Individual who has obtained appropriate training, met experience prerequisites, and passed a national certification examination administered by a professional coding association.
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Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
Title received by a person after appropriate training and successfully passing a national certification examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association for hospital-based coding.
Certified Coding Specialist–Physician (CCS-P)
Title received by a person after appropriate training and passing a certification examination administered by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for physician-based coding.
Certified form
Document used to guarantee insurance benefits.
Certified Health Consultant (CHC)
Certification awarded to an individual who has successfully completed the CHC program. CHCs have a broad knowledge of the field of health care financing, act as consultants to purchasers of employee benefit packages, and are administrators of employee health care benefit programs.
Certified Health Consultant Program
Certification program developed by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 1978. It consists of a series of comprehensive examinations that test an individual’s knowledge of health care financing such as health care economics, pricing, underwriting, financing, marketing, and selling. Besides passing each of the examinations, the individual must complete 2 weeks of residency training.
Certified Health Insurance Plan (CHIP)
See: State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Formerly, CHIP was a government-sanctioned cooperative health coverage plan offering one or more basic benefit options with mandated employer, insurer, and provider participation.
Certified mail
Correspondence or documents sent by the U.S. post office and officially marked to whom sent, showing date and address of delivery. This type of mail service is used often by medical offices for collection purposes and important letters (e.g., relocation of a medical practice, closure, dismissal of a patient). When certified mail is received, the receiver must sign a receipt of delivery and the sender is provided with a receipt of the delivery. This receipt remains on file at the receiver’s post office for 2 years.
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
Title received by a person after appropriate training and passing a certification examination administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants, Inc.
Certified Medical Billing Specialist (CMBS)
Title received by a person after appropriate training and passing a certification examination administered either by the American Association of Medical Billers in Los Angeles or the Medical Association of Billers in Las Vegas.