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Putting oneself in another person's situation describes the quality of | empathy |
Making a point in a straightforward manner shows the quality of | assertiveness |
To use time and other resources to avoid waste and complete work in a timely manner | efficiency |
Healthful habits, good grooming. and appropriate dress on the fob exhibits the quality of | professional image |
Appearing on time for an appointment shows the quality of | punctuality |
Greeting patients in the medical office is an example of which type of work | records management |
The most common place of employment for an administrative medical assistant is | a physician practice |
The quality that is involved in performing tasks with complete correctness is | accuracy |
Three personal, attributes needed by an administrative medical assistant are | genuine liking of people, cheerfulness, and empathy |
The profession of medical assisting has | ethical standards |
The following is a not legal requirement for physicians | obtain recovery for all patients |
The following is a legal responsibility of physicians | perform to the best of their ability |
A physician who wishes to end a relationship with a patient must | notify the patient of this decision and give the patient a reasonable amount of time to find another physician |
Making false statements to patients about the benefits of a particular drug is and example of | fraud |
Safeguards against litigation include | exercising complete confidentiality, not discussing a patient's condition, and obtaining proper authorizations for release |
The following term describes a computer designed to store massive databases | mainframe |
The following terms describes a mid-level computer that is not as expensive as a mainframe, while offering many similar features | minicomputer |
Monitors and printers are examples of | output devices |
A program used to display moving images on the screen if no input is received for a period of time is called a | screen saver |
What type of software is used to periodically search for the presence of programs intended to destroy data | virus checker |
To determine whose condition requires immediate medical attention,assistants use a process called | triage |
What steps should be completed before placing an outgoing call | gather the necessary information, outline the question to ask, and have important papers at hand |
The files of medical records for patients who are currently seeing the physician are called | active files |
Files of patients who terminated their relationship with physician are called | closed files |
The correct order of the steps in filing is | inspecting, indexing, coding, sorting, and storing |
The proper order for indexing individual names is | surname, given name, middle name |
Hyphenated names are indexed as | one unit |
The traditional method of paying physicians, in which payment is made after services are provided, is | fee-for-service |
The HCPCS codes are used for | Medicare claims |
The abbreviation PPO stands for | preferred provider organization |
The abbreviation PCP stands for | primary care physician |
A provider is a | physician or other health care professional |
Fee-for-service payments are made in which type of insurance plan | indemnity |
The RBRVS scale is used in which program | Medicare |
Reference that contains diagnosis codes | ICD |
The insured may be | the person who owns an insurance policy, the spouse of the person who owns an insurance policy, the dependent of the person who owns an insurance policy |
Capitation payments are made in what type of insurance plan | managed care |
Which type of ICD code is used for factors that affect health status when there is no diagnosis or disease, such as for annual exams | V codes |
The administrative medical assistant calculates the total due for a patient visit based on the | patient encounter form |
Billing software generates what daily report to show all charges, payments, and adjustments for that day | day sheet |
The process of comparing the balance on the practice's monthly bank statement with the checkbook balance is called the | bank reconciliation |
When charges for services are recorded as income when the payment is received, rather than when the bill is sent out, what accounting method is being used | cash |
Salaries paid to employees are | direct earnings |
Benefits and amounts paid to employees for other than salaries are | indirect earnings |
When the employer and employee pay the FICA amount, what percentage is paid by the employer | 50 percent |
A document that outlines a meeting's location,time,date, and topics is | an agenda |
A document that lists the daily schedule for a traveler is | an itinerary |
A document that is official record of a meeting is | meeting minutes |
Office management tasks include | making travel arrangements, editorial research projects, policy and procedures manual, and patient information materials |
A description of the services offered by the practice is found in the | patient information brochure |
The RBRVS fees are usually_____than UCR fees | lower |
Under RBRVS, the nationally uniform relative value is based on | the provider's work,practice cosr, and malpractice insurance costs |
The purpose of the GPCI is to account for | regional differences in costs |
What is the main methods payers use to pay provider | allowed charges, contracted fee schedule, and capitation |
If a provider's charge is higher than the allowed amount, the provider's reimbursement is based on | the amount allowed |
If the provider's charge is lower than the allowed amount, the reimbursement is based on | the amount billed |
The medicare allowed charge for a procedure is $150, and a PAR provider's usual charge is $200. What amount must the provider write off? | $50 |
