| Association For Electronic Health Care Transactions |
An organization that promotes the use of EDI in the health care industry. |
| Assumptions |
Values relating to future trends in certain key factors that affect the balance in the trust funds. Demographic assumptions include fertility, mortality, net immigration, marriage, divorce, retirement patterns, disability incidence and termination rates, and changes in the labor force. Economic assumptions include unemployment, average earnings, inflation, interest rates, and productivity. Three sets of economic assumptions are presented in the Trustees Report: |
| Attachment(s) |
Information, hard copy or electronic, related to a particular claim. Attachments may be structured (such as Certificates of Medical Necessity) or non-structured (such as an Operative Report). Though attachments may be submitted separately, it is common to say the attachment was "submitted with the claim." |
| Bail Receipt |
A written statement that the court gives a defendant that says bail was paid. |
| Bail Revocation |
The court decision withdrawing the status of release on bail which was previously conferred upon a defendant. |
| Bail Schedule |
A list of the amount of bail that is recommended for different charges. In criminal cases, the court decides how much bail a defendant has to pay to be released. |
| Contributory Negligence |
A defense to negligence, which points out that the plaintiff's negligence contributed to his or her injuries. Contributory negligence is an absolute bar to the plaintiff's recovery against the defendant. |
| Continuance |
The adjournment or postponement of an action pending in court. |
| Contract |
An agreement between two or more persons to do or not to do a particular thing- a meeting of the minds with a consideration. |
| Delinquent Child |
A child who has engaged in activity that would be considered a crime if the child were an adult. The term delinquent is used to avoid the stigma associated with the term criminal. |
| Dependent Child |
A child who has no parents or whose parents are unable to care for him or her. |
| Depraved Heart Murder |
A murder resulting from an act so reckless and careless of the safety of others that it demonstrates the perpetrator's complete lack of regard for human life. |
| Equitable Subordination |
the lowering of priority of a claim because the holder of the claim is found to be guilty of some kind of improper conduct. |
| Equity |
the value of the debtor’s interest in property that remains after the liens and other creditor’s interests are considered. |
| Equity Security |
(A) share in a corporation, whether or not transferable or denominated "stock", or similar security; (B) interest of a limited partner in a limited partnership; or (C) warrant or right, other than a right to convert, to purchase, sell, or subscribe to a share, security, or interest of a kind specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph.
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| Free-market Lots |
Owners of these types of lots may hire any builder to construct their home. |
| French Doors |
Two adjoining doors inlaid with glass that open from the middle. |
| Friable |
The breaking down of a substance into tiny filaments and particles. Asbestos is harmful only if it is disturbed or exposed, as often occurs during renovation or remodeling. Asbestos is highly friable. This means that as it ages, asbestos fibers break down easily into tiny filaments and particles. When these particles become airborne, they pose a risk to humans |
| Guaranty Fee |
payment to FannieMae from a lender for the assurance of timely principal and interest payments to MBS (Mortgage Backed Security) security holders. |
| Gutters |
Horizontal channels installed at the edge of a roof to carry rainwater or melted snow away from the house. |
| Gi |
Abbreviation for Geographical Indications |
| Home Medical Equipment |
Durable medical equipment prescribed by a physician for use by a patient at home. It is a means of continuing access to health care without remaining in the hospital. Such equipment may help the patient function more independently, it may assist recuperation, or it may be palliative. The equipment may be leased or purchased. These costs may be covered by a health plan. |
| Homebound |
One of the requirements to qualify for Medicare home health care. Means that someone is generally unable to leave the house, and if they do leave home, it is only for a short time (e.g., for a medical appointment) and requires much effort. |
| Home Page |
A document on the Internet’s World Wide Web (WWW); the home page is usually the first screen presented and contains information and Alinks” to the rest of the document (as well as other home pages). The NJHA home page, for example, links the Avisitor” to HRET educational programs, NJHA meetings and other important information, as well as to NJHA member hospitals that have their own WWW home page. |
| Independent Contractor |
A person or business which performs services for another person or entity under a contract between them, with the terms spelled out such as duties, pay, the amount and type of work and other matters. |
| Individual Retirement Account ("ira") |
A tax-deferred savings account in which the employee contributes no more than a set maximum amount annually. |
| Industrial Design Right |
The rights held by the owner of design patent, protecting the form, appearance, style, or design of an industrial object (i.e. furniture or machinery parts). |
| Joist |
A floor or ceiling support member supported by foundation walls, piers or beams. Subflooring is connected to floor joists. |
| Judgment |
A decision made by a court of law. In judgments that require the repayment of a debt, the court may place a lien against the debtor's real property as collateral for the judgment's creditor.[Top] |
| Judgment Decree |
Specifiies the award made by the court in a civil case. |
| Kickback |
