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, Chapter 01: Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist MUL
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1. The primary goal of an insurance billing specialist is:
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a. to manage the health care organization’s billing office
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b. to ensure the cash flow of a health care organization through revenue cycle management
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c. to send bills to patients for services they receive
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d. to post payments received from patients and insurance carrier
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s CORRECT ANSWER: B
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2. Facility billing includes charging for medical services provided by:
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a. physicians

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d. ambulatory surgical centers ma ma




CORRECT ANSWER: D ma ma DIF: Easy OBJ: 2 m a




3. A claims assistance professional
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a. works for the consumer.
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b. works for the health care organization.
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c. works for an insurance company.
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d. works for the federal government.
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4. What is ―cash flow‖ in a medical practice?
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a. The actual money available to a medical practice
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b. The amount of money received by a medical practice in 1 day
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,c. The amount of money received by a medical practice in 1 month
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d. The amount of outstanding money on the accounts receivabl
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e CORRECT ANSWER: A
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5. Which level of education is generally required for one who seeks employment as an insurance coder?
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b. High school diploma
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c. Completion of an accredited program for coding certification
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d. No specific level of education is required COR
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6. The amount of money an insurance billing specialist earns is dependent on which of the followi
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ng factors?
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a. Knowledge

b. Experience

c. Size of employing institution
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d. All are correct
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7. A self-employed medical insurance biller who does independent contracting is responsible for
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a. advertising.

b. billing.

c. accounting.

d. All are correct.
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, 8. Medical etiquette refers to
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a. consideration for others. ma ma




b. moral principles or practices.
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c. laws.

d. the Oath of Hippocrates.
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9. The process of shortening words and using abbreviations that do not follow standard grammar, spelli
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ng and punctuation when writing electronic mail communications is referred to as:
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a. emoticons

b. abbreviations

c. text speak
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10. Professional ethics include ma ma




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c. standards of conduct. ma ma




d. civil torts. ma




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11. The earliest written code of ethical principles for the medical profession is the
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a. Oath of Hippocrates.
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b. Socratic oath. ma




c. Code of Hammurabi. ma ma




d. Medicolegal oath. ma




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