how does physician self-referral or Start law apply to Medicare
payments - ANSWERS-the law prohibits a provider from presenting a
claim to Medicare or to any person or other entity for a prohibited
DHS referral.
Which of the following is not an advantage of an effective Corporate
Compliance Program - ANSWERS-a. Initiating immediate and
appropriate corrective actions
b. COSTS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATIONS
c. Developing processes to allow employees to report potential
problems
A privilege of confidentiality exists in a physician-patient relationship
when the physician-acquired information is - ANSWERS-Related to
the care and treatment of the patient
Participating providers in the federal Medicare program must -
ANSWERS-Meet the Conditions of Participation
Which physician organization is responsible for accrediting residency
training programs - ANSWERS-ACGME--accreditation council for
graduate medical education
,Which of the following are important aspects to consider when
establishing a joint venture - ANSWERS-joint ventures involve
capital investment by all parties, can be difficult to dissolve, and are
usually expected to be permanent
A balanced scorecard is a set of performance measures used to -
ANSWERS-ensure the organization does not exceed one performance
metric at the expense of another
What is the correct order, from bottom to top of Maslows Hierarchy
of Needs - ANSWERS-Physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-
actualization
Communication Health Intranet Networks (CHINS) were developed
for what purpose? - ANSWERS-To provide a community-based hub
fro sharing health information
Which organizational theory is illustrated by governing activities with
explicit and specific procedures, arranging offices in a hierarchical
fashion, and selecting candidates on the basis of their technical
comptentency - ANSWERS-Bureaucratic
in planning for future community health services, it is important to
understand population health needs. Which ethnic category tend to
proportionally use physician services - ANSWERS-White
Which of the following limitations would cause a hospital of OB unit
to change in volume over a four year period - ANSWERS-Market
, According to CMS Conditions of Participation, under what
circumstances, if any, is it permissible to deny a patient access to his
or her medical information - ANSWERS-the information requested
consists of psychotherapy notes
The overall goal of the HIPAA Act of 1996 is - ANSWERS-Improve
portability and continuity of health insurance, combat fraud
Congress enacted Start II to prohibit which of the following -
ANSWERS-a physician of an immediate family member from
referring a patient to an entity with which they have a financial
relationship
Which of the following activities should be performed by the Board
of Directores - ANSWERS-Hiring the CEO
Performance improvement teams should consist of - ANSWERS-
Member of the involved microsystems
The four important aspects of clinical support services are technical
quality, patient satisfaction, continuity or integration, and -
ANSWERS-Appropriateness
A bar chart format, with the items rank ordered on a dependent
variable, such as cost, profit, or satisfaction that examines the
components of a problems in terms of their contribution to it is known
as - ANSWERS-Pareto analysis