Glossary

Durable medical equipment (like nebulizers or manual wheelchairs) thatcosts more than $150, andthe supplier rents it to people with Medicare more than 25 percent of the time.

A specified amount of money paid to a health plan or doctor. This is used to cover the cost of a health plan member's health care services for a certain length of time.

Subject to redemption upon notice, as is a bond.

The surgical procedure of excising a kidney from a deceased individual and implanting it into a suitable recipient.

The term agent is often used to describe a person or organization that assumes some of the responsibilities of another one. This term has been avoided in the final rules so that a more HIPAA-specific meaning could be used for business associate.

See Business Associate.

A model of a business organization or process.

A person or organization that performs a function or activity on behalf of a covered entity, but is not part of the covered entity's workforce. A business associate can also be a covered entity in its own right. Also see Part II, 45 CFR 160.103.

Means a payment a physician or entity receives beyond any salary, fee-for-service payments, capitation or returned withhold. Bonuses and other compensation that are not based on referral or utilization levels (such as bonuses based solely on quality of care, patient satisfaction or physician participation on a committee) are not considered in the calculation of substantial financial risk.

A certificate of ownership of a specified portion of a debt due by the federal government to holders, bearing a fixed rate of interest.