A self-employed medical insurance biller who does independent contracting is responsible for

What does the abbreviation MSHP designate?

Multiskilled health practitioner

Cost pressures on health care providers are forcing employers to reduce personnel costs by hiring

multiskilled health care practitioners

administrative medical office responsibilities include

claims submission

A claims assistance professional

works for the consumer and helps patients file insurance claims

What is “cash flow” in a medical practice?

The actual money available to a medical practice

Front office medical duties have become increasingly important because

diagnostic and procedure coding must be reviewed for it correctness and completeness

Which level of education is generally required for one who seeks employment as an insurance coder?

Completion of an accredited program for coding certification

Which organization published diagnostic and procedure coding competencies for outpatient services and diagnostic coding and reporting requirements for physician billing?

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

The amount of money an insurance billing specialist earns is dependent on which of the following factors?

Knowledge, Experience, and size of employing institution

A billing specialist is entrusted with?

holding patients’ medical information in confidence, collecting money, and being a reliable resource for co-workers

medical etiquette

consideration for others

medical ethics include

standards of conducts

The earliest written code of ethical principles for the medical profession is the

code of hammurabi

What is the name of the modern code of ethics that the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted in 1980?

The Principles of Medical Ethics

What should you do if you discover that a patient of your physician employer is under the care of another physician for the same ailment?

Notify your physician

Reporting incorrect information to private insurance carriers is considered

unethical

The Internet Healthcare Coalition has developed the ________ Code of Ethics

eHealth

Reporting incorrect information to government-funded programs is

illegal

Insurance specialist certificate programs include

anatomy, diagnostic coding, computer technology

The doctrine stating that physicians are legally responsible for both their own conduct and that of their employees is known as

respondeat superior, let the master answer, and vicarious liability

The AHIMA Code of Ethics is appropriate for

health information specialists, coders, and insurance billing specialists.

Why are multiskilled health practitioners (MSHPs) in demand?

They are cross-trained to provide more than one function, often competent in more than one discipline offer more flexibility to their employer

Which code of ethics is most appropriate for an insurance billing specialist who handles medical records?

The american Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) code of ethics

AHIMA publishes

diagnostic and procedure coding competencies for outpatient services and diagnostic coding and reporting requirements

A self-employed medical insurance biller who does independent contracting is responsible for

advertising, billing, accounting

Using code number to increase payment when case documentation does not warrant it

both illegal and unethical

Reporting incorrect information to medicare

illegal

coding services that were not performed for payment

both illegal and unethical

reporting incorrect information to a private insurance carrier

unethical

unbundling services when an available single code includes all services

both illegal and unethical

assigning a code without documentation from the provider

both illegal and unethical

health care provider

individual who renders medical services, furnishes bills, or is paid for health care in the normal course of business

clearinghouse

Third-party administrator who receives insurance claims from the physicians office performs edits, and redistributes the claims electronically to various insurance carriers

covered entity

A health care coverage carrier clearinghouse or physician who transmits health information in electronic form in connection with a transaction covered by HIPAA

business associate

individual who is hired by a medical practice to process claims to a third-party payer

privacy officer, privacy official

Individual who is designated to help a provider remain in compliance by setting policies and procedures in place training staff regarding HIPAA Privacy guidelines and acting as the contact person for questions and complaints

The process of meeting regulations, recommendations, and expectations of federal and state agencies that pay for health care services and regulate the industry is known as eHealth information management

False

Under HIPAA guidelines, an outside billing company that manages claims and accounts for a medical clinic is known as a covered entity

False

to give, release, or transfer information to another entity is called consent

false

A HIPAA compliance exception to the right of privacy and privileged communication is a patients records pertaining to his or her industrial accident case.

true

Confidentiality between the physician and the patient is automatically waived when the patient is being treated in a workers compensation case

true

Notes, papers, and memos regarding patient information should be disposed of using a shredding device

True

A patient has the right to obtain a copy of his or her confidential health information

true

The HITECH Act replaced the HIPAA privacy laws

False

Disclosing PHI as authorized by the laws relating to workers’ compensation does not require a signed authorization

true

Confidential information includes everything that is _______ a patient.

heard about, read about, seen regarding

What is the correct response when a relative calls asking about a patient?

Have the physician return the phone call

Forgiving the deductible or copayment for a Medicare patient

fraud

Filing insurance claims for services not medically necessary

abuse

billing medicare beneficiaries at a higher rate than other patients

abuse

changing the date of service

fraud

What do administrative medical office responsibilities include?

They are responsible for front office duties, including tasks ranging from answering phones and greeting patients to managing health records and transcribing medical documents. Some of the work requires specialized skills, such as the usage of medical terminology or medical coding.

What is cash flow in a medical practice?

Simply put, cash flow refers to the amount of money and cash-equivalents flowing in and out of a medical practice at any given time.

What is the name of the modern code of ethics of the American medical Association adopted in 1980?

The AMA Code of Ethics was adapted from the ethical code of conduct published in 1794 by Thomas Percival. This was the first code to be adopted by a national professional organization. The current AMA code of ethics (2001) has nine articles which is two more than the previous version (1980).

Which level of education is generally required for one who seeks employment as an insurance coder?

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