Insurance Forms, Billing & Preferred Accommodation

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Are Unit Clerks required to handle insurance forms for billing?
No.
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Who handles insurance forms and signatures during patient registration?
Registration.
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Where should patients or family members be directed for billing inquiries?
The Cashier, Registration Department, or appropriate Health Authority Finance Department.
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What should a Unit Clerk do if billing forms are found in a patient chart?
Send them to Registration / Health Records or follow the site's process.
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What does SP stand for in insurance abbreviations?
Self Pay — MSP is deferred or denied.
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What does MSP stand for?
Medical Service Plan.
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What does O** mean in insurance abbreviations?
Out of Province — the patient is visiting from another province and insurance is under their home province.
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What does NRC stand for?
Non-Resident of Canada.
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What does NVISA stand for?
Non-immigrant Student / Work Visa.
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What does NLAN stand for?
Landed Immigrant.
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What does IFHP stand for?
Interim Federal Health Program, for refugees.
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What does WCB stand for?
Workers Compensation Board.
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Who enters all secondary health insurance information in MEDITECH?
Finance.
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Who handles billing inquiries and sends invoices to patients?
The Cashier / Finance department.
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Who can provide detailed billing information for uninsured patients?
Registration / admitting staff.
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Where should Unit Clerks direct questions about fees for non-residents or uninsured patients?
The Cashier, Registration, or Health Authority Finance Department.
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Who completes insurance forms for patients admitted to a Cerner facility?
The Registration Clerk.
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Who should be contacted for insurance questions involving out-of-country patients at a Cerner facility?
The clerk designated to handle those patients' insurance issues.
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When is the Preferred Accommodation form normally completed in a MEDITECH facility?
At Registration.
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What should a Unit Clerk do if a patient decides on a preferred room after admission in MEDITECH?
Enter an Order Entry request for the patient's room preference.
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What form should be printed after the MEDITECH preferred accommodation request is entered?
The Preferred Accommodation Request and Assignment Form from Form Imprint.
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Who completes the Preferred Accommodation Request and Assignment Form?
The patient.
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Where should the completed MEDITECH preferred accommodation form be sent?
Cashier / Registration.
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What should a Unit Clerk do for preferred accommodation in Cerner?
Have the patient or family complete the Preferred Accommodation form and insurance form if applicable, then send them to main admitting.
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What should be updated on the whiteboard for a preferred accommodation request?
The site's notation, such as $P/S, $P, $S/P, or $S.
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What documentation should be added when a patient requests preferred accommodation?
A communication entry stating that the patient is requesting preferred accommodation.
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What is the Unit Clerk's role in accommodation billing?
Follow the appropriate accommodation request workflow and route forms to the correct department; billing inquiries are handled by Cashier, Registration, or Finance.