Group of claims for different patients from one office submitted in one computer transmission.
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A group of up to 20 surplus lines documents submitted to SLTX at once for processing.

Process of comparing the number of documents that have been processed against a control total that has been estimated (e.g., an insurance company that issues 500 claims checks that are batch balanced against 500 insurance claims).

Assigned numerals to each group of insurance claims processed for different patients from one office and submitted in one computer transmission. The batch number appears on the document (report) when payments are made for the batch.

Method used by a provider to group (collect) computerized transactions over a period of time and transmit them in a single operation either at night or in a time-delayed manner (e.g., daily insurance claims).

Ability of an individual to wash oneself on a routine basis in the bathtub, shower, or by sponge bath. Also see activities of daily living (ADLs) .