NHA CMAA Exam- Glossary Terms
1. Abandonment:
Discontinuing medical care without giving the proper notice or providing a competent
replacement.
2. Accounts Receivable Ledger
Document that provides detailed information about charges, payments, and remaining amounts
owed to a provider.
3. Active fles:
Section of medical charts for patients currently receiving treatment.
4. Administrative
Services Only
(ASO) Contract
Contract between employers and private insurers under which employers fund
the plans themselves, and the private insurers administer the plans for the employers.
5. Advance Benefciary Notice
of Noncoverage
(ABN)
Form provided to a patient if a provider believes that a service may be declined
because Medicare might consider it unnecessary.
6. Advance Directive Form
Document that spells out what kind of treatment a patient wants in the event that
he can't speak for himself. Also known as living will.
7. Allowable
Amount
The limit that most insurance plans put on the amount that will be allowed for
reimbursement for a service or procedure.
, 8. Appointment
Cards
Used to remind patients of scheduled appointments and to eliminate misunderstandings about
dates and times.
9. Assault and Battery
Willful and unlawful use of intimidation and physical force or violence on another
person.
10. Assets The properties owned by a business
11. Assignment of
Benefits (AOB)
Form
Form that authorizes health insurance benefits to be sent directly to providers.
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12. Audit Trail A report that traces who has accessed electronic information.
13. Beneft Period Time during which benefits are payable under a given insurance plan.
14. Birthday Rule The health plan of the parent whose birthday comes frst in the calendar year
is
designated as the primary plan.
15. Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Plan
The first prepaid plan in the US that offers health insurance to individuals, small
businesses, seniors, and large employer groups.
16. Bookkeeping Part of the ofce's accounting functions, to include recording, classifying, and
summarizing financial transactions.
17. Business Associates
1. Abandonment:
Discontinuing medical care without giving the proper notice or providing a competent
replacement.
2. Accounts Receivable Ledger
Document that provides detailed information about charges, payments, and remaining amounts
owed to a provider.
3. Active fles:
Section of medical charts for patients currently receiving treatment.
4. Administrative
Services Only
(ASO) Contract
Contract between employers and private insurers under which employers fund
the plans themselves, and the private insurers administer the plans for the employers.
5. Advance Benefciary Notice
of Noncoverage
(ABN)
Form provided to a patient if a provider believes that a service may be declined
because Medicare might consider it unnecessary.
6. Advance Directive Form
Document that spells out what kind of treatment a patient wants in the event that
he can't speak for himself. Also known as living will.
7. Allowable
Amount
The limit that most insurance plans put on the amount that will be allowed for
reimbursement for a service or procedure.
, 8. Appointment
Cards
Used to remind patients of scheduled appointments and to eliminate misunderstandings about
dates and times.
9. Assault and Battery
Willful and unlawful use of intimidation and physical force or violence on another
person.
10. Assets The properties owned by a business
11. Assignment of
Benefits (AOB)
Form
Form that authorizes health insurance benefits to be sent directly to providers.
NHA CMAA Exam- Glossary Terms
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_5s2lb4
12. Audit Trail A report that traces who has accessed electronic information.
13. Beneft Period Time during which benefits are payable under a given insurance plan.
14. Birthday Rule The health plan of the parent whose birthday comes frst in the calendar year
is
designated as the primary plan.
15. Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Plan
The first prepaid plan in the US that offers health insurance to individuals, small
businesses, seniors, and large employer groups.
16. Bookkeeping Part of the ofce's accounting functions, to include recording, classifying, and
summarizing financial transactions.
17. Business Associates
