TEST BANK| AAPC CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE MANAGER FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
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What does the abbreviation MBI stand for?
a. Medicare benefit identifier
b. Medicare billing indicator
c. Medicare beneficiary identifier
d. Medicare benefits indicator - Correct Answer - Medicare beneficiary
identifier
What type of reimbursement methodology is based on the average
resources required to care for an inpatient with a specific diagnosis?
a. FFS
b. MS-DRGs
c. APCs
d. NPI - Correct Answer - MS-DRGs
What is a benefit of an electronic remittance advice (ERA)?
a. Automated resubmission of claims with corrected information.
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,b. Claims are submitted electronically, therefore payment is received
quickly.
c. Save staff time and reduce data entry errors.
d. An ERA will verify the contracted rate. - Correct Answer - Save staff
time and reduce data entry errors.
A practice manager uses several reports to monitor the health of the
practice. What report is used to monitor the amount and type of services
provided in the practice?
a. Productivity report
b. A/R aging report
c. Net collection rate report
d. Denial report - Correct Answer - Productivity report
When reviewing an income statement, what is the term that refers to the
profit the practice made over a specific time period?
a. Total income
b. Cash from operations
c. Net income
d. Equity - Correct Answer - Net income
Which of the following should NOT be counted as revenue?
a. Income received for work performed for a clinical trial
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,b. Marketing fees
c. Honorarium for speaking at a medical conference
d. Finance fees collected from the insurance carrier for untimely
payments - Correct Answer - Marketing fees
What is the main similarity between quality assurance and quality
improvement?
a. Do not affect people
b. Integrated system to address processes
c. Continuous refining of processes
d. Address workflow - Correct Answer - Address workflow
There are costs of an EMR that go beyond implementation costs. Of the
following, which cost goes beyond implementation?
a. Increased electric costs
b. Overtime costs for employees
c. Ongoing support and software upgrade costs
d. None of the above - Correct Answer - Ongoing support and software
upgrade costs
Under which option can a provider submit a QPP Exception
Application?
a. MIPS-eligible clinician using 2015 CEHRT
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, b. Insufficient Internet connectivity
c. MIPS-eligble clinicians in large group practices
d. MIPS-eligible clinican using 2020 CEHRT - Correct Answer -
Insufficient Internet connectivity
What application of an EMR will generally require the least amount of
IT staff in a clinic for software updates and redundant backups of the
data?
a. ASP (Cloud Based)
b. HITECH approved
c. Interfaced with other systems
d. Client-server configuration - Correct Answer - ASP (Cloud Based)
Who oversees the Health IT Certification Program for EHRs and Health
Information Exchanges?
a. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
b. Private companies designated by U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services
c. Office of Inspector General
d. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology - Correct Answer - Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology
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