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Med. Insurance Terms
Medical Insurance in a Flash Chapter 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the program developed by CMS to monitor and report the accuracy of Medicare claims? | CERT |
| How many claims are selected for a CERT review? | 120,000 |
| What act ensures that all people have an equal chance to obtain credit when needed? | Equal Credit Opportunity Act |
| This act applies to the disputes in billing errors. | Fair Credit Billing Act |
| In what month does the OIG release it's work plan? | October |
| Per the OIG, how many potential risk areas are there within a physician practice? | 4 |
| What does Regulation Z do? | Handles Credit Issues |
| This act provides clear rules on lending arrangements. | Truth in Lending Act |
| HIPAA contains how many titles? | 2 |
| The Privacy Rule is part of what act? | HIPAA |
| This change in language that requires free care to certain patients is part of what act? | Hill-Burton Act |
| What act monitors spending for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security? | Deficit Reduction Act |
| The increase of reward for quitam suits was a 1986 revision of what act? | Federal Civil False Claims Act |
| According to the LEIE, a conviction related to the abuse or neglect of a patient carries what exclusion time period? | Minimum of 5 Years |
| The National Practitioner Data Bank was created out of what act? | Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 |
| The Stark Laws fall under what act? | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| The words, "knowing and willingly", were added as the criteria of "intent" under what act? | Anit-kicback Statute of 1974 |
| The central healthcare fraud and abuse database is called what? | Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data Collections Program |
| Medicare beneficiaries can collect a reward under this program. | Beneficiary Incentive Program |
| This program authorizes audits, investigations, and inspection relating to the delivery of healthcare. | Fraud and Abuse Control Program |