A primary care physician (PCP) is a physician who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or diagnosis. The term is primarily used…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA or the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act[1][2]) is a United States Act of Congress enacted by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on August 21, 1996.[3] It aimed to alter the transfer of healthcare information, stipulated the guidelines…
Medical billing, a payment process in the United States healthcare system, is the process of reviewing a patient’s medical records and using information about their diagnoses and procedures to determine which services are billable and to whom they are billed.[1] This bill…
A hospital information system (HIS) is an element of health informatics that focuses mainly on the administrational needs of hospitals. In many implementations, a HIS is a comprehensive, integrated information system designed to manage all the aspects of a hospital’s operation, such as medical, administrative, financial, and…
Practice management is the term used in General practice for the person who manages the finance and administration of a doctor’s office or an office of a medical professional in one of many types of specialties in medicine. This is distinct from other official titles such…
HMO In the United States, a health maintenance organization (HMO) is a medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee.[1] It is an organization that provides or arranges managed care for health insurance, self-funded health care benefit plans, individuals, and other entities, acting as…