AAPC - Medical Coding
1. A protected entity does NOT include - ANS-Patient
2. A included entity can also reap consent of the man or woman to apply or divulge
covered health statistics to carry out all but what of the following? - ANS-For public use
3. A medical file consists of data on all but what regions? - ANS-Financial facts
4. AAPC credentialed coders have NOT validated mastery of: - ANS-Administrative rules
5. ABN stands for - ANS-Advance Beneficiary Notice
6. According to AAPC's Code of Ethics, a member shall use best __ and ___ method in all
expert dealings. - ANS-Legal and ethical
7. According to the 2012 AAPC ___, which it indicates coders salaries rose 2 percentage to
a median of $47, 870 for credential coders. - ANS-Salary survey
8. According to the OIG, inner monitoring and auditing have to be executed by way of what
method? - ANS-Periodic audits
9. Each October the OIC releases a __ outlining its priorities fo the financial yr ahead -
ANS-Work Plan
10. EHR stands for: - ANS-Electronic health document
11. Healthcare carriers are responsible for growing __ and regulations and tactics
concerning privacy of their practices. - ANS-Notices of Privacy Practices
12. HHS/OCR has investigated and resolved over __ instances by means of requiring
adjustments in privacy practices and different corrective moves via the included entities
seeing that its inception in 2003. - ANS-14,309
13. HIPAA stands for - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
14. HIPAA changed into made into law in what year? - ANS-1996
15. HITECH provides a ___ day window which any violation no longer due willful neglect
may be corrected with out penalty? - ANS-30
16. HITECH was enacted as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in what
12 months? - ANS-2009
17. How many components must be included in an powerful compliance plan? - ANS-7
18. If an NCD would not exist for a specific provider/procedure performed on a Medicare
affected person, who determines insurance? - ANS-Medicare Administrative Contractor
(MAC)
19. LCD's best have jurisdiction of their __ vicinity. - ANS-Regional
20. Local Coverage Determinations are administered by using __? - ANS-Each regional
MAC
21. MAC stands for what? - ANS-Medicare Administrative Contractor
22. Many coding specialists go directly to find work as: - ANS-Consultant
23. Medicare Part D is what kind of insurance? - ANS-Prescription drug coverage available
to all Medicare Beneficiaries
24. National Coverage Determinations serve what motive? - ANS-To spell out CMS
guidelines on whilst Medicare can pay for items or services
1. A protected entity does NOT include - ANS-Patient
2. A included entity can also reap consent of the man or woman to apply or divulge
covered health statistics to carry out all but what of the following? - ANS-For public use
3. A medical file consists of data on all but what regions? - ANS-Financial facts
4. AAPC credentialed coders have NOT validated mastery of: - ANS-Administrative rules
5. ABN stands for - ANS-Advance Beneficiary Notice
6. According to AAPC's Code of Ethics, a member shall use best __ and ___ method in all
expert dealings. - ANS-Legal and ethical
7. According to the 2012 AAPC ___, which it indicates coders salaries rose 2 percentage to
a median of $47, 870 for credential coders. - ANS-Salary survey
8. According to the OIG, inner monitoring and auditing have to be executed by way of what
method? - ANS-Periodic audits
9. Each October the OIC releases a __ outlining its priorities fo the financial yr ahead -
ANS-Work Plan
10. EHR stands for: - ANS-Electronic health document
11. Healthcare carriers are responsible for growing __ and regulations and tactics
concerning privacy of their practices. - ANS-Notices of Privacy Practices
12. HHS/OCR has investigated and resolved over __ instances by means of requiring
adjustments in privacy practices and different corrective moves via the included entities
seeing that its inception in 2003. - ANS-14,309
13. HIPAA stands for - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
14. HIPAA changed into made into law in what year? - ANS-1996
15. HITECH provides a ___ day window which any violation no longer due willful neglect
may be corrected with out penalty? - ANS-30
16. HITECH was enacted as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in what
12 months? - ANS-2009
17. How many components must be included in an powerful compliance plan? - ANS-7
18. If an NCD would not exist for a specific provider/procedure performed on a Medicare
affected person, who determines insurance? - ANS-Medicare Administrative Contractor
(MAC)
19. LCD's best have jurisdiction of their __ vicinity. - ANS-Regional
20. Local Coverage Determinations are administered by using __? - ANS-Each regional
MAC
21. MAC stands for what? - ANS-Medicare Administrative Contractor
22. Many coding specialists go directly to find work as: - ANS-Consultant
23. Medicare Part D is what kind of insurance? - ANS-Prescription drug coverage available
to all Medicare Beneficiaries
24. National Coverage Determinations serve what motive? - ANS-To spell out CMS
guidelines on whilst Medicare can pay for items or services
