to know procedural and diagnostic coding

conduct

confidential

Which of the following skills would NOT be required for accurate filing of claims?

1. Computer programming
2. Medical terminology
3. Basic mathematics
4. Keyboarding

All of the following are expected as part of a professional image EXCEPT _______ ?

1. conservative business attire
2. clean,well groomed haird
3. clean hands and nails
4. a strong pleasant fragrance

If an error is made in a patient's chart, what should be done to the incorrect information prior to adding the correct information nearby?

1. White it out
2. Scratch it out
3. Draw a single line through it
4. Erase it

Which of the following is NOT typical knowledge expected of an insurance billing specialist?

1. How to prevent fraudulent claims
2. What constitutes abuse when processing insurance claims
3. How to repsond to a subpoena of records
4. How to repair a fax machine

How to repair a fax machine

A legally enforceable document composed by an insurance company describing an agreement is a(n) __________?

1. application
2. policy
3. heath plan
4. eligibility verification form

physicians agrees to treat the patient

OCR Devices

or

Optical Characted Readers

When a fax is used to transmit medical records, the patient must sign a _________?

1. release
2. contract
3. letter
4. record

Release

Who should interpret reports and laboratory test to the patient?

1. Physicians
2. Medical Billing Specialist
3. Medical Assistant
4. Nurse

Physicians

According to income tax regulations, accounting records should be kept for ________ ?

1. 10 years
2. 1 year
3. 4 years
4. 6 months

4 years

SUBPOENA

Precautions for use of a physician's signature stamp include all but which one of the following?

1. It should be available to all employees
2. It should be kept in a locked location
3. Only bonded staff members should have access
4. There should be just one stamp per physician

It should be available to all employees

An insurance billing specialist should be able to do all but which of the following?

1. Define common insurance terms
2. Advise patients which insurance companies offer the best insurance
3. Handle insurance claims to minimize rejection by carriers
4. Ask appropriate questions to complete a patient record

When physicians evaluate other physicians, this process is called _________?

PEER REVIEW

The following are names of parts of a computer EXCEPT _________ ?

1. hard disk
2. montior
3. CPU
4. transcriber

transcriber

MEMORY

Which of the following IS NOT an area of expected expertise for the medical billing specialist?

1. ICD-9 Coding
2. CPT Coding
3. Counseling
4. Claims Processing

A transmission device for sending electronic data is called a _______ ?

1. hard drive
2. keyboard
3. modem
4. word processor

MODEM

The following should be considered when selecting and setting up a computer system EXCEPT _________?

1. electrical modifications
2. cost
3. decor
4. storage capacity

DECOR

making right and wrong decisions

Computer data regarding patient medical records is considered __________ ?

1. Confidential
2. efficient
3. transient
4. accurate

CONFIDENTIAL

A destructive computer program that attached itself to other programs is called a(n) ___________?

1. revision
2. update
3. malignancy
4. virus

VIRUS

Backing-up refers to ___________?

SAVING DATA

A 1099 FORM is used to report income to the ________?

1. IRS
2. Social Security Administration
3. AMA
4. State Dept of Revenue

IRS

Computer memory can be measured in _______?

1. bytes
2. wattage
3. volts
4. amperes

BYTES

A self-employed billing specialist will need all of the following for successful start-up EXCEPT which one?

1. Sufficient funds for at least 6 months
2. Casual attitude toward customers
3. Full-time commictment to the job
4. Dedication to do things right

A self-employed claims processor might expect to invest in a new _______ for business.

1. computer
2. home
3. car
4. wardrobe

COMPUTER

Self-employed insurance billing specialist can deduct all but which one of the following expenses.

1. business travel expenses
2. subscriptions to professional magazines
3. social entertaining
4. depreciation of office equipment

SOCIAL ENTERTAINING

file a DBA form

Brains of a computer which control memory and processing functions are called the _________ ?

1. CPU
2. CRT
3. CD-ROM
4. LCD

CPU

Intentional misrepresentation of facts in order to deceive or mislead others is _________?

FRAUD

A separate part of a computer keyboard that handles numerical functions only is a(n) _________?

1. keypad
2. hot key
3. alternate key
4. functions key

KEYPAD

Storage in a computer is called ________?

1. disk
2. chips
3. capacity
4. memory

MEMORY

A list of items displayed on a computer screen from whcih the operator can choose a functionsis termed a ______?

1. window
2. menu
3. directory
4. hard drive

MENU

Memory that allows data to be stored and retrieved by specification is called ________?

1. ROM
2. retrievable memory
3. byte
4. RAM (random access memor)