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The first level of a Medicare appeal is called the
What is appeal request
100
___________ applies when a patient and spouse are covered under two separate employer group policies.
What is coordination of benefits
100
The “core” of a practice’s financial records
What is General ledger
100
A 9-digit number required by businesses to serve as their taxpayer identifying number is
What is Employer Identification Number (EIN)
100
A chronological record of all patient transactions, including previous balances, charges, payments, and current daily balances
What is Daily journal
200
It is human nature for patients to want to like their physicians. For these reasons, physicians should
What is Reveal only enough information for their patients to relate to them
200
A chronological accounting of a particular patient’s (or family’s) activities, including all charges and payments
What is Patient ledger
200
Health care offices send out statements periodically; this process is typically called a
What is Billing cycle
200
The entire grouping of patient ledgers
What is Accounts receivable
200
In a health care office, the form patients fill out providing name, address, employer and health insurance information is called a(n)
What is Patient information form
300
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act addresses
What is Abusive methods used by third-party collectors
300
An assignment of benefits is an arrangement by patients to allow
What is Payments to be made directly to the provider
300
Of the various types of hearings, the one that is considered to be the most productive is the
What is Hearing on record
300
An alternative to the suspension file is to record claims information on a columnar form called a(n)
What is Insurance claims register
300
The Federal Truth in Lending Act (1968), Regulation Z allows for an installment payment plan of more than ___ payments.
What is Four
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A chronological listing of all transactions, considered the most basic of all office records
What is General journal
400
If there is a second insurance policy, block 11d on the CMS-1500 form should be
What is Checked “yes”
400
If a patient has no insurance listed, the health insurance professional should
What is Inquire as to why no insurance is listed
400
A useful method of accounting for small practices that captures information at the time the transaction takes place is called a(n)
What is One-write or pegboard system
400
The defendant is the party
What is Being sued
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The Federal Truth in Lending Act (1968), Regulation Z allows for an installment payment plan of more than ___ payments.
What is Four
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Before a small claims lawsuit can proceed, the court expects the ___________ to have explored all other avenues of settlement.
What is Plaintiff
500
A listing of all expenses paid out to vendors, such as building rent, office supplies, salaries, etc.
What is Disbursements journal
500
An organization that obtains or arranges for payment of money owed to a third party is a
What is Collection agency
500
If a corrected claim must be submitted for reconsideration, the health insurance professional should mark the claim
What is CORRECTED BILLING; NOT A DUPLICATE CLAIM
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