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What is Case Management
The dynamic and systematic collaborative approach to providing and coordinating health care services to a defined population.
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What is Case Management Adherence Guide - Evidence based assessment tools based on specific diseases
CMAG
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What is Assess, plan, implement/intervention, monitor/evaluation
Four Stages of Case Management
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What is Part A
Part of Medicare that covers skilled nursing facility care.
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What is case rate reimbursement
A specific reimbursement paid based on an agreement reached between the payer and the healthcare providers. This payment covers the cost of a specific group of treatments and services.
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What is Standards of Care
Parameters to measure the quality of healthcare
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What is Preferred provider organization's, are large group of medical providers providing medical services on A negotiated or discounted fee for service schedule. Employees pay a higher coinsurance if they receive services outside the PPO.
PPO
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What is the contemplative stage of learning
The stage of learning when a person is thinking about making changes but not implementing any actions.
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What is Part B
Part of Medicare that covers durable medical equipment
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What is bundled reimbursement
Care reimbursed according to expected cost for a clinical episode of care
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What are Clinical Guidelines
Statements to help make decisions about health specific circumstances.
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What is Exclusive provider organizations, use a network of contracted positions who care for enrollees at a discounted rate. Enrollees are not reimbursed for care received from a provider not part of EPO.
EPO
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What is discharge planning
Should begin on admission
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What is "People over 65 years old and receiving or eligible for benefits through the Social Security or a railroad retirement system.
People who don't have a spouse covered by Medicare covered government employment Disabled people once they are on Social Security disability benefits for 24 months and have completed the five month waiting period for a total of 29 months Diagnosed with permanent kidney failure or end-stage renal disease meaning they are on dialysis or require a transplant Social Security or railroad retirement benefits must also be met and they have a three month waiting period before benefits begin."
Medicare Eligibility
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What is Prospective Payment System
System of payment which health care services (eg. SNF, hospital) get reimbursed through pre-determined reimbursement rates based on Dx at time of admission
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What is a Clinical Pathway
Structured multi-disciplined plan of care to support clinical guidelines and protocol to improve continuity and coordination.
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What is Point of service, plans are a combination of PPO and HMO plan using contracted network of providers and a primary care physician as a gatekeeper to control specific specialty referrals. Reimbursement for care provided by out of network physicians are subject to higher deductibles and coinsurance amount.
POS
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What is three weeks
The standard length of stay for inpatient rehab
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What is 60 days
Benefit period for Medicare
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What is reimbursed through DRG (diagnosis related groups)
Reimbursement process for PPOs
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What is a Predictive Screening Tool
Shows what may happen to a specific population.
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What is Old age survivor and disability insurance program which is the centerpiece of social security act. It provides hospital insurance to elderly and supplementary medical insurance for other medical costs.
OSADI
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What is talk with the individual about treatment plans and adherence
The best way to assess a patient's compliance with treatment
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What is Medigap
Private insurance that helps pay for gaps that Medicare does not cover.
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What is reimbursement process for HMOs
Capitation: A fixed amount of money per member per month paid to a care provider for covered services rather than fee for service
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