
See: clinical protocols .
medical provider network (MPN)
In workers’ compensation insurance, group of health care providers created by an insurer or self-insured employer to treat workers injured on the job.
Medical provider number
See: national provider identifier (NPI) .
Medical rationing
Limiting health care because of the high cost or the patient’s age or chance of recovery.
Medical record
Written and graphic information documenting facts and events during the rendering of patient care. Records must be comprehensive and data must be accurately documented.
Medical record documentation
See: documentation .
Medical records
See: health information management (HIM) .