Self-referral

Patient in a managed care plan that refers himself or herself to a specialist, outpatient clinic, emergency department, or hospital outpatient department. The patient may be required to inform the primary care physician.

Semicolon (;)

Punctuation sign used to identify the common part or main entry and is placed at the end of the phrase followed by indented modifying terms or descriptions in the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code book.

Senior plan

Health care program offered by a managed care plan or insurance company to individuals who are eligible for Medicare Parts A and B. Also see Medicare Part C, Medicare Plus (+) Choice (M+C) plan .

Sensitive information

Medical record data related to diagnoses of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS data, mental health problems, and treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. Additional examples of information that could be considered sensitive include data about minors, reproductive health information, communicable disease data, chemical dependency data, genetic information, prescription drug information that may lead to disclosure of a sensitive condition, abuse and neglect exposure, and social and family history.

SEP

See: special enrollment period (SEP) . Acronym for simplified employee pension; See: Section 408(k) of the Internal Revenue Code .

Separate account

Asset account established by a life insurance company detached from other funds and used primarily for investments for a retirement plan.
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An account established or maintained by an insurance company under which the income, gains and losses of that specific account are credited or charged without consideration of the income and investment results of the other assets of the insurance company.