2024 HFMA CRCR (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

Through what document does a hospital establish compliance standards? - ANSWER code of conduct 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 Which of the following is a step in the discharge process? - ANSWER Have a case management service complete the discharge plan The hospital has a APC based contract for the payment of outpatient services. Total anticipated charges for the visit are $2,380. The approved APC payment rate is $780. Where will the patients benefit package be applied? - ANSWER To the approved APC payment rate A patient has met the $200 individual deductible and $900 of the $1000 co-insurance responsibility. The co-insurance rate is 20%. The estimated insurance plan responsibility is $1975.00. What amount of coinsurance is due from the patient? - ANSWER $100.00 When is a patient considered to be medically indigent? - ANSWER The patient's outstanding medical bills exceed a defined dollar amount or percentage of assets. What patient assets are considered in the financial assistance application? - ANSWER Sources of readily available funds , vehicles, campers, boats and saving accounts If the patient cannot agree to payment arrangements, What is the next option? - ANSWER Warn the patient that unpaid accounts are placed with collection agencies for further processing What core financial activities are resolved within patient access? - ANSWER scheduling , pre-registration, insurance verification and managed care processing What is an unscheduled direct admission? - ANSWER A patient who arrives at the hospital via ambulance for treatment in the emergency department When is it not appropriate to use observation status? - ANSWER As a substitute for an inpatient admission Patients who require periodic skilled nursing or therapeutic care receive services from what type of program? - ANSWER Home health agency Every patient who is new to the healthcare provider must be offered what? - ANSWER A printed copy of the provider privacy notice Which of the following statements apples to self insured insurance plans? - ANSWER The employer provides a traditional HMO health plan In addition to the member's identification number, what information is recorded in a 270 transaction - ANSWER Name What process does a patient's health plan use to retroactively collect payments from liability automobile or worker's compensation plan? - ANSWER Subrogation In what type of payment methodology is a lump sum of bundled payment negotiated between the payer and some or all providers? - ANSWER DRG/Case rate What Restriction does a managed care plan place on locations that must be used if the plan is to pay for the service provided? - ANSWER Site of service limitation Which of the following statements applies to private rooms? - ANSWER If the medical necessity for a private room is documented in the chart. The patients insurance will be billed for the differential Which of the following is true about screening a beneficiary of possible MSP(Medicare secondary payer) situations? - ANSWER It is necessary to ask the patient each of the MSP questions