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HIT 120 Quiz 4
Chapters 8-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Listed on an account are the father, the mother, and two minor children. One insurance policy, held by the mother, covers all four family members. Who is the guarantor on the account? | Mother |
| Paper insurance claim forms will produce which of the following? | EOB |
| To complete the insurance form, the medical biller/coder needs the dates when James Roberts was unable to work. To find this information, the coder would refer to the: | Patient's chart |
| What is the name for a list of usual procedures the office performs and the corresponding charges? | fee schedule |
| Which of these is known as the universal insurance claim form? | CMS-1500 |
| A claim form without errors is known as what type of claim? | Clean |
| A financial adjustment for PAR providers of the difference between submitted and allowable charges is known as a | Write-off. |
| A software program known as a ________ may be used to check for errors on insurance claim forms before they are submitted. | Scrubber program |
| A(n) ________ is a service bureau that collects electronic claims from many different medical practices and forwards the claims to the appropriate insurance carriers. | Clearinghouse |
| A(n) ________ is sent electronically in response to a claim that was filed. | ERA |
| Adult children covered under a patient's policy may continue being covered under the parent's medical insurance policy up to the age of | 26 |
| Before mailing patient statements, which of the following reports should be reviewed for delinquent accounts? | Aging report |
| Every day, the charges are added and the payments are subtracted from the previous day's balance. The result is the current day's ________. | Accounts receivable balance |
| There are two main types of bookkeeping: single-entry method and ________ method. | Double-entry |
| To prepare for sending out patient statements for Dr. Crist's practice, Tyson needs to know which accounts are more than 30 days past due. Which of the following reports should he reference for the information? | Aging reports |
| What type of fund is used for small business expenses? | Petty cash fund |
| When a check is returned because there is not enough money in the account, it is called an ________ check. | NSF |
| Which of the following is also referred to as a patient encounter form? | Charge/receipt slip |
| Which of the following show the daily charges and payments for an entire month? | Summaries |
| Which of these is a billing method used to provide consistent cash flow? | Cycle billing |
| A check that refers not to an insurer but to anyone other than the patient is known as a(n): | Third-party check |
| A daily report, called a ________, lists all charges, payments, and adjustments entered during that day. | Day sheet |
| A medical practice is required by law to retain payroll data for ________ years. | 4 |
| A record of services rendered, daily fees charged, payments received, and adjustments is a ________. | Daily journal |
| An example of a primary identifier is: | A valid driver's license |