HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) facility service. Physicians who provide ASC facility services do not need to append this modifier to their insurance claim forms.
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HCPCS Level II modifier that may be used with CPT or HCPCS Level II codes indicating a second concurrently administered infusion therapy.
Shadow claims
See: encounter data .
Shadow director
See: Directors.
Shadow pricing
1. Policy of setting fees equal or slightly below a competitor’s fees. This may tend to maximize profits but will raise medical costs and is generally considered to be unethical. 2. In an employer group’s managed care plan, to price premiums based on the cost of indemnity insurance instead of following community or experience rating standards.
Shadow record
Duplicate of an original medical record in hard copy, scanned for an electronic file, or downloaded from primary information systems. It is retained for the convenience of a department or health care provider.
Shadowing
Practice used to improve clinical documentation in a facility in which a nonphysician clinician/documentation expert is paired with a physician for 1 day of patient care. At the end of the day, the two practitioners compare notes on what should have been documented based on what the physician did for each patient.
Share
The capital of a company may be divided into units known as shares in which dealings can take place. If not so divided capital in the form of stock may be dealt with in any amounts.
share of cost (SOC)
The amount the patient must pay each month before he or she can be eligible for Medicaid. Also known as liability or spend down .
Shared office visit
See: split/shared office visit .