The Medicare allowed charge is $240 and the PAR provider's usual charge is $600. What amount does the patient pay? | $48 |
The deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments patients pay are called their | out-of-pocket expenses |
If a nonparticipating provider's usual fee is $600, the allowed amount is $300, and balance billing is permitted, what amount is written off? | $0 |
A physician practice that uses a billing service to send its claims is the | pay-to-provider |
On a HIPPA claim, which of these is assigned to a claim by the sender | claim control number |
The provider who provides the procedure on a claim if other than the pay-to-provider is called the | rendering provider |
A physician's state license number is an example of a(n) | secondary identification number |
The payer's processing of claims is called | adjudication |
A payer's automated claim edits may result in claim denial because of | lack of eligibility for a reported service, lack of medical necessity, lack of required preauthorization |
When a claim is pulled by a payer for a manual review, the provider may be asked to submit | clinical documentation |
If a provider has accepted assignment, the payer sends the RA to | the provider |
If the provider has not accepted assignment, the payer sends the payment to | the patient |
The advantages of EFT for practices is | funds are available immediately and the transfer is less costly than check deposits |
What document is used by the medical insurance specialist to update the patient billing program with the payer's payments and the amount due from the patient? | RA |
Which HIPAA transactions is used by medical offices to ask payers about the status of submitted claims | 276 |
Which of these HIPAA transactions is sent by a payer to answer a question about a submitted claim? | 277 |
Which of these HIPAA transactions is sent by a payer to explain a claim payment? | 835 |
The federal law that protects companies which set up employee health and pension plans is know as | ERISA |
The health insurance program for federal government employees is | FEHBP |
Eligible members of a capitated plan are listed on the | monthly enrollment list |
The terms of an insurance contract can be modified in a | rider |
Stop-loss provisions protect providers against | extreme financial loss |
Which section of a manged care participation contract covers balance-billing rules? | compensation and billing guidelines |
A plan pays 50 percent of the provider's usual charge and requires the copayment of $5 to be applied toward the provider's payment.What does the plan pay the provider when the usual charge is $200? | $95 |
What percentage of the fee on the Medicare Fee Schedule is the limiting charge? | 115 percent |
Anyone over age 65 who receives Social Security benefits is automatically | enrolled in Medicare Part A and eligible for Medicare Part B |
A report that lists charges, payments, and adjustments during a day is known as a | day sheet |
Monies coming into the practice are | accounts receivable |
Diagnosis codes are | ICD |
When a new patient comes in for an office visit, he or she is asked to complete a(n) | patient information form |
Electronic information created or received by a health care provider that can be used to identify a person is | protected health information (PHI) |
An encounter form is also known as a | superbill |
The fixed amount paid to providers under a managed care plan is known as | capitation |
The following is not an advantage of using electronic claims instead of paper claims | increased data security |
The use of computers in the medical office has led to significant increases in productivity, primarily because computers | process large amounts of information more efficiently |
The electronic claim format used to bill for a physician's services is known as | 837P |
A document given to a patient at the conclusion of an office visit if a payment has been made is called a(n) | walkout statement |
Transactions are entered in Medisoft via the | Activities menu |
The Medisoft menu bar contains______menus | 9 |
A patient's assigned provider is designated in the ______ tab | Other information |
The following is not an acceptable chart number in Medisoft | SANDRO.0 |
The status field in the Other information tab of the Patient Guarantor dialog box is used to indicate whether the patient | is employed or in school |
The following is the correct chart number for Daniel HO? | HODANIE0 |
Codes assigned to employers in the Address dialog box must be no more than____characters in length | five |
The designation of an individual as a patient or guarantor is made in the following field in the Patient/Guarantor dialog box | Type |
There are___tabs in the case folder | eleven |
The case number is located in the____tab of the Case folder | Personal |
Up to_____diagnoses codes can be entered in one Medisoft case, | four |
A TRICARE sponsor is | an active-duty armed services member |
To create a new case for an existing patient, the______command is used | Copy Case |
If a patient's treatment is only authorized through a certain date, this date is entered in the_____tab of the Case folder | Account |
The abbreviation TOS stands for | type of service |
If a CPT code does not appear in the drop-down list n the Procedure field, it can be added to the database quickly by pressing the____key and entering the new code number and description | F8 |
The total field in the Carges section of the Transaction Entry dialog box is the result of multiplying the number in the Amount field by the number in the | Units field |
New Multilink codes can be created by selecting an option on the | lists |
The Pay code drop-down list indicates | the type of payment made, such as cash, check, etc |
