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Encounter -
correct answer ✅Patient treatment during a defined period. A
single-date occurrence at a single provider
Purpose of Encounter -
correct answer ✅To provide info to the insurance plan about the
treatment the patient received.
Encounter report -
correct answer ✅* Patient & Provider demographic
*Detailed charges and services
*Clinical information specific to the encounter
CMS 1500 -
correct answer ✅form for the encounter processing
Time frame for Encounter reports to be submitted? -
correct answer ✅within 72 hours
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DAR -
correct answer ✅Days Accounts Receivable
Key performance indicators (KPIs) for effective claims managment -
correct answer ✅DAR
What will reduce the practice DAR? -
correct answer ✅Timely submitting encounters
EDI -
correct answer ✅Electronic Date Interchange
Used to have an immediate electronic receipt and provide edit and
audit reports? -
correct answer ✅EDI
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Customer Patient Surveys -
correct answer ✅Tools to measure effective customer and patient
relations
Advantage of Internal Surveys -
correct answer ✅*Address directly the issues of importance to the
practice
*Less expensive than an external survey
*Can monitor trends over time
Disadvantage of Internal Surveys -
correct answer ✅*Relaying on physician and staff to come up with
questions
*Skills sets to validate and develop questions
*Patients will not answer questions if the staff is reviewing the
questions
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Advantage of External Surveys -
correct answer ✅*Professional experience to develop and validate
the survey
*Provides benchmark performance from other practices
Disadvantage of External Surveys -
correct answer ✅*Cash out of pocket cost
Methods of Pre-Registration -
correct answer ✅*Online patient registration by patient or staff
*Mailing of new patient form
*Telephone call
Fee-for-Service -
correct answer ✅Encounter paid at a contracted rate and applied
to charge