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Through what document does a hospital establish compliance standards? - correct
answer...✔✔code of conduct
What is the purpose OIG work plant? - correct answer...✔✔Identify Acceptable
compliance programs in various provider setting
If a Medicare patient is admitted on Friday, what services fall within the three-day DRG
window rule? - correct answer...✔✔Non-diagnostic service provided on Tuesday
through Friday
What does a modifier allow a provider to do? - correct answer...✔✔Report a specific
circumstance that affected a procedure or service without changing the code or its
definition
IF outpatient diagnostic services are provided within three days of the admission of a
Medicare beneficiary to an IPPS (Inpatient Prospective Payment System) hospital, what
must happen to these charges - correct answer...✔✔They must be billed separately to
the part B Carrier
what is a recurring or series registration? - correct answer...✔✔One registration record
is created for multiple days of service
What are nonemergency patients who come for service without prior notification to the
provider called? - correct answer...✔✔Unscheduled patients
Which of the following statement apply to the observation patient type? - correct
answer...✔✔It is used to evaluate the need for an inpatient admission
which services are hospice programs required to provide around the clock patient -
correct answer...✔✔Physician, Nursing, Pharmacy
Scheduler instructions are used to prompt the scheduler to do what? - correct answer...
✔✔Complete the scheduling process correctly based on service requeste
The Time needed to prepare the patient before service is the difference between the
patients arrival time and which of the following? - correct answer...✔✔Procedure time
Medicare guidelines require that when a test is ordered for a LCD or NCD exists, the
information provided on the order must include: - correct answer...✔✔Documentation
of the medical necessity for the test
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, What is the advantage of a pre-registration program - correct answer...✔✔It reduces
processing times at the time of service
What date are required to establish a new MPI(Master patient Index) entry - correct
answer...✔✔The responsible party's full legal name, date of birth, and social security
number
Which of the following statements is true about third-party payments? - correct answer...
✔✔The payments are received by the provider from the payer responsible for
reimbursing the provider for the patient's covered services.
Which provision protects the patient from medical expenses that exceed the pre-set
level - correct answer...✔✔stop loss
what documentation must a primary care physician send to HMO patient to authorize a
visit to a specialist for additional testing or care? - correct answer...✔✔Referral
Under EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) regulations, the
provider may not ask about a patient's insurance information if it would delay what? -
correct answer...✔✔Medical screening and stabilizing treatment
Which of the following is a step in the discharge process? - correct answer...✔✔Have a
case management service complete the discharge plan
The hospital has a APC based contract for the payment of outpatient services. Total
anticipated charges for the visit are $2,380. The approved APC payment rate is $780.
Where will the patients benefit package be applied? - correct answer...✔✔To the
approved APC payment rate
A patient has met the $200 individual deductible and $900 of the $1000 co-insurance
responsibility. The co-insurance rate is 20%. The estimated insurance plan
responsibility is $1975.00. What amount of coinsurance is due from the patient? -
correct answer...✔✔$100.00
When is a patient considered to be medically indigent? - correct answer...✔✔The
patient's outstanding medical bills exceed a defined dollar amount or percentage of
assets.
What patient assets are considered in the financial assistance application? - correct
answer...✔✔Sources of readily available funds , vehicles, campers, boats and saving
accounts
If the patient cannot agree to payment arrangements, What is the next option? - correct
answer...✔✔Warn the patient that unpaid accounts are placed with collection agencies
for further processing
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