Ch 1. Review Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
All the following are examples of outpatient facilities except which?
a.OPPS
b.ASC
c.CAH
d.CORF - AnswerOPPS stands for Outpatient Prospective Payment System. This is a payment
system and not a type of facility.
Which of the following providers are in their first year after graduation from medical school?
a. Intern
b. Physician Assistant
c. Resident
d. Fellow - Answera. Intern
Rationale: Interns are usually in their first year following graduation from medical school and
are completing a one-year rotation in various departments of the teaching facility
departments of the hospital that depend on specialties. Residents are licensed physicians
and depending the specialty, have two to five years of training in that specialty.
The business office in the outpatient facility is commonly referred to as which of the
following?
a. Medical Records
b. The HIPAA Privacy Rule
, c. Patient Financial Services
d. HIM - Answerc. Patient Financial Services
Rationale: The business office is commonly referred to as Patient Financial Services.
In which facility can swing bed services can be found?
a.Rehabilitation hospitals
b.Independent ASCs
c.Hospital ASCs
d.Critical access hospitals - Answerd.Critical access hospitals
Rationale: CAHs can have no more than 25 inpatient beds used for either inpatient or swing
bed services. Rural hospitals with fewer than 100 beds can provide post-hospital extended
care services to Medicare beneficiaries. Swing bed facilities can swing their beds from
hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) levels of care.
Which of the following facilities must have no more than 25 inpatient beds?
a. Partial hospitalization
b. CORF
c. ED
d. CAH - Answerd. CAH
Rationale: CAHs can have no more than 25 inpatient beds used for either inpatient or swing
bed services.
Which of the following statements is true regarding ASCs?
a. ASCs perform surgical and ED services
b. Independent ASCs are an extension of a hospital
and Answers Updated
2026
All the following are examples of outpatient facilities except which?
a.OPPS
b.ASC
c.CAH
d.CORF - AnswerOPPS stands for Outpatient Prospective Payment System. This is a payment
system and not a type of facility.
Which of the following providers are in their first year after graduation from medical school?
a. Intern
b. Physician Assistant
c. Resident
d. Fellow - Answera. Intern
Rationale: Interns are usually in their first year following graduation from medical school and
are completing a one-year rotation in various departments of the teaching facility
departments of the hospital that depend on specialties. Residents are licensed physicians
and depending the specialty, have two to five years of training in that specialty.
The business office in the outpatient facility is commonly referred to as which of the
following?
a. Medical Records
b. The HIPAA Privacy Rule
, c. Patient Financial Services
d. HIM - Answerc. Patient Financial Services
Rationale: The business office is commonly referred to as Patient Financial Services.
In which facility can swing bed services can be found?
a.Rehabilitation hospitals
b.Independent ASCs
c.Hospital ASCs
d.Critical access hospitals - Answerd.Critical access hospitals
Rationale: CAHs can have no more than 25 inpatient beds used for either inpatient or swing
bed services. Rural hospitals with fewer than 100 beds can provide post-hospital extended
care services to Medicare beneficiaries. Swing bed facilities can swing their beds from
hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) levels of care.
Which of the following facilities must have no more than 25 inpatient beds?
a. Partial hospitalization
b. CORF
c. ED
d. CAH - Answerd. CAH
Rationale: CAHs can have no more than 25 inpatient beds used for either inpatient or swing
bed services.
Which of the following statements is true regarding ASCs?
a. ASCs perform surgical and ED services
b. Independent ASCs are an extension of a hospital
