CRAT 16
What is a key component when contesting a denial of insurance payment for a specific
date? - answerThe patients testing report
A nursing home calls a cardiology office requesting a transtelephonic pacemaker check
be conducted on a new admission to the facility. The technician finds no medical record
indicating that the patient has been followed by the practice. What is the next step? -
answerContact the primary care physician's office to obtain a prescription for
transtelephonic monitoring
When is it appropriate to contact a patient's family member? - answerOnly if the patient
has signed a HIPPA form giving permission
In addition to a patient's medical record number, name name and social security
number, can a room number be used as a patient identifier? - answerNo
In the absence of a release form, a patient's health information may be shared with the
patients __________ without committing a HIPPA violation? - answerPhysician
What should be done when a patient reports that his/her demographic information is
incorrect? - answerFollow organizational procedure and correct the error immediately
What is the benefit to the clinician from explaining planned services or pending
procedures clearly to patients? - answerIncreased patient compliance
Ensuring that the electrocardiograph is properly grounded reduces the risk of? -
answerElectrical Shock
A monitor technician in a pediatric cardiology office offers to deliver event monitor
electrode patches, which are less likely to cause skin irritation, to a patient's home after
work. What is this an example of? - answerHIPPA Violation
A technician has been ordered to obtain an ECG from an unconscious patient. The
technician should? - answerExplain the procedure to the family members in the room
An in hospital telemetry technician arrives for his shift and notices that the report for the
prior shift has not been completed. The telemetry technician should? - answerNotifiy the
supervisor or senior technician of the situation to seek advice on how to proceed
What is a key component when contesting a denial of insurance payment for a specific
date? - answerThe patients testing report
A nursing home calls a cardiology office requesting a transtelephonic pacemaker check
be conducted on a new admission to the facility. The technician finds no medical record
indicating that the patient has been followed by the practice. What is the next step? -
answerContact the primary care physician's office to obtain a prescription for
transtelephonic monitoring
When is it appropriate to contact a patient's family member? - answerOnly if the patient
has signed a HIPPA form giving permission
In addition to a patient's medical record number, name name and social security
number, can a room number be used as a patient identifier? - answerNo
In the absence of a release form, a patient's health information may be shared with the
patients __________ without committing a HIPPA violation? - answerPhysician
What should be done when a patient reports that his/her demographic information is
incorrect? - answerFollow organizational procedure and correct the error immediately
What is the benefit to the clinician from explaining planned services or pending
procedures clearly to patients? - answerIncreased patient compliance
Ensuring that the electrocardiograph is properly grounded reduces the risk of? -
answerElectrical Shock
A monitor technician in a pediatric cardiology office offers to deliver event monitor
electrode patches, which are less likely to cause skin irritation, to a patient's home after
work. What is this an example of? - answerHIPPA Violation
A technician has been ordered to obtain an ECG from an unconscious patient. The
technician should? - answerExplain the procedure to the family members in the room
An in hospital telemetry technician arrives for his shift and notices that the report for the
prior shift has not been completed. The telemetry technician should? - answerNotifiy the
supervisor or senior technician of the situation to seek advice on how to proceed
