Certified Professional Biller By: American Academy of Professional Coders(AAPC)
AAPC CPB - Chapter 1 Review
Questions and Answers
What does the acronym PHI stand for?
a. Patient Healthcare Information
b. Patient History of Illness
c. Protected Health Information
d. Protected Healthcare Index - Answer✔️✔️-c. Protected Health Information
A new radiology company opens in town. The manager calls your practice
and offers to pay $20 for every Medicare patient you send to them for
radiology services. What does this offer violate?
a. Stark Laws
b. HIPAA
c. Anti-Kickback law
d. Qui Tam - Answer✔️✔️-c. Anti-Kickback law
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Certified Professional Biller By: American Academy of Professional Coders(AAPC)
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Preferred Provider
Organizations (PPO) payer model?
a. Offer a discounted fee schedule
b. Operate within networks
c. Require the enrollee to maintain a PCP
d. Utilization of preferred providers - Answer✔️✔️-c. Require the enrollee to
maintain a PCP
In which of the following circumstances may PHI not be disclosed without
the patient's authorization or permission?
a. An office receives a court order.
b. An office receives requests for medical records for a Medicare audit.
c. An office receives a call from a patient's husband asking for information
about his wife's recent office visit.
d. An office releases patient information to the Coroner's office upon the
death of a patient. - Answer✔️✔️-c. An office receives a call from a patient's
husband asking for information about his wife's recent office visit.
Which of the following is not a covered entity in the Privacy Rule?
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