Location where providers administer pneumococcal pneumonia and influenza virus vaccination and submit these services as electronic media claims or paper claims or use the roster billing method. This generally takes place in a mass immunization setting such as a public health center, pharmacy, or mall but may include a physician’s office setting.

Sales technique employed by insurance companies to immediately reach a vast number of potentially interested individuals.

Insurance policy issued to a group insurance policyholder that lists the provisions (terms and conditions) of the group insurance plan. Also called master policy .

File for a facility’s patients that contains demographic information such as gender, date of birth, Social Security number, medical record number, address, race and ethnicity, admission and discharge dates, encounter types, and disposition (i.e., intended care setting following discharge). Optional additional elements might be emergency contacts, allergies, and problem lists. This file lists a unique identification number for each patient and is a cross-reference used to obtain a patient’s health record. Also referred to as member index .

Employee-benefit retirement plan created by a financial institution or insurer that can be adopted only by plan sponsors who use the financial institution to fund the plan.