Billing and Fees
Billing and Fees II
The EMR or EHR
The EMR or EHR II
Miscellaneous
100
When working under a managed care plan, physicians agree to:
What is accept fees that are predetermined by the plan
100
The purpose of a charge slip is to:
What is provide an itemized billing statement on which the physician notes charges
100
Most experts agree that the EMR system will help reduce medical __________.
What is errors
100
The most efficient type of medical record is the ____-based medical record.
What is computer
100
Do patients have a right to notification of a facility’s privacy practices and how often do they need to sign an acknowledgment statement?
What is yes, initially, and every time a change is made to the practices privacy policy.
200
If the physician believes that the insurance company will pay only $185 of the $255 fee, the insurance company should be billed:
What is $255 and the patient advised that he or she will be billed for the balance after the insurance pays the claim
200
Who should be billed for the treatment of an emancipated minor?
What is the minor
200
A process of electronic data entry of medical practitioner or provider instructions for the treatment of patients is called _______________.
What is computerized physician-provider order entry CPOE
200
Files for patients who have died, moved away, or otherwise terminated their relationship with the physician are called _____________ files.
What is closed
200
All physicians are all required to convert to electronic medical record systems in what time period.
What is it is not mandatory, but for every year that the covered entity delays they loose more incentive dollars and eventually they will not receive any money.
300
If a patient tells the medical assistant that a close friend will pay his medical bills if he is unable to do so, the medical assistant must:
What is secure a written agreement from the friend
300
Why is it important to give a patient an estimate for treatment prior to a service of procedure?
What is it may help simplify collection by preventing misunderstandings, it may help the patient remember that a fee was quoted, and it may help eliminate the possibility that the fee will be misquoted later.
300
A computer that functions as a(n) __________ at the medical facility is another form of EMR system backup.
What is a server
300
The process of moving an active file to inactive status is called:
What is purging
300
A method of prioritizing patients so that the most urgent cases receive care first is called:
What is triage
400
When preparing the first statements sent to patients to bill for medical services, the charges should be itemized:
What is on all first statements sent out
400
Most medical offices accept what forms of payment?
What is cash, debit cards, credit cards and checks.
400
How are corrections made to the electronic health record?
What is a new entry or addendum must be added close to the original entry with the correct information and then initialed.
400
In what subtitle of the HITECH Act, are the privacy and security concerns related to the electronic submission of health information addressed.
What is subtitle D
400
When medical assistants look for the opportunity to assist others, they are said to be:
What is taking initiative
500
When a patient files for bankruptcy, the appropriate procedure is to:
What is file a creditor’s claim with the court and/or write off the bill
500
When using the telephone to collect accounts, the medical assistant should:
What is try to get a definite commitment on a date that payment will be made.
500
The type of electronic record of health-related information about a patient that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff from more than one healthcare organization is a(n):
What is an EHR
500
Advantages of the EMR system include:
What is ability of the physician to see more patients in a day.
500
When the body needs or thinks it needs a drug to function normally, this is called:
What is dependence
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