FUNDAMENTALS BOARD EVALUATION
2026 GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Min Days. Answer: Minimum number of days between discharge and
when we attempt to bill the HAR
● Initiate Billing. Answer: moment we attempt to assign liability for the
balance of the HAR
● Open Status. Answer: the status that every HAR is in when created
through the duration of a patient's care
● Single Billing Office. Answer: a revenue cycle that combines
workflows that target the guarantor or self-pay area
● Type. Answer: a field that describes how the HAR is used; either
recurring or non-recurring
● Base Class. Answer: a field that groups standard hospital accounts into
one of 3 classes including inpatient, outpatient and emergency
, ● Account Class. Answer: a field assigned to an HAR based on the
patient class of encounter
● Financial Class. Answer: a field assigned to an HB HAR determined
by the primary coverage for the HAR
● Connect Partnerships. Answer: allow healthcare providers and
organizations to combine resources and expertise to provide patient care
● Liability Buckets. Answer: assign and track financial liability for an
HB HAR
● Pre-Billed. Answer: liability bucket that holds charges before they are
assigned to another bucket
● Insurance. Answer: the liability bucket that holds charges, payments
and adjustments assigned to specific insurance
● Self-Pay. Answer: liability bucket that holds charges, payments, and
adjustments assigned to the guarantor
● Created. Answer: the starting bucket status at which point no
communication of liability has occurred