MDCA 1343 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
what |does |the |abbreviation |MSHP |designate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Multiskilled |health |
practitioner
Cost |pressures |on |health |care |providers |are |forcing |employers |to |reduce |personnel |costs |by |
hiring |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-multiskilled |health |care |practitioners
Administrative |medical |office |responsibilities |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-claims |
submission
A |claims |assistance |professional |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-works |for |the |consumer
helps |patients |file |insurance |claims
What |is |"cash |flow" |in |a |medical |practice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |actual |money |
available |to |a |medical |practice
Front |office |medical |duties |have |become |increasingly |important |because |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-diagnostic |and |procedure |coding |must |be |reviewed |for |its |correctness |and |
completeness
Which |level |of |education |is |generally |required |for |one |who |seeks |employment |as |an |insurance
|coder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-completion |of |an |accredited |program |for |coding |certification
, Which |organization |published |diagnostic |and |procedure |coding |competencies |for |outpatient |
services |and |diagnostic |coding |and |reporting |requirements |for |physician |billing? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-American |Health |Information |Management |Association
The |amount |of |money |an |insurance |billing |specialist |earns |it |dependent |on |which |of |the |
following |factors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-knowledge, |experience, |size |of |employing |
institution
A |billing |specialist |is |entrusted |with: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-holding |patient's |medical |
information |in |confidence, |collecting |monies, |being |a |reliable |resource |for |co-workers
Medical |etiquette |refers |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-consideration |for |others
Medical |ethics |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-standards |of |conduct
The |earliest |written |code |of |ethical |principles |for |the |medical |professional |is |the |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Code |of |Hammurabi
What |is |the |name |of |the |modern |code |of |ethics |that |the |American |Medical |Association |(AMA)
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Principles |of |Medical |Ethics
What |should |you |do |if |you |discover |that |a |patient |of |your |physician |employer |is |under |the |
care |of |another |physician |for |the |same |ailment? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-notify |your |physician
Reporting |incorrect |information |to |private |insurance |carriers |is |considered: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-unethical
Which |code |of |ethics |is |most |appropriate |for |an |insurance |billing |specialist |who |handles |
medical |records? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |American |Health |Information |Management |
Association |(AHIMA) |code |of |ethics
CORRECT ANSWERS
what |does |the |abbreviation |MSHP |designate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Multiskilled |health |
practitioner
Cost |pressures |on |health |care |providers |are |forcing |employers |to |reduce |personnel |costs |by |
hiring |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-multiskilled |health |care |practitioners
Administrative |medical |office |responsibilities |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-claims |
submission
A |claims |assistance |professional |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-works |for |the |consumer
helps |patients |file |insurance |claims
What |is |"cash |flow" |in |a |medical |practice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |actual |money |
available |to |a |medical |practice
Front |office |medical |duties |have |become |increasingly |important |because |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-diagnostic |and |procedure |coding |must |be |reviewed |for |its |correctness |and |
completeness
Which |level |of |education |is |generally |required |for |one |who |seeks |employment |as |an |insurance
|coder? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-completion |of |an |accredited |program |for |coding |certification
, Which |organization |published |diagnostic |and |procedure |coding |competencies |for |outpatient |
services |and |diagnostic |coding |and |reporting |requirements |for |physician |billing? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-American |Health |Information |Management |Association
The |amount |of |money |an |insurance |billing |specialist |earns |it |dependent |on |which |of |the |
following |factors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-knowledge, |experience, |size |of |employing |
institution
A |billing |specialist |is |entrusted |with: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-holding |patient's |medical |
information |in |confidence, |collecting |monies, |being |a |reliable |resource |for |co-workers
Medical |etiquette |refers |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-consideration |for |others
Medical |ethics |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-standards |of |conduct
The |earliest |written |code |of |ethical |principles |for |the |medical |professional |is |the |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Code |of |Hammurabi
What |is |the |name |of |the |modern |code |of |ethics |that |the |American |Medical |Association |(AMA)
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Principles |of |Medical |Ethics
What |should |you |do |if |you |discover |that |a |patient |of |your |physician |employer |is |under |the |
care |of |another |physician |for |the |same |ailment? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-notify |your |physician
Reporting |incorrect |information |to |private |insurance |carriers |is |considered: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-unethical
Which |code |of |ethics |is |most |appropriate |for |an |insurance |billing |specialist |who |handles |
medical |records? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |American |Health |Information |Management |
Association |(AHIMA) |code |of |ethics
