CSBI HFMA CERTIFIED SPECIALIST
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What is the purpose OIG work plant?
Answer: Identify Acceptable compliance programs in various provider
setting
◉ If a Medicare patient is admitted on Friday, what services fall within
the three-day DRG window rule?
Answer: Non-diagnostic service provided on Tuesday through Friday
◉ What does a modifier allow a provider to do?
Answer: Report a specific circumstance that affected a procedure or
service without changing the code or its definition
◉ IF outpatient diagnostic services are provided within three days of the
admission of a Medicare beneficiary to an IPPS (Inpatient Prospective
Payment System) hospital, what must happen to these charges
Answer: They must be billed separately to the part B Carrier
◉ what is a recurring or series registration?
Answer: One registration record is created for multiple days of service
,◉ What are nonemergency patients who come for service without prior
notification to the provider called?
Answer: Unscheduled patients
◉ Which of the following statement apply to the observation patient
type?
Answer: It is used to evaluate the need for an inpatient admission
◉ which services are hospice programs required to provide around the
clock patient
Answer: Physician, Nursing, Pharmacy
◉ Scheduler instructions are used to prompt the scheduler to do what?
Answer: Complete the scheduling process correctly based on service
requeste
◉ The Time needed to prepare the patient before service is the
difference between the patients arrival time and which of the following?
Answer: Procedure time
◉ Medicare guidelines require that when a test is ordered for a LCD or
NCD exists, the information provided on the order must include:
Answer: Documentation of the medical necessity for the test
◉ What is the advantage of a pre-registration program
, Answer: It reduces processing times at the time of service
◉ What date are required to establish a new MPI(Master patient Index)
entry
Answer: The responsible party's full legal name, date of birth, and social
security number
◉ Which of the following statements is true about third-party payments?
Answer: The payments are received by the provider from the payer
responsible for reimbursing the provider for the patient's covered
services.
◉ Which provision protects the patient from medical expenses that
exceed the pre-set level
Answer: stop loss
◉ what documentation must a primary care physician send to HMO
patient to authorize a visit to a specialist for additional testing or care?
Answer: Referral
◉ Under EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act)
regulations, the provider may not ask about a patient's insurance
information if it would delay what?
Answer: Medical screening and stabilizing treatment
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE 2026 TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What is the purpose OIG work plant?
Answer: Identify Acceptable compliance programs in various provider
setting
◉ If a Medicare patient is admitted on Friday, what services fall within
the three-day DRG window rule?
Answer: Non-diagnostic service provided on Tuesday through Friday
◉ What does a modifier allow a provider to do?
Answer: Report a specific circumstance that affected a procedure or
service without changing the code or its definition
◉ IF outpatient diagnostic services are provided within three days of the
admission of a Medicare beneficiary to an IPPS (Inpatient Prospective
Payment System) hospital, what must happen to these charges
Answer: They must be billed separately to the part B Carrier
◉ what is a recurring or series registration?
Answer: One registration record is created for multiple days of service
,◉ What are nonemergency patients who come for service without prior
notification to the provider called?
Answer: Unscheduled patients
◉ Which of the following statement apply to the observation patient
type?
Answer: It is used to evaluate the need for an inpatient admission
◉ which services are hospice programs required to provide around the
clock patient
Answer: Physician, Nursing, Pharmacy
◉ Scheduler instructions are used to prompt the scheduler to do what?
Answer: Complete the scheduling process correctly based on service
requeste
◉ The Time needed to prepare the patient before service is the
difference between the patients arrival time and which of the following?
Answer: Procedure time
◉ Medicare guidelines require that when a test is ordered for a LCD or
NCD exists, the information provided on the order must include:
Answer: Documentation of the medical necessity for the test
◉ What is the advantage of a pre-registration program
, Answer: It reduces processing times at the time of service
◉ What date are required to establish a new MPI(Master patient Index)
entry
Answer: The responsible party's full legal name, date of birth, and social
security number
◉ Which of the following statements is true about third-party payments?
Answer: The payments are received by the provider from the payer
responsible for reimbursing the provider for the patient's covered
services.
◉ Which provision protects the patient from medical expenses that
exceed the pre-set level
Answer: stop loss
◉ what documentation must a primary care physician send to HMO
patient to authorize a visit to a specialist for additional testing or care?
Answer: Referral
◉ Under EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act)
regulations, the provider may not ask about a patient's insurance
information if it would delay what?
Answer: Medical screening and stabilizing treatment
