The employer identification number (EIN) or federal tax ID number is issued by:
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
insurance carriers.
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Q. 2) The process of collecting a patient's personal information and entering it into the hospital's database is referred to as:
verification.
registration.
certification.
authorization
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Q. 3) For a patient whose condition requires immediate attention for the treatment of a physical or mental disorder, the admission type code would be reported as:
emergency.
urgent.
elective.
trauma.
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Q. 4) Electronic claims are entered into a computer system and then printed out to be filed in the patient's medical record.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Q. 5) A signature stamp should never be used in place of the physician's original signature on a claim form.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Q. 6) An inventory of body systems obtained by asking the patient a series of questions is called a(n)__________ .
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Q. 7) What are the three basic reimbursement methods for inpatient hospital services?
What will be an ideal response?
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Q. 8) In form locator 17 on the UB-04 claim form, the codes for Left against medical advice or discontinued care, Expired (or did not recover), and Admitted as an inpatient to this hospital represent:
admission source codes.
discharge status codes.
admission type codes.
condition codes.
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Q. 9) Documentation of an extended history of present illness (HPI) includes at least:
one HPI element.
two HPI elements.
three HPI elements.
four HPI elements.
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Q. 10) Optical character recognition (OCR) guidelines require adherence to specific standards for the size and alignment of printed characters.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.