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| a financial record for each patient |
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| a preprinted statement that list codes for basic office services |
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| reduces the patients account balance |
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| a daily business record of charges and payments |
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| organized and accurate record keeping for financial transactions |
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| a record of all monies due |
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| process of acquiring funds that are due |
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| balance in ones favor on an account |
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| amount returned to patient or insurance company due to overpayment |
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| non-sufficient funds check |
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| current procedural terminology 4th edition |
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| international classification of disease 9th edition |
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| a chronological listing of the amount of money owed to a medical practice |
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| list of pre-established fee allowances set for specific services and procedures performed by the provider |
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| list of pre-established fee allowances set for specific services and procedures performed by the provider |
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| amount a provider bills for services performed |
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| amount a provider bills for services performed |
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| contract with providers that lease health care plans |
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| wide of services through a contract at a pre-determined payment |
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| why are claims submitted electronically`] |
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| filled immediately reducing the time for reimbursement cycle |
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| why are claims submitted electronically? |
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| filled immediately reducing the time for reimbursement cycle. |
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| what are evalution and management codes how are they used? |
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| codes are five-digit number that begin with the number 9 addreses what the physician does when interacting with the patient |
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| name 3 places outpatients are treated? |
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| health care providers office, hospital clinic, emergency department. |
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| what are DRG's and why are they used? |
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| diagnostic related groups-determine reimbursement for medicare patients inpatients services |
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| what does the term inpatient refer to? |
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| refers to a patient who is admitted to the hopital and will remain in the hopital for 24 hours or more |
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| list 2 reasons for a chart Audit? |
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| inspection of records to determine compliance and detect fraud. |
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| what are four ways you can demostrate a professional image to a patient? |
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| courtesy, attitude appearance, first impression. |
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| electronic medical records |
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| in the medisoft the term case refers to? |
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| grouping of transactions for visits to a physician office.organized around a condition. |
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| what are the 3 volume of the ICD9-CM? |
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VOLUME 1-tablular list of disease
VOLUME 2- alphabetic index to disease
VOLUME 3- tabular list & alphabetic index of disease. |
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| a preprinted three-part form that can be placed on a daysheet to record patients charges and payments |
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| what do brackets around an amount listed in a column indicate? |
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| list 5 sections on a pegbord daysheet? |
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| deposit slip,distribution coulmn, section of payments, section of adjustments, section for posting proofs |
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| what information is found on a bank statement? |
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all checks written and their amounts,
all deposits made and their amounts, any electronic transactions, any service charge |
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| what is the importance of endorsing checks reived for payments? |
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| if the payment is lost or stolen, no one else can cash them. |
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| what are 3 types of patients reminders? |
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| appointment cards, telephone reminders,mailed reminders cards |
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| how often are medicaid benefits given? |
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| what are four key elements of a manage care? |
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| precertification of hospital admission,approved referrals, network, assignment of benefits. |
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| what sources can message be obtained from? |
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| electronic mail, facsimile machine, answering machine. |
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| what organization must approved any changes in the disease classification system? |
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| each morning the medical receptionist should? |
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| prepare office, retrieve message,prepare the charts, welcome patients and visitors, register and orient patients , manage waiting time. |
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| changes in a posted account |
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| professional courtesy fee |
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| discount fee given to healthcare professional. |
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| international classification of disease 9th edition |
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