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MIBC F7b
A Fordney Ch7 B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group of insurance claims sent at the same time from one facility is known as a ___ | batch |
| The entity that receives transmission of insurance claims, separates the claims, and sends each one electronically to the correct insurance payer is called a ___ | clearinghouse |
| Insurance claims transmitted electronically are usually paid in | 2 weeks or less |
| The physical components of a computer system include | hardware, a mouse, a display screen |
| Input of data into a computer system requires the use of a | keyboard |
| The VDT of the computer is also known as the | monitor |
| The computer output device is the | printer |
| Another name for instructions that make the computer perform a specific task is | software |
| The CPU is | the brains of the computer |
| The type of memory in which data may be stored and read but not changed is | ROM |
| The storage capacity of a computer is measured in | bytes |
| The smallest unit of storage possible in a computer is the | kilobyte |
| Memory capacity is measured in | kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes |
| Back-up copies of office records should be stored | away from the office |
| When a medical practice has its own computer and transmits claims via modem to the insurance carrier, this system is known as | carrier-direct |
| An individual who converts insurance claims to standardized electronic format and transmits electronic claims data is called | an ECP |
| How long after an insurance claim is submitted electronically to Medicare must a physician's office maintain the patient's signature on file | 72 months |
| What is the abbreviated routing slip that was developed in 1992 when the CPT evaluation and management procedure codes first made their appearance | crib sheet |
| A computer printout that is used to look for errors before an insurance claim is transmitted electronically is called | a front-end audit |
| Removing an error from a computer program is called | debugging |
| Back-and-forth communication between user and computer that occurs during on-line real time is called | interactive transaction |