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NAB Exam Core & LOS Line of Service ACTUAL
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Which of the following drug administration programs most
effectively increases nursing efficiency, saves money,
reduces waste, and minimizes preparation errors? -
Answer-Unit-dose drug distribution system
How long should medical record be kept? - Answer-7
years from the date of service
In order to be an active, legal document, a DNR must be?
- Answer-Signed by both the individual named in the order
as well as their physician.
Activities/Psychosocial Needs - Care plan interventions for
activities must be based on? - Answer-The resident's
assessment and include the resident's choices, personal
beliefs, interests, ethnic/cultural practices and spiritual
values, as appropriate.
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What is PDPMP? - Answer-e Patient Driven Payment
Model
How does PDPM improve payments to SNF's? - Answer-
Improves payment accuracy and appropriateness by
focusing on the patient, rather than the volume of services
provided, Significantly reduces administrative burden on
providers, & Improves SNF payments to currently
underserved beneficiaries without increasing total
Medicare payments
How is RUG-IV different from PDPM? - Answer-Under
RUG-IV, the number of PT, OT, and SLP therapy treatment
minutes are combined for a total number of treatment
minutes that is used to classify a given patient into a given
therapy RUG
What is CB? - Answer-Consolidated Billing
What is MAC? - Answer-Medicare Administrative
Contractor, where Medicare payments are made through.
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What does Medicare Part A cover? - Answer-Medicare-
certified SNF Skilled care services.
What is the maximum amount of days Medicare part A
covers for SNF services? - Answer-Up to 100 days of SNF
care per benefit period, but it pays the full amount only for
the first 20 days. For each day from the 21st through the
100th, the beneficiary must pay the ''coinsurance''
How long is the Medicare Part A interruption period? -
Answer-A 3-day period beginning on the first non-covered
day after a part A covered SNF stay and ending at 11:59
PM on the third consecutive non-covered day.
What is a Prospective Payment Systems? - Answer-A
method of reimbursement in which Medicare payment is
made based on a predetermined, fixed amount.
What is Medicare Fee-for-Service? - Answer-Fee-for-
service is a system of health care payment in which a
provider is paid separately for each particular service
rendered.
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What is value-based purchasing? - Answer-Linking
provider payments to improved performance by health
care providers. The SNF VBP Program is a Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) program that
awards incentive payments to SNFs based on their
performance on a single measure of all-cause hospital
readmissions.
What are the SNF financial reporting requirements? -
Answer-A SNF must prepare annual consolidated financial
statements of related entities and have those statements
reviewed by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), unless
already audited.
How often must the drug regimen be reviewed and by
who? - Answer-Monthly, Licensed pharmacist (F756)
Up to how many hours can elapse between a substantial
even meal and breakfast and how many hours if they've
been given a substantial HS snack? - Answer-14, 16
(F809)
Who can write dietary orders? - Answer-A dietitian under
the supervision of a physician and is acting within the
scope of practice. (F715)
NAB Exam Core & LOS Line of Service ACTUAL
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Which of the following drug administration programs most
effectively increases nursing efficiency, saves money,
reduces waste, and minimizes preparation errors? -
Answer-Unit-dose drug distribution system
How long should medical record be kept? - Answer-7
years from the date of service
In order to be an active, legal document, a DNR must be?
- Answer-Signed by both the individual named in the order
as well as their physician.
Activities/Psychosocial Needs - Care plan interventions for
activities must be based on? - Answer-The resident's
assessment and include the resident's choices, personal
beliefs, interests, ethnic/cultural practices and spiritual
values, as appropriate.
,2|Page
What is PDPMP? - Answer-e Patient Driven Payment
Model
How does PDPM improve payments to SNF's? - Answer-
Improves payment accuracy and appropriateness by
focusing on the patient, rather than the volume of services
provided, Significantly reduces administrative burden on
providers, & Improves SNF payments to currently
underserved beneficiaries without increasing total
Medicare payments
How is RUG-IV different from PDPM? - Answer-Under
RUG-IV, the number of PT, OT, and SLP therapy treatment
minutes are combined for a total number of treatment
minutes that is used to classify a given patient into a given
therapy RUG
What is CB? - Answer-Consolidated Billing
What is MAC? - Answer-Medicare Administrative
Contractor, where Medicare payments are made through.
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What does Medicare Part A cover? - Answer-Medicare-
certified SNF Skilled care services.
What is the maximum amount of days Medicare part A
covers for SNF services? - Answer-Up to 100 days of SNF
care per benefit period, but it pays the full amount only for
the first 20 days. For each day from the 21st through the
100th, the beneficiary must pay the ''coinsurance''
How long is the Medicare Part A interruption period? -
Answer-A 3-day period beginning on the first non-covered
day after a part A covered SNF stay and ending at 11:59
PM on the third consecutive non-covered day.
What is a Prospective Payment Systems? - Answer-A
method of reimbursement in which Medicare payment is
made based on a predetermined, fixed amount.
What is Medicare Fee-for-Service? - Answer-Fee-for-
service is a system of health care payment in which a
provider is paid separately for each particular service
rendered.
, 4|Page
What is value-based purchasing? - Answer-Linking
provider payments to improved performance by health
care providers. The SNF VBP Program is a Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) program that
awards incentive payments to SNFs based on their
performance on a single measure of all-cause hospital
readmissions.
What are the SNF financial reporting requirements? -
Answer-A SNF must prepare annual consolidated financial
statements of related entities and have those statements
reviewed by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), unless
already audited.
How often must the drug regimen be reviewed and by
who? - Answer-Monthly, Licensed pharmacist (F756)
Up to how many hours can elapse between a substantial
even meal and breakfast and how many hours if they've
been given a substantial HS snack? - Answer-14, 16
(F809)
Who can write dietary orders? - Answer-A dietitian under
the supervision of a physician and is acting within the
scope of practice. (F715)
