Scheduling
This is what you call scheduling patients with similar problems or conditions on certain days.
What is clustering?
This letter style indents the first line of each new paragraph five spaces.
What is Semi block?
This is the first thing a MA does when handling the mail.
What is Sort it
This is a common reason that that insurance claims can be rejected.
What is the service is not backed up with documentation?
This plan provides care for low-income individuals and children.
What is Medicaid?
This system schedules three of four patients every half hour, which are seen in the order that they arrive
What is Wave scheduling?
Which letter style requires all lines to begin on the left margin?
What is Full Block?
This area on an envelope is where you would find the barcode clear zone.
What is lower right
In ICD-10 coding, this is a placeholder for information that is not specified.
What is the function of "X"?
This insurance covers long-term nursing home costs for low-income patients without savings.
Medicaid
To schedule patients so there is a steady flow of patients moving through the office.
What is stream scheduling?
What best describes the spacing in the body of a business letter?
What is Single space with a double space between paragraphs?
What classification of US Postal mail would most likely be used to send office supplies to the medical office?
What is USPS Retail Ground?
This type of anesthesia does not receive a special code.
What is local anesthesia administered by infiltration.
This part of Medicare requires a monthly premium.
Medicare Part B
Which of these types of office visits requires the most time?
an immunization
a post op check
a complete physical examination
What is a complete PE
This computer program is used by medical assistants to prepare letters.
What is Word Processing?
An MA may open all letters addressed to the physician with what exception?
Letters marked "personal" or "confidential"
One letter followed by four digits is the format of what?
What is HCPCS Level II codes
Under this insurance plan, children are eligible for Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
What is Medicaid?
If your provider is unexpectedly called out of the office, how will you reschedule his patients?
What is give them new appointments ASAP
This makes it easy to maintain the same format for all letters.
What is creating a template?
You are sending a letter notifying a patient that the MD will no longer care for him. How will you send it and why?
Certified Registered Mail. There needs to be documentation that the patient received the letter.
This plan was the first to offer prepaid health care paid for by capitation.
What is Kaiser Permanente?
This is an HMO type insurance plan for spouses and dependents of active military personnel.
What is Tricare Prime