Refers to a medical condition that persists, continues, or recurs over a long period of time.

Medical care and treatment given to an individual whose health problem is of a long-term and continuing nature. Rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, and mental hospitals may be considered chronic care facilities.

Long-term or permanent illness that often results in some type of disability and may require a person to seek help with various activities (e.g., diabetes, arthritis).

Kidney dialysis regularly furnished to an end-stage renal dialysis (ESRD) patient in a hospital-based independent (non–hospital-based) or home setting.

A datasheet that outlines experience and education by dates.

Religious organization or church that offers a health plan for its employees.

1. Physicians seeing a high volume of patients more often than medically necessary, to increase revenue. This situation may be seen in fee-for-service or managed care environments. 2. Payment system based on performance and productivity of the provider of health care services.

Procedure in which an injection of a nontoxic radiopaque medium is given in order to produce movie camera images on a fluorescent screen to view various body structures.

Symbol used in the procedure code book titled Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) to indicate that conscious/moderate sedation is included for that specific procedural code number for billing and payment purposes.