In workers’ compensation, health care obtained by an injured worker either before determination of eligibility or after rejection or delay of benefits by the insurance company.
Tag: MEDICAL
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.
Senility
General state of decline in mental and physical functioning associated with the aging process.
Senior Advantage Plans
Health care programs 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, and managed care .
Senior center
Facility that provides a variety of on-site programs and information for older adults including recreation, socialization, congregate meals, and some health services.
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.