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AHL 110 Final Exam

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What is "cash flow" in a medical practice?   show
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What level of education is generally required for one who seeks employment as an insurance coder?   show
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show Consideration for others.  
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Medical ethics refers to:   show
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The earliest written code of ethical principles for the medical profession is the:   show
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Confidential information includes:   show
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What is the correct response when a relative calls asking about a patient?   show
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Nonprivileged information about a patient consists of the patient's:   show
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show Gunshot wound cases.  
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Confidentiality is automatically waived in cases of:   show
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show Implied.  
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show The physician and the patient.  
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show A person younger than the age of 18 who lives independently.  
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show To prevent duplication or overlapping of payments for the same medical expense.  
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Conditions that existed and were treated before the health insurance policy was issued are called:   show
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show S-subjective, O-objective, A-assessment, P-plan.  
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An established patient is one who:   show
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show Right lower quadrant.  
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When is exclusion from program participation mandatory?   show
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All of the following cases should NOT use fax transmission:   show
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show High school diploma or GED.  
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show 48-72 hours.  
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What does the abbreviation MSHP designate?   show
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A physician's legal responsibility for his/her own actions as well as his/her employees' is called?   show
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Administrative medical office responsibilities include:   show
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show The Principles of Medical Ethics.  
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Medical ____________ are not laws, but generally accepted standards of conduct.   show
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show Model the behavior you want from your callers.  
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Compliance is the process of:   show
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show E-health Information Management (eHIM).  
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show Fraud.  
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show To provide continuous insurance coverage for workers and their insured dependents when they change or lose jobs.  
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show Clearinghouse.  
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If a physician contracts with an outside billing company to manage claims and accounts receivable under HIPAA guidelines, the billing company is considered:   show
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show Priviledged communication.  
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The Office of Civil Rights enforces:   show
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If you give, release, or transfer information to another entity, this is known as:   show
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show Avoided.  
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What type of organization provides a wide range of comprehensive healthcare services for a specified group at a fixed periodic payment with an emphasis on preventive care?   show
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show For medical research, evaluation of hospital use, and for the process of tracking diseases.  
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show Deductible.  
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show It affects the physician's level of reimbursement for inpatient claims, claims can be denied, and fines or penalties can be levied.  
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A charge slip, fee ticket, and superbill are also known as:   show
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The_______ is a concise statement describing the symptom, problem, condition, diagnosis, physician-recommended return, or other factor that is the reason for the encounter.   show
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The ICD-9-CM is updated______ and has _______ volume(s).   show
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show First.  
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The main reason for a patient encounter in a doctor's office or outpatient facility is termed the:   show
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The largest section in the CPT book is the:   show
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show 7-10 years.  
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The key to substantiating procedure and diagnostic code selections for proper reimbursement is:   show
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show Charting.  
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show Defense of a professional liability claim and because insurance carriers require accurate documentation that supports procedure and diagnostic codes.  
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show In the patient's medical record, in the appoitment book and on the financial record or ledger card.  
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How should an entry in a patient's medical record be corrected?   show
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show Morbidity.  
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show Underlying diseases or other conditions present at the time of visit.  
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A new patient is one who:   show
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Who may accept a subpoena?   show
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If it was documented, it was not ________   show
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show Excluded.  
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A(n) ________ is a pathalogic reaction to a drugthat occurs when appropriate doses are given to humans for prophylaxis, diagnosis, and therapy.   show
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show International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)  
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show Combination code.  
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An E code may be used in which of these circumstances:   show
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When is the principal diagnosis applicable?   show
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show Volumes 1 and 2.  
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What is the table that contains a classification of substances for identifying poisoning states and external causes of adverse effects?   show
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Carcinoma in situ is used to describe:   show
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show New growths, may be malignant, and they may be benign.  
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show Life-threatening.  
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show Sterilization.  
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Diagnostic codes have from ___ to ___ digits.   show
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Always code to the highest degree of:   show
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A private insurance company might adopt which of the following methods as a basis for its payment of outpatient claims?   show
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show Current Procedural Terminology.  
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The direct delivery by a physician(s) of medical care for a critically ill or injured patient is:   show
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show Postoperative visits in and out of the hospital, and digital block or topical anesthesia.  
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show Is subject to medical review with attached information or forwarded simultaneously with electronic medical claim records.  