The Apply Payment to charges dialog box contains information about all___charges for a patient | unpaid |
The choices in the Payment Method field in the Deposit dialog box include cash, credit card, check, and | electronic |
Payment methods that can be selected in the Deposit dialog box include check, cash, credit card, or | electronic |
The following are buttons in the Patient Recall List dialog box | Edit, Sort by, and Search |
In the New Break Entry dialog box_____lists the types of breaks already created in Medisoft | Resource |
In Office Hours, the Go to a Date shortcut button displays options for searching for an appointment a number of days, weeks, months, and_____in the future | years |
A condition that data must meet to be included in a selection is known as a | filter |
The following is not an option in the Claim Status list in the List Only Claims that Match dialog box | Denied |
The report that can be displayed to check electronic claims before transmitting them is called a(n) | Batch Verification report |
If an electronic claim requires an attachment, where is this noted in Medisoft | Diagnosis Tab of Case dialog box |
The Status column in the Statement Management dialog box can indicate Ready to Send,Sent,or | Done |
The Type column in the Statement Management dialog box can contain either Standard or | Remainder |
In this type of billing system, patients statements are created and sent on a staggered basis rather than all at once | cycle |
A condition that must be met n order for data to be included in a selection is called a | filter |
the following is not a category on the patient aging report | 91-120 |
A______report lists the financial activity in a patient's account | patient ledger |
On a procedure day sheet report, procedures are listed in___order | numerical |
Medisoft provides three insurance aging reports: primary,secondary,and | tertiary |
The Practice Totals section of a Practice Analysis report lists total charges, payments, adjustments, and | procedures |
Medisoft's file maintenance utilities are accessed via the____menu | File |
In the United States, rising medical costs are due to | increased spending on drugs,increased use of alternative treatments and advances in technology |
A capitated rate is called a | prospective payment |
Under a capitated rate for each plan member, the following the provider share with the third-party payer | risk |
Patients who enroll in an HMO may use the services of | only HMO network providers |
Patients who enroll in a point-of-service type of HMO may use the services of | HMO network or out-of-network providers |
The four models of health maintenance organizations are | staff,group,IPA,and POS |
The following characteristics is most important when medical insurance specialists work with patients' records and handle finances | honesty and integrity |
When medical insurance specialists work with patient billing programs, they need | computer skills |
The title of Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) and Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based (CCS-P) is awarded by | AHIMA's Society for Clinical Coding |
The statement that "coding professionals should not change codes, so that meanings are misinterpreted" is an example of | professional ethics |
The employment forecast for well-trained medical insurance and coding specialists is | increasing opportunities |
The following is the correct order for documentation | CC, history and exam, diagnosis, and treatment |
The following represents the correct format for recording dates on patient information and claims forms | MM/DD/YY |
The following claims-processing steps is the payer's decision about paying claims made | adjudication |
Libel is what type of information | written |
A court order to appear, testify, and bring specified documents or items is a | subpoena duces tecum |
Information about a patient must be kept confidential because | it is the physician's duty to do so and the information is potentially harmful to the patient |
The cross-reference See in the ICD-9-CM means that the coder | must refer to the term that follows |
The term Blackfan-Diamond anemia is an example of a(n) | eponym |
How many codes does the entry Cataract,myotonic 359.2[366.43] in the ICD-9-CM's Alphabetic index require | two codes |
A condition that arises because of an injury or illness in the patient's medical history is called a(n) | late effect |
An adverse effect is the result of | unintentional poisoning |
What is the main term in the diagnostic statement "localized salmonella infection,unspecifeid"? | salmonella |
The diagnostic statement is "patient has found a mass in the upper quadrant of the left breast; carcinoma is suspected and an immediate workup is scheduled." What main term is coded? | mass |
In the diagnostic statement "tuberculous rheumatism," which is the main term? | tuberculous or rheumatism |
In CPT-4, what procedure is bundled with the arthroscopy in the following entry? 29860 Arthroscopy, hip, diagnostic with or without synovial biopsy | a synovial biopsy |
Durable medical equipment (DME) such as wheelchairs covered by the Medicare program are reported using | HCPCS codes |
Under CPT-4's definition, after a referral, who takes responsibility for the patient's care? | the physician to whom the patient is referred |
Routine annual physical examinations are reported using CPT-4's | Preventive Medicine Services codes |
What is required of the physician in order to report the professional component of a CPT-4 code from the Radiology section? | reading the radiological examination and writing a report of interpretation |
If a payer judges that too high a code level has been assigned by a practice for a reported service, the payer may | downcode the reported procedure code |
