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HIT Classification and Reimbursement

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A payer’s initial processing of a claim screens for   show
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show patient eligibility, duplicate claims, and noncovered services.  
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A claim may be downcoded because   show
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show claim turnaround time.  
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What is the next step after the primary payer’s RA has been posted when a patient has additional insurance coverage?   show
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show within a specified time.  
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Determine what should be verified after an RA has been checked for the patient’s name, account number, insurance number, and date of service.   show
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If a patient has secondary insurance under a spouse’s plan, what information is needed before transmitting a claim to the secondary plan?   show
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What type of codes explain Medicare payment decisions?   show
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Which of the following appears only on secondary claims?   show
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show downcode  
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show initial processing, automated review, manual review, determination, and payment  
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During the adjudication process, if there are problems during the automated review, the claim is pulled for   show
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show claims examiner  
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show clinical documentation.  
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A payer's initial claim review may reject a claim due to   show
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A payer's automated claim edits may result in claim denial because of   show
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show concurrent care.  
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show to a patient on the same date at the same place of service by two or more physicians.  
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A payer's decision regarding whether to pay, deny, or partially pay a claim is called   show
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What is done by a payer to determine the appropriateness of medical services?   show
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show Payers may deny a claim when outdated codes are used.  
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The payer's processing of claims is called   show
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show pay, deny, or partially pay the claim.  
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Which of these HIPAA transactions is sent by a payer to answer a question about a submitted claim?   show
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The claim turnaround time is the period between   show
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An __________ code indicates that a request for more information has been sent.   show
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A(n) __________ claim status category code is an acknowledgment that the claim has been received.   show
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show unpaid claims transmitted to payers by the length of time they remain due.  
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show insurance aging report.  
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Prompt-pay laws govern   show
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On an aging report, which category describes a current invoice?   show
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A typical aging report groups payments that are due into which of these categories?   show
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A pending claim is indicated by which claim status category code?   show
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The payer's RA shows   show
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show RAs.  
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show claim status category codes  
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show an RA that covers a batch of processed claims.  
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show are adjudicated.  
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show CMS  
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show all of these are correct. errors on the listed claims. denials to the listed claims adjustments to the listed claims.  
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show match up claims with the RA using the unique claim control number.  
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The advantage(s) of EFT for practices is(are)   show
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The process of __________ means verifying that the totals on the RA are mathematically correct.   show
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What does "reconciliation" mean?   show
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Funds that are electronically transferred from a payer are directly deposited in the   show
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The person filing an appeal is known as a(n) __________, regardless of whether that individual is a provider or a patient.   show
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show patient or provider who appeals the claim.  
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show Medicare Redetermination Notice.  
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In general, how many levels are there when pursuing an appeal?   show
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show after a claim is rejected or paid at less than the expected amount  
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Medicare overpayments must be reported and the amount   show
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show state  
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show billing the second payer.  
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show Medicaid is the secondary payer to Medicare.  
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If a Medicare beneficiary receives treatment covered by workers' compensation, the Medicare plan is   show
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show secondary.  
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The abbreviation MSP stands for   show
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If a Medicare beneficiary is covered by a spouse's employer group health plan, the Medicare plan is   show
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show any other insurance coverage.  
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When talking with someone other than the patient about an overdue bill, collections specialists will   show
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show the payments and charges that occurred on that date.  
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During collections, most practices use   show
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show credit information.  
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show FDCPA.  
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Accounts might be considered uncollectible when a patient   show
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Skip tracing increases the practice’s chances of   show
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The practice will need to pay patient refunds if it has   show
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show collect overdue accounts from patients.  
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Bad debt is defined as   show
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show sound financial policies.  
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show both patients and the practice staff.  
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show zero-balance statement  
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A patient statement is   show
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show day sheet  
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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?   show
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The __________ totals the transactions that were posted to all patient ledgers on a particular business day.   show
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The day sheet in a medical office summarizes   show
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What is a printed bill that shows the amount a patient owes?   show
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The patient statement shows   show
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show cycle billing.  
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show at intervals during the month  
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Patients are grouped under the insurance policyholder in what type of billing?   show
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Under the Federal Trade Commission's rules, it is illegal to   show
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For most patients, their first notice that their bill is past due is a   show
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show Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  
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show patient aging  
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show FDCPA.  
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show both the FDCPA and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act  
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Collections from patients are classified as consumer collections and are regulated by __________ and state laws.   show
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show call a patient at 8 p.m.  
