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What are collection agency fees based on? A percentage of dollars collected Self-funded benefit plans may choose to coordinate benefits using the gender rule or what other rule? Birthday In what type of payment methodology is a lump sum or bundled payment negotiated between the payer and some or all providers? Case rates What customer service improvements might improve the patient accounts department? Holding staff accountable for customer service during performance reviews What is an ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage) required to do? Inform a Medicare beneficiary that Medicare may not pay for the order or service What type of account adjustment results from the patient's unwillingness to pay for a self-pay balance? Bad debt adjustment What is the initial hospice benefit? Two 90-day periods and an unlimited number of subsequent periods When does a hospital add ambulance charges to the Medicare inpatient claim? If the patient requires ambulance transportation to a skilled nursing facility How should a provider resolve a late-charge credit posted after an account is billed? Post a late-charge adjustment to the account