Payment made to someone for referral of a customer or business. Unlike a commission, a kickback is made without the customer's knowledge; thus, the referral could have been made without the customer's best interest at heart. |
| Kiosk |
A kiosk is a freestanding structure (open sides, usually multi sided) located in a shopping center or mall from which merchandise is sold. A multi-sided structure found in a shopping mall or center. |
| Kit Home |
A structure that contains prefabricated components and is put together by a contractor. |
| Lindane |
A pesticide that causes adverse health effects in domestic water supplies and is toxic to freshwater fish and aquatic life. |
| Lipid Solubility |
The maximum concentration of a chemical that will dissolve in fatty substances. Lipid soluble substances are insoluble in water. They will very selectively disperse through the environment via uptake in living tissue. |
| Littoral Zone |
1. That portion of a body of fresh water extending from the shoreline lakeward to the limit of occupancy of rooted plants. 2. The strip of land along the shoreline between the high and low water levels. |
| Market Pricing |
The pricing of commodities (including rental rates of various types of commercial properties) as determined by the forces and factors of influence operating in a market. |
| Market Risk |
The possibility that downward market trends will reduce an investment’s market value. |
| Market Share |
Refers to the percentage of total sales in a retail category that each competing outlet is expected to capture based on current patterns and trends in the market. |
| Net Lease |
a lease where payments paid to the lessor do not include insurance, taxes and maintenance, which are paid separately by the lessee. |
| Net–net Lease (nn) |
usually requires the tenant to pay for property taxes and insurance in addition to the rent. |
| Net Noninterest Expense |
Total noninterest expense minus total noninterest income. A measure used by financial institutions to monitor the extent to which fees and other sources of noninterest income offset noninterest expenses. For a financial institution, expenses other than interest expense are almost always much larger than income other than interest income. Also called net overhead. Often expressed as a percentage of average earning assets |
| Organization Chart |
A graphic representation outlining how authority and responsibility are distributed within an organization. |
| Organization Culture |
An organization’s attitude and values regarding itself,employees, customers and the general public. It encompasses the manner things are done within the organization based on defined policies and practices. |
| Organizational Design |
The process of establishing and arranging the elements of an organization’s structure. |
| Premium |
Prospectively determined rate for insurance coverage for specific health benefits. Generally, a health insurance plan will have different premium rates for single subscribers, married subscribers and for subscribers with dependants. |
| Premium Surcharge |
The standard Medicare Part B premium will go up ten percent for each full 12-month period (beginning with the first month after the end of your Initial Enrollment Period) that you could have had Medicare Part B but didn?t take it. The additional premium amount is called a ?premium surcharge.? There will be a surcharge for Part D also. |
| Primary Care Doctor |
A doctor who is trained to give you basic care. Your primary care doctor is the doctor you see first for most health problems. He or she makes sure that you get the care that you need to keep you healthy. He or she also may talk with other doctors and health care providers about your care and refer you to them. In many Medicare managed care plans, you must see your primary care doctor before you see any other health care provider. |
| Qualified Domestic Relations Order (qdro) |
An order, decree, judgment or administrative notice (including a settlement agreement) that establishes the rights of another person (the “alternate payee”) to benefits; issued by a domestic relations court or other court of competent jurisdiction or through an administrative process established under state law. |
| Qualify |
First stage of four-stage transaction management process pertaining to the process of gathering and evaluating information to measure a client’s readiness, willingness, and ability to consummate a transaction. The acronym QUALIFY represents the considerations of quantify, usage, authority, latitude, intention, financial, and yield involved in the qualify stage. |
| Qualify |
First stage of four-stage transaction management process pertaining to the process of gathering and evaluating information to measure a client’s readiness, willingness, and ability to consummate a transaction. The acronym QUALIFY represents the considerations of quantify, usage, authority, latitude, intention, financial, and yield involved in the qualify stage. |
| Release |
To relinquish or surrender a privilege, right or claim by one in favor of another. |
| Relevant Context |
All enterprises strive to meet enterprise goals and objectives in a context of legal, economic, political, environmental, socio-cultural, and technological elements. Each element in an enterprise’s “relevant context” may cause threats, opportunities, demands, constraints, and uncertainties that owners, managers, workers, and agents must recognize and address. |
| Reliance Damages |
Damages covering foreseeable loss caused by reliance on the contract. |
| Substantive Consolidation |
the combination of the estate of one debtor with the estate of one or more other debtors and the application of the combined estate to satisfy their combined liabilities. Substantive consolidation is often considered in the case of parent/subsidiary debtors and other affiliated entities. |
| Super-priority Claim |
an administrative claim that will be paid ahead of other administrative and priority claims. |
| Skeleton Filing |
