All-encompassing billing form personalized to the practice of the physician. It is considered a financial record source document that is used to record the patient’s diagnosis, any services given to the patient during the current visit, and related service fees. It may be used when a patient submits an insurance claim; also called charge slip, cheat sheet, communicator, fee ticket, multipurpose billing form, patient service slip, routing form, superbill , and transaction slip . See multipurpose billing form and cheat sheet .

At one time considered a buzz word for “claim.”

In managed care plans, a report of capitated services, submitted for statistical purposes only. No reimbursement is made from this information.

To assign a code to represent data. This is done for the purpose of security to protect the confidentiality of information. The only key to unlock the data is held by the user who is authorized to receive the data.

1. Computer that is connected to a network, which can include PCs, workstations, and minicomputers. 2. Work station.

Verbal or written information about a Medicare patient’s ability to prepare an advance directive when an injury or illness causes inability of the individual to make health care decisions. It also involves whether or not the physician is willing to follow the individual’s wishes as expressed in an advance directive.

Chronic, advanced kidney disease that needs renal dialysis or a kidney transplant to prevent imminent death. Individuals who have chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis or kidney transplant are considered to have ESRD. To qualify for Medicare coverage, an individual must be fully or currently insured under Social Security or the railroad retirement system or be the dependent of an insured person. Eligibility for Medicare coverage begins with the third month after the beginning of a course of renal dialysis. Coverage may begin sooner if the patient participates in a self-care dialysis training program or receives a kidney transplant without dialysis.

Group of private organizations that makes sure the patient is getting the best possible care. ESRD networks also keep the facility aware of important issues about kidney dialysis and transplants.

Facility, other than a hospital, that provides dialysis treatment, maintenance, and/or training to patients or caregivers on an ambulatory or home-care basis.

Branch of medicine that studies the anatomical, physiological, and pathological characteristics of the endocrine system and the treatment of diseases of the ductless glands (adrenals, ovaries, pancreas, parathyroids, pituitary, testes, and thyroid). It is a subspecialty of internal medicine.