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MCB100 Final
Medisoft Final
Question | Answer |
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Administrative medical office responsibilities include? | claims submission. |
The doctorine 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. |
Cost pressures on health care providers are forcing employers to reduce personnel costs by hiring? | Multiskilled health care practitioners. |
A claims assistance professional? | works for the consumer and helps patients file insurance claims. |
The earliest written code of ethical principles for the medical profession is the? | Code of Hammurabi. |
What level of education is generally required for one who seeks employment as an insurance coder? | Completion of an accredited program for coding certification. |
Medical ettiquette refers to? | consideration for others. |
Why are multiskilled heath practitioners (MSHPs) in demand? | They are cross-trained to provide more than one function, they are often competent in more than one discipline, and they offer more flexibility to their employer. |
Medical ethics include? | standards of conduct. |
Front office medical duties have become increasingly important because? | diagnostic and procedure coding must be reviewed for its correctness and completeness. |
A billing specialist is entrusted with? | holding a patients' medical information in confidence, collecting monies, and being a reliable resource for co-workers. |
Reporting incorrect information to government-funded programs is? | Illegal. |
Assigning a code without documentation from the provider is? | Illegal and Unethical. |
Reporting incorrect information to Medicare is? | Illegal. |
Unbundling services when an available single code includes all services is? | Illegal and Unethical. |
Using code numbers to increase payment when case documentation does not warrant it is? | Illegal and Unethical. |
Coding services that were not performed for payment is? | Illegal and Unethical. |