The first document found in a patient's financial record is the __________.
patient registration form
In which section of the CHEDDAR format of documentation can the diagnosis be found?
ASSESSMENT
When is it appropriate for a medical provider to assess finance charges or late charges on past-due accounts?
only when the patient is notified in advance
What color ink is used by some facilities to ensure handwritten records are the original versus a copy?
BLUE
Which function of EHR programs allows the staff to make appointments for patients?
electronic scheduler
Which type of electronic record is owned and maintained by the patient?
PHR
Which organization has defined the terms electronic medical record and electronic health record?
NAHIT - National Alliance for Health Information Technology
TRUE OR FALSE ... a disadvantage of using an electronic scheduler is - If the computer is down, the day's schedule is not accessible.
TRUE
Objective or external factors that can be seen or felt by the practitioner or measured by an instrument are called
Signs
A payment arrangement in which the provider decides a patient will be billed every month for the full amount owed and should make whatever payment is possible each month is a(n) ______ agreement.
unilateral
TRUE/ FASE - Patient demographic information includes: name, address, phone, marital status, insurance information
TRUE
Which type of check would state "Pay to the Order of Myself Only"?
counter
______ shows how much revenue is available to cover expenses, to invest, or to take as profit?
cash flow statement
Medical errors are somewhere between the ___ and ___ leading cause of death for hospitalized patients.
3rd and 8th
The S section of SOAP documentation is data that comes directly from who ?
The type of documentation that provides an orderly series of steps for dealing with any medical case is __________.
SOAP method
The best place to interview a patient is __________.
private area/ exam room
A written agreement of the terms of payment between the patient and the practitioner is a(n) __________.
disclosure statement
An endorsement that consists simply of the payee's signature is a _____ endorsement ?
blank
On average how much will a medical practice generally receive if the provider charges $100 for services and the patient pays with a credit card?
$___ to $____
$95–$99
A practitioner may use a __________ check when he wants to withdraw money from the bank account but forgot his checkbook.
counter
Criteria for hardship cases include patients who __________.
may be poor, underinsured, or elderly and on a limited income
"The patient got out of bed and walked 20 feet without reporting or displaying signs of shortness of breath" is an example of __________ in documentation.
Clarity
The goal of the presidential executive order signed in August 2006 was to give most Americans access to electronic health records by the year __________.
2014
In order to find out which patients are not paying their office claims and statements promptly, you could ask the EHR report generator to create a(n) __________ report.
AGING