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CRCR
Certified Revenue Cycle Registration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The patient centric revenue cycle consists of what three steps? | Pre-service. Time of service. Post service. |
| What does pre-service consist of? | The patient is scheduled and registered. Patient service costs are calculated. |
| What does time of service consist of? | Case management and discharge planning services are provided. |
| What does post service consist of? | Bill is sent electronically to health plan. Patient’s account is monitored for payment. |
| What’s the name given to the 3 HFMA revenue cycle initiatives? | Healthcare dollars and sense |
| What are the 3 HFMA revenue cycle initiatives? | Patient financial communications best practices. Best practices for price transparency. Medical account resolution. |
| This legislated the development of a Health Insurance Marketplace also known as Health Insurance Exchange, where individuals and small businesses can compare and purchase qualified health benefit plans? | The Affordable Care Act |
| Taking the charge for service based on the CPT/HCPCS or MS-DRG code and applying a hospitals health plan contract terms and the patient’s benefit plan to the charges to determine an accurate patient liability is called what? | Pricing Transparency |
| What are the medical account resolution best practices? (8) | Bills. Consistency. Coordinate. Educate. Judgement. Report and Track. Timing. |
| A way of coordinating and linking healthcare resources to avoid duplication, that’s facilitating a seamless movement among care settings is called what? | Continuum of Care |
| SNF | Skilled Nursing Facility |
| DME | Durable Medical Equipment |
| What does remittance mean? | A sum of money sent. |
| HCAHPS | Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (Patient Satisfaction Metric within the Industry) |
| There are 27 questions on the HCAHPS patient questionnaire. What is the most important one? | Would you recommend this hospital to your friends and family? |
| Leader ship and staff must always remember what three points in patient satisfaction? | Implement. Educate. Communicate. |
| What percent of billing information is obtained during the registration process? | 40% |
| Revenue cycle activities for improving communication and customer service include what? | Modify billing statements. Extend normal business hours. Make sure all staff answer the phone courteously. Resolve questions or complaints. Follow up on all customer inquiries or complaints w/ in 48 hours. |
| When it comes to compliance the burden of proof is generally on the healthcare facility; therefore, it is imperative to what? | Have a plan. Follow the plan. |
| OIG | Office of Inspector General |
| Defined as “systematic” procedures instituted by a organization to ensure that the provisions of the regulations imposed by a government agency are being met is called: | Corporate Compliance Program |
| CCO | Chief Compliance Officer |
| What does the chief compliance officer role oversee? | Code of Conduct |
| What does the code of conduct represent? | The organizations compliance program as well as the organizations culture. |
| How many corporate compliance program elements are there? | 16 |
| What are the areas of focus of the code of conduct? | Human resources. Confidentiality. Quality of care. Billing and coding. Conflicts of interest. Laws and regulations. |
| What is the purpose of a compliance program? | To mitigate potential fraud and abuse in the industry specific key risk areas. |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| Why was the office of Inspector General (OIG) created? | To protect the integrity of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department programs and operations and the well-being of beneficiaries by detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse. |
| What are The Office of Inspector General (OIG) responsibilities? | Identifying opportunities to improve program economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Holding accountable those who do not meet program requirements or who violate federal laws. |