term used in bankruptcy courts to describe a bankruptcy filing in which not all the necessary forms have been filed. Certain courts allow a case to commence if only certain important forms are filed so long as the balance of required forms are forthcoming within a certain period of time. |
| Thrift |
Another name for a savings and loan association; a financial institution established to promote "thrift" by accepting savings deposits, and to make home mortgage loans. |
| Tier (township Strip) |
A strip of land six miles wide, extending east and west and numbered north and south according to its distance from the base line in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description. |
| Timing |
Refers to the length of time one must wait to receive cash flow from an investment. |
| Unrecognized Prior Service Costs |
The current unamortized balance, as of the financial statement date, of the off-balance sheet liability for prior service costs in a defined benefit pension plan. FAS 87 requires that this amount be disclosed in a footnote to the financial statements. |
| Unseasoned |
A lease or other long term debt with few, if any, payments made on it. |
| Unsecured Debt |
An obligation of a company of corporation not backed by any specific collateral. |
| Victim-assistance Program |
An organized program that offers services to victims of crime in the areas of crisis intervention and follow-up counseling and that helps victims secure their rights under the law. |
| Victim-impact Statement |
The in-court use of victim- or survivor-supplied information by sentencing authorities seeking to make an informed sentencing decision. |
| Victimization |
In National Crime Victimization Survey terminology, the harming of any single victim in a criminal incident. |
| Wco |
Workers’ Compensation Office |
| Weekly Wage Differential |
Weekly difference between the earnings of an employee with a compensable work-related injury or occupational disease before the occurrence of the injury or disease and the earnings of that same employee after the occurrence of the injury or disease. If the employee is no longer able to work in the job, this is the weekly difference between the earnings of the employee before the occurrence of the injury or disease and the earnings presently being paid in the job in which the employee worked at the time of the occurrence of the injury or disease. |
| Wcu |
Workers Compensation Unit |
| X12 277 |
The X12 Health Care Claim Status Response transaction. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. This transaction is also expected to be part of the HIPAA claim attachments standard. |
| X12 837 |
The X12 Health Care Claim or Encounter transaction. This transaction can be used for institutional, professional, dental, or drug claims. Version 4010 of this transaction has been included in the HIPAA mandates. |
| X-ray Technician |
Performs in a technical position taking x-rays of patients upon the request of a physician. Prepares and administers barium and other medical preparations to assure x-ray pictures on specific tests. Assists physicians in performing special procedures. |
| Yield |
A measure of investment performance that gauges the percentage return on each dollar invested. Also known as rate of return. |
| Year Of Exhaustion (cms) |
The first year in which a trust fund is unable to pay benefits when due because the assets of the fund are exhausted. |
| Yield |
Ratio of profit to overall gross income for a given service, insurance product or other business venture. |
| Zoloft |
Sertraline (Zoloft) is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (bothersome thoughts that won't go away and the need to perform certain actions over and over), panic attacks (sudden, unexpected attacks of extreme fear and worry about these attacks), posttraumatic stress disorder (disturbing psychological symptoms that develop after a frightening experience), and social anxiety disorder (extreme fear of interacting with others or performing in front of others that interferes with normal life). It is also used to relieve the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, including mood swings, irritability, bloating, and breast tenderness. Sertraline is in a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It works by increasing the amounts of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain that helps maintain mental balance. |
| Zoning |
The laws that state how a private user, business, or other entity may use land, including the type and size of buildings or houses that will be allowed on certain lots. Zoning laws are organized by geographic boundaries and may dictate where single-family or multi-family residential, certain categories of business, and/or agriculture may exist in relationship to each other within city limits. Zoning may also address the number of parking spots needed, how close buildings can be to each other or the street, and how much landscaping must be present in certain areas. Zoning is usually controlled (and created) by city or county governments. These governmental entities may grant zoning variances (e.g. allowing fewer parking spaces, or allowing a building to be built closer to the road, etc.) because of a hardship the zoning law causes to the property owner. |
| Zoning |
The laws that state how a private user, business, or other entity may use land, including the type and size of buildings or houses that will be allowed on certain lots. Zoning laws are organized by geographic boundaries and may dictate where single-family or multi-family residential, certain categories of business, and/or agriculture may exist in relationship to each other within city limits. Zoning may also address the number of parking spots needed, how close buildings can be to each other or the street, and how much landscaping must be present in certain areas. Zoning is usually controlled (and created) by city or county governments. These governmental entities may grant zoning variances (e.g. allowing fewer parking spaces, or allowing a building to be built closer to the road, etc.) because of a hardship the zoning law causes to the property owner. |
