Implementation Guide Task Group (TG4) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12. This group supports the development and maintenance of X12 Implementation Guides including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) X12 IGs.

Architecture Task Group (TG8) of the Insurance Subcommittee (N) of X12.Y

First year in which a trust fund is unable to pay benefits when due because the assets of the fund are exhausted.

Defined by Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a 12-month period during which an employee completes 1000 hours of service to the employer.

Type of term life insurance in which the policy owner may continue the coverage at the end of each year. This arrangement continues either for a specified number of years or until the insured attains a specific age. Also called annually renewable term (ART) insurance .

Length of employment of an individual that is used to determine eligibility, vesting, and benefits for employees in retirement plans. Sometimes years of service must be continuous.

Calling patients back for repeated and unnecessary follow-up visits.

Type of health benefit plan used by self-insured employers that pays for medical services as they are received by the employee.

Type of insurance in which there is no additional health plan premium above the monthly Medicare Part B premium for an enrollee. Plans may include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), fee-for-service plans, preferred provider organizations (PPOs), point-of-service (POS) plans, provider-sponsored organizations (PSOs), religious fraternal benefit society plans (RFPs), and Medicare medical savings accounts (MSAs). Also see Medicare Part C and Medicare Plus (+) Choice (M+C) plan .