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HIPAA requires that privacy practice notices be provided in several
circumstances. Which if the following is NOT required? -
correct answer ✅Must be placed into the patient's file
The regulation of finance charges or interest applied to outstanding
balances in the medical practice is under what law? -
correct answer ✅Truth in Lending Act
Eight standard transactions were adopted for Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI) under HIPAA. Which of the following is NOT
included as a standard transaction? -
correct answer ✅Physician unique identifier number
One of the most severe penalties that can be associated with
violations of the Social Security Act is exclusion from federal health
care plans. Which of the following statements is true of excluded
individuals? -
correct answer ✅Physicians that have been excluded are
prohibited from billing for any services to a federally administered
health plan
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Federal healthcare plans include what payers? -
correct answer ✅Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE
A claim is received by a payer that subsequently requests the
medical records for the date of service on the claim. What
procedure should be followed by the practice? -
correct answer ✅Only the date of service on the claim should be
sent to the payer. The records can be sent as part of HIPAA based
on treatment, payment, and operations (TPO).
A physician received office space at a reduced rate for referring
patients to the hospital's out- patient physical therapy center. What
Law does this violate? -
correct answer ✅Anti-Kickback Statute
When a subpoena is received by the practice for medical records, in
what circumstances may the records be released according to the
HIPAA Privacy Rule? -
correct answer ✅The subpoena is accompanied by a court order
or the patient is notified and given a chance to object.