Entry in an official registry or record that lists names of persons in an occupation who have satisfied specific requirements or attained a certain level of education and paid a registration fee.
Tag: MEDICAL
Regulation
Rule or guideline published by the federal government and administrative agencies implementing a law.
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US: Supervision of business practices by a governmental entity.
Rehabilitation (rehab)
Restoring an individual or part of the body to normal or almost normal function after a disease, injury, addiction, or incarceration (e.g., working with a physical therapist to walk better or with an occupational therapist to get dressed). Rehabilitation services are ordered by the attending physician for the patient. These services are given by nurses and physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Also referred to as rehabilitation care .
Rehabilitation center
Facility that provides treatment, training, and assists in restoring an individual who is disabled to maximum independence and productivity. It may offer occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and vocational therapy.
Rehabilitation facility
See: rehabilitation hospital or rehabilitation center .
Rehabilitation hospital
Institution or facility that gives health-related services to disabled individuals such as rehabilitative services and social or vocational services to help him or her obtain maximum function. For example, some conditions might be amputation, brain or spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, and stroke. Also called rehabilitation facility .
Reimbursement
MEDICAL,USA: 1. Payment made because of accident or illness by an insurance company to a provider or facility that rendered medical services to patients covered by a managed care plan or insurance contract. 2. Repayment. 3. Term used when insurance payment is pending. Also known as payment .
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Re-payment of an amount already paid by the insured.
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The payment of the expenses actually incurred as a result of a accident or sickness, but not to exceed any amount specified in the policy.
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US: The payment of the expenses actually incurred as a result of an accident or sickness, but not to exceed any amount specified in the policy.
Reimbursement decision tree
Billing tool used for choosing the action to take after receiving an explanation of benefits document from a third-party payer.
Reimbursement manager
Individual who designs systems to assure generation of accurate clinical documentation to substantiate billing and develops and puts into action systems to assure the secure transmission of data to billing centers, clearinghouses, or third-party payers.
Reimbursement specialist
See: insurance billing specialist .