CPMA Practice Test B Questions & Answers

CPMA Practice Test B Questions & Answers Evaluation and Management documentation is often captured in SOAP format, which is the acronym for: - Correct ️️ Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan Failure to have which of the following forms in the medical record will result in payment sent to the beneficiary? - Correct ️️ Assignment of benefits form Prior to undergoing a specific medical intervention, the law requires the provider to obtain an informed consent for treatment signed by the patient. In addition to the nature or purpose of the treatment and risks and benefits involved, the informed consent must include which of the following information? - Correct ️️ Alternative treatment options and the risks and benefits of alternative treatment options Outpatient physical therapy services cannot be initiated until: - Correct ️️ an initial plan of care has been established When auditing operative reports, the header describing the procedure - Correct ️️ may not fully support the procedure documented in the body of the report. During an audit of a paper medical record, the auditor finds a correction was made using white- out and initialed by the nurse. This method of correction is: - Correct ️️ unacceptable because the original content is not readable. An auditor identifies claims for services provided by a non-physician provider as Incident-to during the month the physician was on vacation. This would be considered: - Correct ️️ Fraud The penalties for violation of the Stark law include program exclusion for knowing violations and: - Correct ️️ potential $15,000 CMP (prior to inflation) for each service