CHC Exam – Definitions (Verified)

CHC Exam – Definitions (Verified) CHC Exam – Definitions (Verified) CHC Exam – Definitions (Verified) CHC Exam – Definitions (Verified) 1. Anti-Kickback Law ANS Prohibits the solicitation, receiving, offering, or paying of any remuneration directly or indirectly in cash or in kind in exchange. 2. Audit - Baseline ANS A systematic inspection of records, policies, and procedures with the goal to establish a set of benchmarks for comparison for future inspections. 3. Audit - Concurrent ANS An ongoing inspection of records, policies, and procedures at a given point in time in which identified potential problems are investigated as they arise 4. Audit - Retrospective ANS A comprehensive inspection of records, policies, and procedures done usually in anticipation of launching a compliance and ethics program. All potential problems are identified and then investigated. 5. Balanced Budget Act of 1997 ANS Legislation containing major reform of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Especially in home health and patient transfers. Mandated permanent exclusion from participation in federally funded health care programs of those convicted of three health care related crimes (3 strikes you're out) 6. Benchmarking ANS The measurement of performance against "best practice" stan- dards.