CMAA practice test 2
How would you properly index the name "Amanda M. Stiles-Duncan" for filing?
Duncan, Amanda M. stiles
When working under a managed care plan, physicians agree to:
Accept fees that are predetermined by the plan
A system of recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions is called:
Accounting
Which of the following should be included in a section of the office policy manual
All above; employee evaluations, confidentiality, tardiness & absenteeism
A patient should sign which of the following forms to authorize payment directly to the provider from a third-party payer
Assignment of benefits
What process is done before claims submission to examine claims for accuracy and completeness is to:
Audit
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of "professional courtesy"?
Charging reduced or no fee for services rendered to other meical preofessionals
A patient is allergic to eggs and therefore cannot receive influenza immunizations. The CMAA should recognize the patients egg allergy is which of the following?
Contraindication
A CMAA should obtain information about hazardous substances by referring to which of the following
MSDS
Which of the following dates is written correctly for inclusion in the heading of a letter?
May 1, 2017
The federal and state-sponsored health insurance program for the medically indigent is called:
Medicaid
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) informs patients that a service is not likely to be covered by which of the following insurance carriers?
Medicare
Which of the following would most likely be a sentinel event?
Mistaken patients identities
Which of the following is the usual business envelope size
No. 10
Which of the following is the priority action for a CMAA to take when making a financial policy change?
Notify all patients of the fee schedule policy change
The division of the federal government that enforces privacy standards is:
OCR
When scheduling an inpatient admission which of the following steps should a CMAA take first?
Obtain the providers order
Which of the following information is necessary to confirm patients demographics?
Occupation
A patient who smoked on a regular daily basis, no longer smokes, which of the following abbreviations represent the section of the medical record in which this information should be documented?
PH
The non-profit organization that assists healthcare facilities by providing accreditation
RBVS
A document that explains what expenses were paid after submission to Medicare and sent to the physician's office is called a(n):
Remittance Advice
when the insurance carrier sends payment to the provider, which of the following is included with the check
Remittance advice
According to the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, which of the following information must be included in the needlestick and sharps injury logs?
The location of the incident
Who is the legal owner of the patient's medical record
The physician or agency where services were provided
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a medical record?
To document the encounters between providers and patients
Which of the following is the main purpose of a day sheet?
To ensure acurate accounting
Leaders who are structured and organized and who ensure that their subordinates understand their duties are called:
Transactional
Complaints regarding patient privacy must be filed within how many days from when the patient knew or should have known that an act occurred?
180
How many provisions does HIPAA contain?
2
The physician's signature is located in block:
31
A CMAA observes another office worker altering notes ins a patients record to justify medical necessity so that payment is made. What is this Tyler of action consider
Fraud
A claim that is printed and mailed to the carrier is called a _____ copy
Hard
Which of the following is a CMAA required to obtain before providing PHI to authorized recipients
Signed release of information from a patient
Information that is gained by questioning the patient or taken from a form is called _________ information
Subjective
A provider asks a CMAA to schedule a patient's next appointment for arthrocentesis of the right should. This would be an appointment for which of the following?
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the right shoulder joint
Health insurance designed for military dependents and retired military personnel is:
TRICARE