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Medical Management Guide, 2009, Version 3.0 - Tricare

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<strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>3.0</strong> Appendix C - DefinitionsPage 171gives patients rights over their PHI, including the right to examine and obtain a copy of their health records andrequest corrections.Resources:TRICARE:• http://www.tricare.osd.mil/hipaa/faq_ans.htm• http://www.tricare.osd.mil/tmaprivacy/hipaa/hipaacompliance/images/pdf/Documentation_Jan03.pdfDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS):• http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/• http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/administrative/privacyrule/index.htmlInternational Classification of Diseases – 9th Revision – Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is based on theWorld Health Organization's Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). ICD-9-CM is theofficial system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the UnitedStates. The ICD-9 is used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates. The ICD-9-CM consists of:• A tabular list containing a numerical list of the disease code numbers in tabular form.• An alphabetical index to the disease entries.• A classification system for surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures (alphabetic index and tabularlist).Resources:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Classifications of Diseases and Functioning andDisabilities: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/icd9/abticd9.htm.Inter/Intraregional CareCare received in a region other than the region in which the beneficiary is enrolled, which includes bothcontinental U.S. and overseas locations.Intraregional care is care received within a region where a beneficiary is enrolled but outside their MTF’scatchment area. Care may be received from any branch of Service.Resources: N/ALight DutyTime spent performing “light duty” work does not count against an employee’s FMLA leave entitlement. Theemployee’s right to restoration is held in abeyance during the period of time the employee performs light duty(or until the end of the applicable 12-month FMLA leave year). An employee who is voluntarily performing alight duty assignment is not on FMLA leave.Presumes frequent provider/patient interaction to determine whether return to full duty status or moreintensive therapeutic intervention is appropriate in any given case; therefore, light duty will be ordered in

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