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What is the general name for Medicare standards impacting healthcare organizations?
- Answers Conditions of Participation
Which group is the primary accreditation organization for facilities that treat
individuals who have functional disabilities? - Answers Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
The overall goal of documentation standards is to _____________.
A) Ensure what is documented in the health record is complete and accurately reflects
the treatment provided to the patient
B) Ensure that the healthcare provider organization is reimbursed appropriately by
payers
C) Ensure that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) do not find
reason to fine the healthcare provider organization
D) Ensure physicians have access to the health record information they need to care
for the patient - Answers A) Ensure what is documented in the health record is
complete and accurately reflects the treatment provided to the patient
True or false: The Joint Commission surveys healthcare provider organizations for
clinical and operational practice compliance. - Answers TRUE
The form and content of the health record are determined in part by which of the
following?
A) HIPAA
B) The needs of individual healthcare organizations
C) a State's statute of limitations
D) The False Claims Act - Answers B) The needs of individual healthcare
organizations
AHIMA's record retention guidelines recommend that the master patient index be
maintained for what length of time? - Answers Permanently
What is a piece of legislation written and approved by a state or federal legislature
and then signed into law by a state's governor or the president? - Answers Statute
True or False: HIPAA is an example of a federal statue. - Answers TRUE
What is it called when accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission or AOA can
survey facilities for compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation for
Hospitals instead of the government? - Answers Deemed status
A __________ is a rule established by an administrative agency of government. They
have the same effect as legislation. Failure to abide by them or statutes results in fines
and/or disciplinary action. - Answers Regulation
What is a mandatory process whereby state governments grant individual facilities
permission to operate within a specific geopolitical area and provide a specific range
of healthcare services? - Answers Licensure