History of Healthcare Reimbursement Flashcards
What is medicare formally known as?
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Also called the Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled)
What is the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)?
A program created to coordinate and administer the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Was later changed on July 1,2001 to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
What was the new focus for CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)?
Campaigns to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about their healthcare options
New and expanded customer service options
Timely and consistent communication
24 hour Medicare beneficiary hotline
Encouragement of program innovations
Consumer education on coverage options.
What was HIPPA designed to do?
Safeguard privacy and confidentiality of data contained within patient’s health records and allow seamless transfer of insurance coverage from one employer to another when employment ends.
And improving health and ensuring appropriate healthcare coverage for all individuals.
Why was Healthy People 2010 created?
To increase quality and length of healthy life for all individuals as well as helping all people regardless of age to increase both their life expectancy and quality of life.
And eliminate health disparities among different population sectors (Differences related to race, religion, ethnicity, job status, and socioeconomic status).
