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Medicare has established guidelines called the Local Coverage Determinations
(LCD) and National Coverage Determinations (NCD) that establish - ANSWER -
What services or healthcare items are covered under Medicare
Any provider that has filed a timely cost report may appeal an adverse final
decision received from the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). This
appeal may be filed with - ANSWER -The Provider Reimbursement Review Board
Concurrent review and discharge planning - ANSWER -Occurs during service
Duplicate payments occur: - ANSWER -When providers re-bill claims based on
nonpayment from the initial bill submission
An individual enrolled in Medicare who is dissatisfied with the government's
claim determination is entitled to reconsideration of the decision. This type of
appeal is known as - ANSWER -A beneficiary appeal
Insurance verification results in which of the following - ANSWER -The accurate
identification of the patient's eligibility and benefits
The Medicare fee-for service appeal process for both beneficiaries and providers
includes all of the following levels EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Judicial review by a
federal district court
Under EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) regulations, the
providermay not ask about a patient's insurance information if it would delay
what? - ANSWER -Medical screening and stabilizing treatment
Ambulance services are billed directly to the health plan for - ANSWER -Services
provided before a patient is admitted and for ambulance rides arranged to pick up
the patient from the hospital after discharge to take him/her home or to another
facility
Key performance indicators (KPIs) set standards for accounts receivables (A/R)
and - ANSWER -Provide a method of measuring the collection and control of A/R
,he patient discharge process begins when - ANSWER -The physician writes the
discharge orders
The nightly room charge will be incorrect if the patient's - ANSWER -Transfer
from ICU to the Medical/Surgical floor is not reflected in the registration system.
The soft cost of a dissatisfied customer is - ANSWER -The customer passing on
info about their negative experience to potential pts or through social media
channels
An advantage of a pre-registration program is - ANSWER -The opportunity to
reduce the corporate compliance failures within the registration process
It is important to have high registration quality standards because - ANSWER -
Inaccurate or incomplete patient data will delay payment or cause denials
Telemed seeks to improve a patient's health by - ANSWER -Permitting 2-way real
time interactive communication between the patient and the clinical professional
Any healthcare insurance plan that provides or ensures comprehensive health
maintenance and treatment services for an enrolled group of persons based on a
monthly fee is known as a - ANSWER -HMO
Identifying the patient, in the MPI, creating the registration record, completing
medical necessity screening, determining insurance eligibility and benefits
resolving managed care, requirements and completing financial
education/resolution are all - ANSWER -The data collection steps for scheduling
and pre-registering a patient
Medicare Part B has an annual deductible, and the beneficiary is responsible for -
ANSWER -A co-insurance payment for all Part B covered services
The standard claim form used for billing by hospitals, nursing facilities, and other
inpatient - ANSWER -UB-04
Charges are the basis for - ANSWER -Separation of fiscal responsibilities between
the patient and the health plan
All of the following are forms of hospital payment contracting EXCEPT -
ANSWER -Contracted Rebating
, The most common resolution methods for credit balances include all of the
following EXCEPT: - ANSWER -Designate the overpayment for charity care
Ambulance services are billed directly to the health plan for - ANSWER -The
portion of the bill outside of the patient's self-pay
A claim for reimbursement submitted to a third-party payer that has all the
information and documentation required for the payer to make a decision on it is
known as - ANSWER -A clean claim
The healthcare industry is vulnerable to compliance issues, in large part due to the
complexity of the statutes and regulations pertaining to - ANSWER -Medicare and
Medicaid payments
The Correct Coding Initiative Program consists of - ANSWER -Edits that are
implemented within providers' claim processing systems
To provide a patient with information that is meaningful to them, all of the
following factors must be included EXCEPT - ANSWER -The actual physician
reimbursement
Which department supports/collaborates with the revenue cycle? - ANSWER -
Information Technology
Medicare Part B has an annual deductible and the beneficiary is responsible for -
ANSWER -a co-insurance payment for all Part B covered services
The two types of claims denial appeals are - ANSWER -Beneficiary and Provider
Which of the following is a violation of the EMTALA (Emergency Medical
Treatment and Labor Act?) - ANSWER -Registration staff members routinely
contact managed care plans for prior authorizations before the patient is seen by
the on duty physician
Rural Health Clinics (RHC) personnel can provide services in all of the following
locations, EXCEPT - ANSWER -Providing inpatient services in the RHC
The patient discharge process begins when - ANSWER -The physician writes the
discharge order