Fordney's Medical Insurance and Billing
16 Edition Linda M. Smith Chapters 1-20 Covered
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UNIT 1 Career Role and Responsibilities
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1 Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist
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2 Privacy, Security, and HIPAA
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3 Compliance, Fraud, and Abuse
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UNIT 2 Introduction to Health Insurance
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4 Basics of Health Insurance
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5 The Blue Plans, Private Insurance, and Managed Care Plans
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6 Medicare
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7 Medicaid and Other State Programs
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8 TRICARE and Veterans’ Health Care
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9 Workers’ Compensation
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10 Disability Income Insurance and Disability Benefit Programs
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UNIT 3 Documentation and Coding for Professional Services
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11 Medical Documentation and the Electronic Health Record
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12 Diagnostic Coding
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13 Procedural Coding
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UNIT 4 Claims Submission in the Medical Office
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14 The Paper Claim CMS-1500
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15 The Electronic Claim
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UNIT 5 The Claim Follow-Up and Payment Process
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16 Receiving Payments and Insurance Problem Solving
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17 Collection Strategies
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UNIT 6 Health Care Facility Billing
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18 Introduction to Health Care Facilities and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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19 Billing for Health Care Facilities
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UNIT 7 Employment
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,20 Seeking a Job and Attaining Professional Advancement
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Chapter 01: Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist
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Smith: Fordney’s Medical Insurance and Billing, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Thevprimaryvgoalvofvanvinsurancevbillingvspecialistvis:
a. tovmanagevthevhealthvcarevorganization’svbillingvoffice
b. tovensurevthevcashvflowvofvavhealthvcarevorganizationvthroughvrevenuevcyclev
management
c. tovsendvbillsvtovpatientsvforvservicesvtheyvreceive
d. tovpostvpaymentsvreceivedvfromvpatientsvandvinsurancevcarriers
ANS:v B DIF: Moderate OBJ:v v 2
2. Facilityvbillingvincludesvchargingvforvmedicalvservicesvprovidedvby:
a. physicians
b. laboratoryvservices
c. ambulancevservices
d. ambulatoryvsurgicalvcenters
ANS:v D DIF: Easy OBJ:v v 2
3. Avclaimsvassistancevprofessional
a. worksvforvthevconsumer.
b. worksvforvthevhealthvcarevorganization.
c. worksvforvanvinsurancevcompany.
d. worksvforvthevfederalvgovernment.
ANS:v A DIF: Easy OBJ:v v 2
4. Whatvisv“cashvflow”vinvavmedicalvpractice?
a. Thevactualvmoneyvavailablevtovavmedicalvpractice
b. Thevamountvofvmoneyvreceivedvbyvavmedicalvpracticevinv1vday
c. Thevamountvofvmoneyvreceivedvbyvavmedicalvpracticevinv1vmonth
d. Thevamountvofvoutstandingvmoneyvonvthevaccountsvreceivable
ANS:v A DIF: Moderate OBJ:v v 2
5. Whichvlevelvofveducationvisvgenerallyvrequiredvforvonevwhovseeksvemploymentvasvanvinsurancev
coder?
a. Collegevdiploma
b. Highvschoolvdiploma
c. Completionvofvanvaccreditedvprogramvforvcodingvcertification
d. Novspecificvlevelvofveducationvisvrequired
, ANS:v C DIF: Easy OBJ:v v 4
6. Thevamountvofvmoneyvanvinsurancevbillingvspecialistvearnsvisvdependentvonvwhichvofvthevf
ollowingvfactors?
a. Knowledge
b. Experience