See: employee benefits .
Tag: MEDICAL
Front-end edits
Electronic check of transmitted insurance claims to screen the incoming data or claims before they enter a system for errors, conflicting code entries, and a match of diagnosis to medical service(s) provided. This electronic examination has the capability to accept or reject each transaction or claim based on whether or not it complies with the checks. Also called claim edits and edit check .
Front-loaded policy
Universal life insurance policy in which the majority of the expense charges are deductions from each premium payment. These deductions continue throughout the premium payment period.
FSA
Abbreviation that means flexible spending account. See dependent-care spending account .
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UK: See: Financial Services Authority.
FTE
See: full-time employee (FTE) ; See: full-time equivalent (FTE) .
FUL
See: full capitation (FUL) .
full capitation (FUL)
1. Managed care plan is paid for providing services to enrollees solely through capitation. 2. Financial arrangement in which a plan or primary care case manager (PCCM) is paid for providing services to enrollees of a managed care plan through a combination of capitation and fee-for-service reimbursements.
Full disability
See: total disability .
Full disclosure in adoption
To share relevant background information such as social, medical, and mental health with the adopting parents. There are no uniform guidelines for what constitutes full disclosure.
Full-risk capitation
See: global capitation .