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What does scheduling allow provider staff to do? - ANSWER Review the
appropriateness of the service requested
When an adult patient is covered by both his own and his spouse health insurance plan,
which of the statements is true? - ANSWER The patients insurance plan is primary
Mrs. Jones , a Medicare beneficiary was admitted to the hospital on June 20,2010. As
of the admission date, she had only used 8 inpatient days in the current benefit period.
If she is not discharge on what date will Mr jones exhaust her full coverage days. -
ANSWER August 9, 2010
In order to meet eligibility guidelines for healthcare benefits, Medicaid beneficiaries must
fall into a specified need category and meet what other types of requirements -
ANSWER Income and assets
Fee for service plans pay claims based on a percentage of charges. How are patients
out of pocket cost calculated? - ANSWER They are calculated quarterly
Indemnity plans usually reimburse what? - ANSWER A certain percentage of charges
after patient meets policy's annual deductible.
Departments that need to be included in Charge master maintenance include all
EXCEPT - ANSWER Quality Assurance
Using HIPPA standardized transaction sets allow providers to: - ANSWER Submit a
standardized transaction to any of the health plans with which it conducts business.
Which of the following is NOT included in the standardized quality measures? -
ANSWER Cost of services
The ACO investment model will test the use of pre-paid shared savings to: - ANSWER
Encourage new ACOs to form in rural and underserved areas.
, Any healthcare insurance plan that provides or ensures comprehensive health
maintenance and treatment services for an enrolled group of persons on a monthly fee
is known as: - ANSWER HMO
Ambulance services are billed directly to the health plan for: - ANSWER Services
provided before a patient is admitted and for ambulance rides arranged to pick up the
patient from the hospital after discharge to take him/her home or to another facility.
Any provider that has filed a timely cost report may appeal in an adverse final decision
received from the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), the appeal may be filed
with: - ANSWER The Provider Reimbursement Review Board.
For scheduled payments, important revenue cycle activities in the time-of-service stage
DO Not include: - ANSWER Obtaining or updating patient and guarantor information
Hospital can only convert an inpatient case to observation if: - ANSWER The hospital
utilization review committee determines before the patient is discharged and prior to
billing that an observation setting would be more appropriate.
Hospital need which of the following information sets to assess a patient's financial
status? - ANSWER Demographic, Income, Assets and Expenses.
HIPAA privacy rules require covered entities to take all, of the following actions
EXCEPT: - ANSWER Use only designated software platforms to secure patient date.
When Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) identify improper payments as overpayment.
the claims processing contractor must: - ANSWER Send a demand letter to the
provider to recover the over payment amount.
Which HIPPA transaction set provides electronic processing of 8insurance verification
requests and responses? - ANSWER The 270-271 set
Across all care settings, if a patient consents to a financial discussion during a medical
encounter to expedite discharge, the HFMA best practice is to: - ANSWER Support
that choice, providing that the discussion does not interfere with patient care or disrupt
patient flow.
A scheduled inpatient represents an opportunity for the provider to do which of the
following? - ANSWER Complete registration and insurance approval before service
The Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Initiative (BCP) is designed to: - ANSWER
Align incentives between hospitals, physicians, and non-physician providers in-order to
better coordinate patient care.