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FDCPA is the abbreviation for   show
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The job of creating and implementing the practice's collections policies is done by   show
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show stealing.  
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What term refers to the stealing of funds?   show
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show collections  
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show collections.  
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The job of accurately recording the funds coming into and going out of the practice is done by   show
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Which of the following employees learns and applies the correct techniques for effective follow-up of overdue accounts, as well as is most likely to work directly with patients?   show
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Patients may agree to a(n)__________ for expensive procedures before the date of service.   show
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Which of the following is the cost of a borrower's credit calculated as an annual rate?   show
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When patients are scheduled to have major, expensive procedures, the practice's policy may be to set up   show
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The __________ process is used to locate a patient who owes an account balance to the practice.   show
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Which law modified the Fair Credit Reporting Act to protect the accuracy and privacy of credit reports?   show
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show an outside firm the medical practice hires.  
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FACTA is the acronym for   show
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show Fair Credit Reporting Act.  
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Credit bureaus supply information about   show
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show collect overdue accounts.  
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Which law required consumer reporting agencies to have reasonable and fair procedures?   show
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show means test  
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show Bankruptcy  
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Which of the following requires a practice to follow a specific series of steps before an account can be written off?   show
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show monies owed by patients and payers.  
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show bankruptcy.  
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What is the term for monies owed to a patient from the provider?   show
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show classified as uncollectible accounts.  
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HIPAA compliance records must be retained for how many years?   show
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A __________ is a log of how long various types of documents must be stored for a particular practice.   show
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show retention schedule  
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When the hospital staff collects data on a patient who is being admitted for services, the process is called   show
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Which of the following hospital departments has different procedures for collecting patients’ personal and insurance information?   show
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Patient charges in hospitals vary according to   show
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Which of these rules governs the reporting of hospital inpatient services on insurance claims?   show
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show complications.  
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In inpatient coding, the initials CC mean   show
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The code 02103D4 is an example of which type of code?   show
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Under a prospective payment system, payments for services are   show
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The UB-04 form locator 4 requires the   show
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show primary  
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In medical insurance terminology, an emergency is a   show
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Ambulatory care refers to which kind of care?   show
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What is a special approach to caring for people with terminal illnesses?   show
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show ambulatory surgical unit.  
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show Emergency care  
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show emergency care  
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show Hospice care  
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What type of facility is equipped for patients to stay overnight?   show
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show inpatient  
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show either in a special hospice facility or a patient's home.  
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ASC is the abbreviation for   show
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show home health agency.  
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What category of services includes care given at home, such as physical therapy or skilled nursing care?   show
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SNF is the abbreviation for   show
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What type of care covers all types of health services that do not require an overnight hospital stay?   show
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An ambulatory surgical center is a clinic that provides   show
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show the activities of daily living, such as bathing and eating  
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show outpatient facility or setting.  
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show master patient index  
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Inpatients are admitted to hospitals in a process called   show
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A charge master contains a hospital's list of all of the following except   show
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patient's personal and insurance information is gathered before or during hospital admission through which process?   show
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Patients are listed in a patient register under a unique number, which makes up the   show
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show charge master  
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show health information management.  
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The HIM department in hospitals conducts which of the following   show
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show admission, treatment, and discharge.  
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Which term is generally used for the hospital admission process?   show
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HINN is the abbreviation for   show
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show complications and comorbidities  
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show comorbidities  
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Which term describes the patient's condition that, after study, is established as the main reason for a hospital admission?   show
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show comorbidities  
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show inpatient health data.  
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show admitting diagnosis  
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Which term describes the main service performed for the condition listed as the principal diagnosis for a hospital inpatient?   show
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show inpatient medical coder.  
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MS-DRG is the abbreviation for   show
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APC is a __________ payment system.   show
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__________are complications caused by avoidable conditions that will not be reimbursed.   show
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Each MDC is subdivided into __________ MS-DRGs.   show
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APC is the abbreviation for   show
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DRG is the abbreviation for   show
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The DRG system is now called which of the following   show
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show inpatients.  
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Each hospital's __________ is an average of the DRG weights handled for a specific period of time.   show
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show all of these are factors in the rate supply costs geographic location labor  
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A grouper is software used to help calculate and assign   show
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show CMS-1450  
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Hospitals must submit electronic claims for Medicare Part A reimbursement to MACs using the HIPAA health care claim called   show
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