Technical vocabulary of the science of medicine used throughout the health care industry.

Act of keying voice-recorded dictation into a final document (medical report).

In workers’ compensation cases, any medical, surgical, chiropractic, and hospital care including nursing, medicines, medical and surgical supplies, crutches, and artificial members that is reasonably necessary to cure or relieve from the effects of the injury.

Process that an insurance company uses to decide, based on the patient’s medical history, whether or not to take his or her application for insurance, whether or not to add a waiting period for preexisting conditions (if the state law allows it), and how much to charge for the insurance plan. The insurance company sets higher premiums for those deemed to be higher medical risks.

In workers’ compensation, the independent assessment of an employee that results in the preparation of a narrative medical report prepared and attested to in accordance with the state labor code. It must be performed by either a qualified medical evaluator, agreed medical evaluator, or the primary treating physician for the purpose of proving or disproving a contested workers’ compensation claim.

Any costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of any party, the administrative director, the board, or a referee for x-rays, laboratory fees, other diagnostic tests, medical reports, medical records, medical testimony, or interpreter’s fees, for the purpose of proving or disproving a contested workers’ compensation claim.

In workers’ compensation cases, expert testimony given by a physician at a deposition or appeals board hearing about the medical opinion submitted by the physician.

In workers’ compensation cases, a claim in which time lost from work does not exceed 7 calendar work days.

Nursing care of adult patients whose conditions or disorders are treated pharmacologically or surgically.

Phrase that refers to the services provided by a physician. Sometimes abbreviated as med-surg.