Chapter 1
What is Medisoft?
A PMP - Practice Management Program
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From where can Office Hours be started?
within Medisoft and directly from Windows
Which method you would use to open a patient case as quickly as possible.
double click on the line associated with a case
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What is the purpose of color-coded transactions in Medisoft?
They make it easy to determine the status of payment and the status of a charge
What is an example of an adjustment?
discounts for cash patients
discounts for cash patients
returned checks
Where is the information entered into Medisoft stored?
In Databases
How many buttons are on the Office Hours toolbar?
17
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What happens if you double click on a patient line?
the patient file is opened
What is the information in a record used for?
to bill for services
A practice receives notice from the bank that a patient's check has not cleared due to a lack of funds and updates their account accordingly. This is an example of which one of the following choices
Adjustment
What is a collection of related bits of information?
Database
Into how many sections is the Patient List dialog box divided?
Two
What term refers to the computer hardware, software, and networks that are used to record, store and manage patient healthcare information?
HIT - Health Information Technology
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You are working at a medical practice and need to record information for a patient's second visit to the practice related to their condition of diabetes. How would this information be recorded in Medisoft?
a. record the information under their existing case for diabetes
b. create a new case for this treatment of this condition
c. create a new patient record for this encounter at the office
E. Your own answer for 1000pts more
This is the percentage of charges that the insured pays for after the payment of the deductible amount?
Co-insurance
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What Medisoft database stores provider identification numbers?
Provider Data Base
Which button appears on the upper-right side of the Patient List dialog box?
the Patient radio button and the Case radio button
Which task is Not performed by a practice management program?
Assigning diagnosis codes
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Which of the following types of transactions are recorded in Medisoft?
b. CPT codes
c. CC
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What type of state laws mandate a time period within which clean claims must be paid and that call for financial penalties to be levied against late payers?
prompt payment law
What Medisoft database contains the unique chart numbers of patients?
Patient Database
Depending on ____________, the command buttons at the bottom of the Patient List dialog box will vary.
which side of the window is active
After a claim file has been transmitted, a PMP does what?
What are the amounts a provider bills for the services performed?
a. adjustments
b. overpayments
c. charges.
D. Payments
Payer should be notified ____________ that payment has not been received if a clean claim is not paid within the allotted time frame, according to applicable prompt payment laws.
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