CPSI Registration
How do you know if a number on a profile is a SSN or a profile number? - ANS -SSN starts with
a 0 followed by 8 digits, profile number starts with a 1.
What are the marital status codes? - ANS -M=married, D=divorced, s=single, W=widowed,
X=separated, P=life partner
What are the possibilities for the first character of a financial class? - ANS -B=blue cross,
M=medicare, X=medicaid, W=workman's comp, S=tricare/champus, C=commercial, P=private
pay, and any other character is considered commercial.
What are the possibilities for the second and third characters of a financial class? - ANS
-B=outpatient, S=swing, P=physician/1500, H=home health, EC=extended care, BR=recurring
What does M stand for? - ANS -medicare inpatient
What does XH stand for? - ANS -medicaid home health
What does DB2 stand for? - ANS -commercial outpatient
What does MC stand for? - ANS -medicare outpatient
What does ESC stand for on the insurance/claim screen? - ANS -employment status code
What is the patient portal authorized rep? - ANS -A person who can be given access to the
online patient portal to view medical information about a patient.
How will you know if there are notes on a profile? - ANS -It will be notated in red at the top of
the profile screen.
What does the visit history show? - ANS -All visits including old visits that have been purged
from the account.
What are the stay types and which ones can change for each site? - ANS -1=inpatient (stays
the same for all sites), 2=outpatient (stays the same for all sites), 3=ER patient (stays the same
for most sites), 4=SNF patients (changes from site to site), and 5=clinic patients (changes from
site to site)
What does SNF stand for? - ANS -skilled nursing facility, long term care
, Which stay type(s) have subtypes? - ANS -inpatient only
Why are subtypes important? - ANS -For revenue purposes.
Under the stay tab, what does Room req mean? - ANS -Has the patient requested a room other
than what's been given?
Under the stay tab, what does Pvt neces mean? - ANS -Is a private room necessary for the
patient?
What does ABN stand for? - ANS -advanced beneficiary notice
What does HIE stand for? - ANS -health info exchange, can the patient's info be shared?
What are the admin codes? - ANS -NB=newborn, NBPRE=newborn premature,
EMER=emergency, URPR=urgent procedure, URER=urgent emergency, ELPR=elective
procedure
How do you admit an ER patient to a holding bed? - ANS -create new visit, stay tab, ADT
functions, select admit and fill out info
How do you admit an O/P? - ANS -create new visit, stay tab, fill out admission info and
discharge right after
What is the cycle code for recurring patients? - ANS -6
What is the cycle code for long term patients? - ANS -5
What is the MSP? - ANS -medicare questionnaire
How do you change an ER patient to an inpatient? - ANS -ADT functions, change stay type,
ADT functions again, transfer (if they were in an ER room) or reverse admit (if they were not in a
room), fill out new info, change stay type, subtype, and service code, change insurance to
reflect inpatient
What extra prompt will you receive when you back out of a visit when registering an observation
patient? - ANS -It will ask you if you want to post the observation charges.
What stay type do observation patients get admitted as? - ANS -stay type 2/outpatient
Where can you control how auto observation rounds the hour? - ANS -from hospital base
menu, master selection, business office tables, business office table maintenance, AHIS, P8,
mark auto obs field with Y (will round to the nearest hour) or N (will round to the next hour)
How do you know if a number on a profile is a SSN or a profile number? - ANS -SSN starts with
a 0 followed by 8 digits, profile number starts with a 1.
What are the marital status codes? - ANS -M=married, D=divorced, s=single, W=widowed,
X=separated, P=life partner
What are the possibilities for the first character of a financial class? - ANS -B=blue cross,
M=medicare, X=medicaid, W=workman's comp, S=tricare/champus, C=commercial, P=private
pay, and any other character is considered commercial.
What are the possibilities for the second and third characters of a financial class? - ANS
-B=outpatient, S=swing, P=physician/1500, H=home health, EC=extended care, BR=recurring
What does M stand for? - ANS -medicare inpatient
What does XH stand for? - ANS -medicaid home health
What does DB2 stand for? - ANS -commercial outpatient
What does MC stand for? - ANS -medicare outpatient
What does ESC stand for on the insurance/claim screen? - ANS -employment status code
What is the patient portal authorized rep? - ANS -A person who can be given access to the
online patient portal to view medical information about a patient.
How will you know if there are notes on a profile? - ANS -It will be notated in red at the top of
the profile screen.
What does the visit history show? - ANS -All visits including old visits that have been purged
from the account.
What are the stay types and which ones can change for each site? - ANS -1=inpatient (stays
the same for all sites), 2=outpatient (stays the same for all sites), 3=ER patient (stays the same
for most sites), 4=SNF patients (changes from site to site), and 5=clinic patients (changes from
site to site)
What does SNF stand for? - ANS -skilled nursing facility, long term care
, Which stay type(s) have subtypes? - ANS -inpatient only
Why are subtypes important? - ANS -For revenue purposes.
Under the stay tab, what does Room req mean? - ANS -Has the patient requested a room other
than what's been given?
Under the stay tab, what does Pvt neces mean? - ANS -Is a private room necessary for the
patient?
What does ABN stand for? - ANS -advanced beneficiary notice
What does HIE stand for? - ANS -health info exchange, can the patient's info be shared?
What are the admin codes? - ANS -NB=newborn, NBPRE=newborn premature,
EMER=emergency, URPR=urgent procedure, URER=urgent emergency, ELPR=elective
procedure
How do you admit an ER patient to a holding bed? - ANS -create new visit, stay tab, ADT
functions, select admit and fill out info
How do you admit an O/P? - ANS -create new visit, stay tab, fill out admission info and
discharge right after
What is the cycle code for recurring patients? - ANS -6
What is the cycle code for long term patients? - ANS -5
What is the MSP? - ANS -medicare questionnaire
How do you change an ER patient to an inpatient? - ANS -ADT functions, change stay type,
ADT functions again, transfer (if they were in an ER room) or reverse admit (if they were not in a
room), fill out new info, change stay type, subtype, and service code, change insurance to
reflect inpatient
What extra prompt will you receive when you back out of a visit when registering an observation
patient? - ANS -It will ask you if you want to post the observation charges.
What stay type do observation patients get admitted as? - ANS -stay type 2/outpatient
Where can you control how auto observation rounds the hour? - ANS -from hospital base
menu, master selection, business office tables, business office table maintenance, AHIS, P8,
mark auto obs field with Y (will round to the nearest hour) or N (will round to the next hour)
