AHIMA

American Health Information Management Association

A national professional organization for promoring the art and science of medical record management and improving the quality of comprehensive health information for the welfare of the public.

AMA

American Medical Association

A national professional society of physicians 

Cash Flow

In a medical practice, the amount of actual cash generated and available for use by the medical practice within a given period of time.

CAP

Claims Assistance Professional

A practitioner who works for the consumer and helps patients organize, complete, file, and negotiate health insurance claims of all types to obtain maximum benefits, as well as tell patients what checks to write to provides to eliminate overpayment.

Ethics

Standard of conduct generally accepted as a moral guide for behavior by which an insurance billing or coding specialist may determine the appropriateness of his or her conduct in a relationship with patients, the physician, co-workers, the government, and insurance companies

Etiquette

Customs, rules of conduct, courtesy, and manners of the medical profession

List service (listserv)

An online computer service run from a website where questions may be posted by subscribers

Insurance Billing Specialist

A practitiioner who carries out claims completion, coding and billing responsibilities and may or may not perform managerial and supervisory functions; also known as a insurance claims processor, reimbursement specialist, medical billing representantive, or senior billing representative

Respondeat Superior

Refers to a physician's liability in certain cases for the wrongful acts of his or her assistants or employees

MSHP

Multiskilled Health Practitioner

An individual cross-trained to provise more than one function, often in more than one discipline. These combined functions can be found in a broad spectrum of health related jobs, ranging in complexity including both clinical and administrative functions. The additional skills added to the original health care worker's job may be of higher, lower, or parallel level

AAMA

American Association of Medical Assistants

E-mail

Electronic mail