What type of audit is performed internally before claims are reported? | prospective audit |
What document is received before a retrospective audit of a claim is performed? | explanation of benefits from the payer |
Which member of the medical practice is ultimately responsible for proper documentation and correct coding? | physician |
Some possible consequences of inaccurate coding and incorrect billing in a medical practice are | denied claims and reduced payments, prison sentences, and fines |
A provider billing the Medicare program for a cosmetic procedure intended to enhance the patient's appearance is a possible situation of | downcoding |
Which is not a characterisitic of correctly linked codes? | the procedure codes have correct modifiers |
An important part of a compliance plan is a commitment to keep both physicians and medical office staff current by providing | ongoing training |
A medical practice's signature log shows the legal name, credentials, and signature of each person who | makes entries in patient medical records |
The statement,"All entries in the medical record must contain the author's identification" is from the NCQA's | Documentation Guidelines |
In urinalysis, bilirubin in the urine may indicate disease of the | Liver |
A renogram is used to study the function of the | Kidney |
The artificial maintenance of kidney function is | Dialysis |
Cystitis is an inflammation of the | bladder |
Kidney failure may result in | uremia |
A diuretic can reduce | edema |
Lactation occurs | after birth |
A Pap smear can detect | cervical cancer |
Excessive menstrual bleeding is | menorrhagia |
A sexually transmitted disease is | gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia |
Sperm are produced in the | testes |
Impotence is | the inability to maintain an erection |
Tests for prostate cancer include a | urethrogram, PSA, and DRE |
The solid part of blood contains | red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets |
One type of plasma protein is | fibrinogen |
Eosinophils stain is | bright red |
A type of bleeding disorder is | thrombocytopenia |
Genetic characteristics provide | natural immunity |
Metastasis means | a disease has spread |
A lymphadenectomy is the | removal of a lymph node |
The alimentary canal includes the | esophagus |
The taste buds are contained in the | papillae |
The liver secretes | bile |
Antiemetics relieve or prevent | regurgitation |
Calcitonin is secreted by | thyroid cells |
Acromegaly is an abnormality of the | pituitary glands |
Symptoms of diabetes include | polydipsia and polyuria |
The cornea | has no blood supply and is transparent |
Hearing can be damaged at or above | 130dB |
The urinary is also known as the renal or | excretory system |
The inner portion of the kidney is the | medulla |
Painful urination is | dysuria |
Pus in the urine is | Pyuria |
The 40 weeks of fetal development are known as | gestation |
Cryptorchism is a birth defect in which one or more of the testicles has failed to | descend |
The cells in blood that destroy foreign substances are | Leukocytes |
The fluid that circulates through the lymph system is | lymph |
Hormones released by the hypothalamus have either a releasing or a(n) | inhibiting factor |
The inner portion of each adrenal gland is the adrenal | medulla |
The pancreas helps maintain proper levels of blood | glucose |
Hypoadrenalism is also known as | Addison's disease |
The nervous tissue in the retina is called the | neuroretina |
Taste buds are contained within | papillae |
Deviation of one eye outward is | exotropia |
The cell includes the | cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm |
Tendons are type of | connective tissue |
The middle layer of skin is called the | corium and dermis |
alopecia may result from | chemotherapy, heredity, and disease |
Exocrine glands | secrete outward |
A test for tuberculosis is the | Mantoux test |
A type of secondary lesion is a(n) | crust |
A type of vascular lesion is a(n) | ecchymosis |
German measles is a rashed caused by | rubella |
Chicken pox is a rash caused by | varicella |
A type of vascular disorder is | rosacea |
Herpes viruses can cause | cold sores, fever blisters, and shingles |
The overproduction of sebum can cause | seborrhea |
A graft that uses skin from one's own body is a(n) | autograft |
Red blood cells start to develop in | bone marrow |
The spinal column includes the | lumbar vertebrae |
The bones of the extremities include the | femur, tibia, and patella |
The mandible is a bone that forms the | jaw |
A type of bone operation is a(n) | osteoplasty |
Compression fractures usually occur in the | spine |
A type of musculoskeletal injury is a(n) | sprain |
The cardiovascular system includes | coronary circulation, pulmonary circulation, and systemic cirulatior |
A myocardial infarction is also known as a(n) | heart attack |
A type of surgery on blood vessels is an | endarterectomy, arteriotomy, and angioplasty |
The outer covering of the heart is the | pericardium |
Fatty substances are also known as | lipids |
Diuretics are used to treat | hypertension and edema |
The point at which the trachea divides is known as the | mediastinum |
Most of the thoracic cavity is occupied by the | lungs |
Tapping over the lung area to see if the lungs are clear is called | percussion |
Hiccuping is also known as | singultus |
Abnormally fast breathing is | tachypnea |
Asthma can be caused by | anxiety, allergy and infection |
Pneumonia is a general term for infection of the | alveoli |
A part of a neuron is a(n) | dendrite, cell body and axon |
Amino acids are neurotransmitters that | excite brain activity |
A type of neuroglia that is a phagocyte is a(n) | microglia |
A symptom of Alzheimer's disease is | amnesia, apraxia, and agnosia |
A neurological symptom is | paralysis |