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13.0 Financial Module

13.0.1 Introduction

In this section: scope, what outcome modules seeks providem why would you look at it's content from the master doc: Fin resources+ defined services Editor: Paul Knapp

13.0.2 Key Content in the Financial Module


Support
Administrative
NameAliasesDescription
AccountCost centerA financial tool for tracking value accrued for a particular purpose. In the healthcare field, used to track charges for a patient, cost centres, etc.
CoverageFinancial instrument which may be used to pay for or reimburse health care products and services.
EligibilityRequestThis resource provides the insurance eligibility details from the insurer regarding a specified coverage and optionally some class of service.
EligibilityResponseThis resource provides eligibility and plan details from the processing of an Eligibility resource.
EnrollmentRequestThis resource provides the insurance enrollment details to the insurer regarding a specified coverage.
EnrollmentResponseThis resource provides enrollment and plan details from the processing of an Enrollment resource.

Billing
Claims, processing and responses
NameAliasesDescription
ClaimA provider issued list of services and products provided, or to be provided, to a patient which is provided to an insurer for payment recovery.
ClaimResponseRemittance AdviceThis resource provides the adjudication details from the processing of a Claim resource.

Payment
Used to support service payment processing and reporting
NameAliasesDescription
PaymentNoticeThis resource provides the status of the payment for goods and services rendered, and the request and response resource references.
PaymentReconciliationThis resource provides payment details and claim references supporting a bulk payment.

Other
Patient reporting and other purposes
NameAliasesDescription
ExplanationOfBenefitEOBThis resource provides: the claim details; adjudication details from the processing of a Claim; and optionally account balance information, for informing the subscriber of the benefits provided.

Additional Resources will be added in the future. A list of hypothesized resources can be found on the HL7 wiki . Feel free to add any you think are missing or engage with one of the HL7 Work Groups to submit a proposal to define a resource of particular interest.

13.0.3 Security and Privacy

To do... For more general considerations, see the Security and Privacy module.

13.0.4 Common use Cases

The table below details various common business activities which occur in the financial realm, and the focal resources which may be exchanged, along with supporting resources, to accomplish the business activities. Whether or not the resources specified are actually needed requires consideration of the business itself and the exchange methodology and transport being used.

For example, if a definitive 'Request' does not need to be documented and communicating parties are using REST then a GET may be used in place of a CREATE of the request resource. Alternately, if FHIR Operations are being used then the specified focal resource may not be required or may be employed as one of the Operation parameters.

Business ActivityRequest ResourceResponse Resource
Eligibility CheckEligibilityRequestEligibilityResponse
Enrollment UpdateEnrollmentRequestEnrollmentResponse
ClaimClaim (type={discipline}, use=complete)ClaimResponse
Pre-determinationClaim (type={discipline}, use=exploratory)ClaimResponse
Pre-AuthorizationClaim (type={discipline}, use=proposed)ClaimResponse
ReversalProcessRequest (action=cancel, nullify=false)ClaimResponse
NullifyProcessRequest (action=cancel, nullify=true)ClaimResponse
Re-adjudicationProcessRequest (action=reprocess)ClaimResponse
Status CheckProcessRequest (action=status)ProcessResponse
Pended Check (Polling)ProcessRequest (action=poll){Resource} or ProcessResponse
Payment NoticePaymentNoticeProcessResponse
Payment ReconciliationProcessRequest (action=poll, include=PaymentReconciliation)PaymentReconciliation
Send AttachmentsCommunicationProcessResponse
Request AttachmentsProcessRequest (action=poll, include=CommunicationRequest)CommunicationRequest
Request an Explanation of Benefits   ProcessRequest (action=poll, include=ExplanationOfBenefit)ExplanationOfBenefit

{discipline} means the type of claim: OralHealth, Vision, Pharmacy, Professional or Institutional.

{Resource} means any pended or undelivered resource subject to the selection details specified in the request.

13.0.5 Developmental Roadmap

In this section: what the current overall state is, what work is in train, what the goals over the next 18 months or so are