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What type of clean calim is any Medicare claim that contains complete, necessary information but is illogical or incorrect?   show
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show Private insurance carriers, Medicaid and Medicare, and worker's compensation.  
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What should you avoid using when typing a claim for scanning?   show
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show Electronic.  
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When two insurance policies are involved in a claim, one is considered ___ and the other is ___>   show
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OCR guidelines for the CMS-1500 claim form state:   show
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To conform to CMS-1500 OCR guidelines:   show
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A health insurance claim form (CMS-1500) is known as the:   show
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show A physically clean claim form.  
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If you receive a request, accompanied with the correct authorization, asking to abstract medical information from a patient's medical record:   show
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show A dirty claim.  
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Office visits may be grouped on the insurance claim form if each visit:   show
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How should blocks be treated on an OCR CMS-1500 claim form that do not need any information?   show
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show An individual who converts to standardized electronic format and transmits electronic claims data.  
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show CPU.  
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What should you do often to prevent losing data you have entered?   show
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The most important function of a practice management system is:   show
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show The Internal Revenue Service  
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A clearinghouse:   show
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A modem is a device used to:   show
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show Insurance claims.  
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Another name for the multipurpose billing form is:   show
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The insurance claim was rejected because of an incorrect modifier, so:   show
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show Batch.  
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Insurance claims transmitted electronically are usually paid in:   show
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Back-up copies of office records should be stored:   show
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Assigning a code to represent data is known as:   show
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A combination of letters, numbers, or symbols that each individual is assigned to access the computer system is called a/an:   show
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The diagnosis listed first in submitting insurance claims for patients seen in a physician's office is the:   show
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show Inpatient hospital coding.  
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show The proper x-ray code twice and use the modifiers RT (right) with the first code and LT (left)with the second code.  
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show Universal Claim Form.  
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show Annually.  
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show A physically clean claim.  
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show Send only the th information requested.  
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show Bundle.  
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A clearinghouse is a/an:   show
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show Accounts receivable.  
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If a payment problem develops with an insurance company and the company ignores claims and exceeds time limits to pay a claim, it is prudent to contact the:   show
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If an insurance claim has been lost by the insurance carrier, the procedure(s) to follow is to:   show
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What should you do if an insurance cattier requests information about another insurace carrier   show
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show Be less.  
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The first level of appeal in the Medicare program is:   show
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show Three.  
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What should be done to inform a new patient of office fees and payment policies?   show
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show Before any services are provided.  
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The reason for a fee reduction must be documented in the patient's:   show
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Professional courtesy means:   show
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When collecting fees, your goal should always be to:   show
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show 30, 60, 90, and 120 days.  
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show Dun messages.  
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A significant contribution to HMO development was the:   show
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show Prepaid health plan.  
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show Salary paid by independent group.  
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show Not employees and are not paid salaries.  
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An organization that gives members freedom of choice among physicians and hospital provides a higher level of benefits if the providers listed on the plan are used is called a/an:   show
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show Churning.  
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Referral of a patient recommended by one specialist to another specialist is known as:   show
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show Collect the copayment when the patient arrives for the office visit.  
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show Capitation.  
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show Quality improvement organization.  
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Medicare part A is run by:   show
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Medicare is a:   show
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show Once a year.  
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show Every other year.  
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show Eyeglasses and prescription drugs.  
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show Identifies claims to review for medical necessity, and monitors the number of times given procedures can be billed during a specific time frame.  
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show May act on the Medicare beneficiary's behalf as a client representative.  
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When a remittance advice (RA) is received from Medicare, the insurance billing specialist should:   show
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show Deposit the check and then write to Medicare to notify them of the overpayment.  
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The letter "D" following the identification number on the patient's Medicare card indicates a:   show
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show Set up the public assistance programs.  
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show Medical expenses of the needy unemployed.  
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show Require help in meeting costs of medical care.  
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The federal aspects of Medicaid are the responsibilty of the:   show
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Medicaid is administered by the:   show
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show Operate with federal grant support under the Title V of the Social Security Act.  
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Medicaid is available to needy and low-income people such as:   show
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show The medicaid-allowed amount.  
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show Managed care programs.  
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TRICARE, formerly known as CHAMPUS, is funded through:   show
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show Tricare PRIME.  
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