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What is the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar?
These are the 3 main sections of the spine.
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What is ICD codes?
I have letters and numbers that represent the diagnosis, try and "decode" me.
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What is General Damages?
Inconvenience, Discomfort and Loss of Enjoyment are all taken into account when determining this range.
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What is a fracture?
This injury is a break in bone or cartilage.
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What is CPT codes?
Code that identifies the procedure/treatment performed by the physician or treating facility.
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What is Statute of limitations?
This is how long a person has to file an injury claim and varies from state to state.
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What is a contusion (bruise)?
This injury results in bleeding beneath unbroken skin and is commonly caused by a seatbelt.
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What is SOAP notes?
These types of notes are written by the healthcare professional and divided into 4 sections. These notes cal also really "clean" things up
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What is Medicare?
This has the absolute right of recovery, also known as a Super lien"
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What is Mechanism of injury?
This is how your body sustains injuries in an accident; think about if the injury makes sense to what happened in the accident.
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What are three bills? (The ER facility bill, radiologist bill, and ER physician bill.)
If an injured party goes to the ER and receives x-rays, there is the potential for this many separate bills.
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What is the Learning Hub/State Guides?
You can find information on statute of limitations, thresholds, no play no pay, collateral source and many other things to assist in your claim handling.
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What is the number of vertebrae in the Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar.
This is what Meghan refers to as breakfast, lunch and dinner when it pertains to the spine.
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What is the Medicare indicator in Box 1?
This checked box tells you the patient is covered by Medicare
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What is an airbag?
The force of this vehicle safety feature can itself cause eye injuries, burns, and skin irritation.
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