Cleanliness

Accumulated trade waste and rubbish is a fire hazard indicative of lax management and poor moral hazard. Greasy waste is liable to spontaneous heating. In some cases a warranty may require the insured to keep waste/scraps in metals bins and remove them from the building at the end of each day.

Clearinghouse

Independent organization that receives electronically transmitted insurance claims from the physician’s office, performs software edits, routes, and transmits the claims to various insurance carriers. Also see health care clearinghouse.

Clerical error

Minor omission or error in form or content on Medicare Part A or Part B claims, such as missing data items (provider number or date of service). Omissions do not include failure to bill for certain items or services or third-party payer errors.

Client

1. Person who is the recipient of a professional service. 2. Recipient of health care. 3. Patient. 4. System (software running on a piece of hardware) that initiates the process or requests services in a client/server computing arrangement.

Client agreement

FSA rule (Conduct of Business 4.2.7 R) requires a firm intending to conduct designated forms of investment business with UK private clients to enter into a client agreement. The client must sign the terms of business or he must have consented to them in writing.