Glossary
This glossary explains terms found on the cms.hhs.gov web site, but it is not a legal
document.
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General Glossary
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UB-82
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A uniform institutional claim form developed by the NUBC that was in general use from 1983 - 1993.
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UB-92
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An electronic format of the CMS-1450 paper claim form that has been in general use since 1993.
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UNIFORM CLAIM TASK FORCE
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An organization that developed the initial HCFA-1500 Professional Claim Form. The maintenance responsibilities were later assumed by the NUCC.
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UNIT INPUT INTENSITY ALLOWANCE
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The amount added to, or subtracted from, the hospital input price index to yield the PPS update factor.
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UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR FACILITATION OF PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES FOR ADMINISTRATION, COMMERCE, AND TRANSPORT
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An international organization dedicated to the elimination or simplification of procedural barriers to international commerce.
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UNITED NATIONS RULES FOR ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE FOR ADMINISTRATION, COMMERCE, AND TRANSPORT
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An international EDI format. Interactive X12 transactions use the EDIFACT message syntax.
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UPDATE
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A process by which contract and plan information is updated on HPMS over MDCN and
downloaded to the client.
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UPLOAD
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Upload is a process by which the PBP data and ACR spreadsheets are submitted over MDCN to
HPMS.
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URGENTLY NEEDED CARE
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Care that you get for a sudden illness or injury that needs medical care right away, but is not life threatening. Your primary care doctor generally provides urgently needed care if you are in a Medicare health plan other than the Original Medicare Plan. If you are out of your plan's service area for a short time and cannot wait until you return home, the health plan must pay for urgently needed care.
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UTAH HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK
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A public-private coalition for reducing health care administrative costs through the standardization and electronic exchange of health care data.
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UTILIZATION SUMMARY DATA
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Data that are aggregated by the capitated managed care entity (e.g. the number of primary care visits provided by the plan during the calendar year).
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Note: If any of the glossary information is inaccurate, please submit a glossary data change request to CMS.
Last Modified on Thursday, September 23, 2004
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