CRCR Practice Questions With Verified Correct Answers

CRCR Practice Questions With Verified Correct Answers The 501(r) regulations require not-for-profit providers 501(c) (3) to do which of the following activities? A. Complete a community needs assessment and develop a discount program for patient balances after insurance payment. B. Pursue extraordinary collection activities with all patients eligible for financial assistance. C. Implement a financial assistance program for uninsured and underinsured patients. D. Discount all charges to self-pay patients to an amount generally billed to all other patients. - ANS A. Complete a community needs assessment and develop a discount program for patient balances after insurance payment The accurate capture of charges remains critically important because: A. Of the potential of fraud and abuse charges from erroneous billing. B. Charges remain one of the few consistent indicators available to monitor resource use. C. Charges are means of measuring physician productivity. D. Charges provide the data used in activity based costing. - ANS B. Charges remain one of the few consistent indicators available to monitor resource use The ACO investment model will test the use of pre-paid shared savings to: A. Invest in treatment protocols that reduce costs to Medicare B. Attract physicians to participate in the ACO payment system. C. Raise quality ratings in designated hospitals. D. Encourage new ACOs to form in rural and underserved areas. - ANS D. Encourage new ACOs to form in rural and underserved areas Across all care settings, if a patient consents to a financial discussion during a medical encounter to expedite discharge, the HFMA best practice is to: A. Have a patient financial responsibilities kit ready for the patient, containing all of the required registration forms and instructions. B. Make sure that the attending staff can answer questions and assist in obtaining required patient financial data. C. Support that choice, providing that the discussion does not interfere with patient care or disrupt patient flow.