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Fordney's Medical Insurance and Billing 16 Edition Linda Smith
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,Table of content h h
UNIT 1 Career Role and Responsibilities
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1 Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist
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2 Privacy, Security, and HIPAA
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3 Compliance, Fraud, and Abuse
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UNIT 2 Introduction to Health Insurance
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4 Basics of Health Insurance
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5 The Blue Plans, Private Insurance, and Managed Care Plans
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6 Medicare
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7 Medicaid and Other State Programs
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8 TRICARE and Veterans’ Health Care
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9 Workers’ Compensation
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10 Disability Income Insurance and Disability Benefit Programs
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UNIT 3 Documentation and Coding for Professional Services
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11 Medical Documentation and the Electronic Health Record
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12 Diagnostic Coding
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13 Procedural Coding
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UNIT 4 Claims Submission in the Medical Office
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14 The Paper Claim CMS-1500
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15 The Electronic Claim
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UNIT 5 The Claim Follow-Up and Payment Process
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16 Receiving Payments and Insurance Problem Solving
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17 Collection Strategies
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UNIT 6 Health Care Facility Billing
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18 Introduction to Health Care Facilities and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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19 Billing for Health Care Facilities
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UNIT 7 Employment
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20 Seeking a Job and Attaining Professional Advancement
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,Chapter 01: Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist
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Smith: Fordney’s Medical Insurance and Billing, 16th Edition
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MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Thehprimaryhgoalhofhanhinsurancehbillinghspecialisthis:
a. tohmanagehthehhealthhcarehorganization’shbillinghoffice
b. tohensurehthehcashhflowhofhahhealthhcarehorganizationhthroughhrevenuehcycleh
management
c. tohsendhbillshtohpatientshforhserviceshtheyhreceive
d. tohposthpaymentshreceivedhfromhpatientshandhinsurancehcarriers
ANSWER:h B DIF: Moderate OBJ:h h 2
2. Facilityhbillinghincludeshcharginghforhmedicalhserviceshprovidedhby:
a. physicians
b. laboratoryhservices
c. ambulancehservices
d. ambulatoryhsurgicalhcenters
ANSWER:h D DIF: Easy OBJ:h h 2
3. Ahclaimshassistancehprofessional
a. workshforhthehconsumer.
b. workshforhthehhealthhcarehorganization.
c. workshforhanhinsurancehcompany.
d. workshforhthehfederalhgovernment.
ANSWER:h A DIF: Easy OBJ:h h 2
4. Whathish“cashhflow”hinhahmedicalhpractice?
a. Thehactualhmoneyhavailablehtohahmedicalhpractice
b. Thehamounthofhmoneyhreceivedhbyhahmedicalhpracticehinh1hday
c. Thehamounthofhmoneyhreceivedhbyhahmedicalhpracticehinh1hmonth
d. Thehamounthofhoutstandinghmoneyhonhthehaccountshreceivable
ANSWER:h A DIF: Moderate OBJ:h h 2
5. Whichhlevelhofheducationhishgenerallyhrequiredhforhonehwhohseekshemploymenthashanhinsurancehc
oder?
a. Collegehdiploma
b. Highhschoolhdiploma
c. Completionhofhanhaccreditedhprogramhforhcodinghcertification
d. Nohspecifichlevelhofheducationhishrequired
ANSWER:h C DIF: Easy OBJ:h h 4
6. Thehamounthofhmoneyhanhinsurancehbillinghspecialisthearnshishdependenthonhwhichhofhthehf
ollowinghfactors?
a. Knowledge
b. Experience
, c. Sizehofhemployinghinstitution
d. Allharehcorrect
ANSWER:h D DIF: Moderate OBJ:h h 5
7. Ahself-employedhmedicalhinsurancehbillerhwhohdoeshindependenthcontractinghishresponsiblehfor
a. advertising.
b. billing.
c. accounting.
d. Allharehcorrect.
ANSWER:h D DIF: Hard OBJ:h h 2
8. Medicalhetiquettehrefershto
a. considerationhforhothers.
b. moralhprincipleshorhpractices.
c. laws.
d. thehOathhofhHippocrates.
ANSWER:h A DIF: Moderate OBJ:h h 9
9. Thehprocesshofhshorteninghwordshandhusinghabbreviationshthathdohnothfollowhstandardhgramma
r,hspellinghandhpunctuationhwhenhwritinghelectronichmailhcommunicationshishreferredhtohas:
a. emoticons
b. abbreviations
c. texthspeak
d. shorthtext
ANSWER:h C DIF: Easy OBJ:h h 9
10. Professionalhethicshinclude
a. statehlaws.
b. federalhlaws.
c. standardshofhconduct.
d. civilhtorts.
ANSWER:h C DIF: Moderate OBJ:h h 9
11. Thehearliesthwrittenhcodehofhethicalhprincipleshforhthehmedicalhprofessionhishthe
a. OathhofhHippocrates.
b. Socratichoath.
c. CodehofhHammurabi.
d. Medicolegalhoath.
ANSWER:h C DIF: Easy OBJ:h h 9
12. WhathishthehnamehofhthehmodernhcodehofhethicshthaththehAmericanhMedicalhAssociationh(AMA)ha
doptedhinh1980?
a. ThehModernhStandardshofhConducthCode
b. ThehPrincipleshofhMedicalhEthics
c. ThehOathhofhHippocrates
d. ThehAmericanhMedicalhAssociationhCodehofhEthics