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20 Cards in this Set
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when submitting Medicare claims electronically, what is needed from the HHS secretary
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waiver
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nine-digit indentifier assigned by the federal or state agency
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IEN
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what us entered on the bottom of the CMS-1500?
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physician/supplier information
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inserting correct punctuation is a guideline for
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CMS-1500 form
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what is entered in the top portion of the CMS-1500
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patient insured information
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what is the most common use of ASCII?
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most common format used for text files in computers and on the internet
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what are the top two reasons for the revision of the CMS-1500 form?
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errors and omissions
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what is the purpose of a ledger card
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keeps track of patient charges and payments
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patient and supplier are the the main sections of what commonly used form?
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CMS-1500
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name 3 advantages of filing claims electronically
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improves cash flow, reduces expense of claim processing and streamlines internal prosesses.
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what is the most common reason a claim is rejected
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incomplete, invalid patient diagnosis codes,
missing or invalid information |
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what is the procedure for a claim with unlisted procedure code is reported
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a code ending in 99 is used to justify certain procedures or charges, or both
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what information you typically find on an insurance id card
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Patient information such as name of insurance policy number copayment name of the primary care physician ,
telephone numbers, preauthorization, precertification , alpha characters or numbers |
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a superbill/charge slip can also be called
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Encounter form
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what is monospaced type font and what is it used for
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is a character that takes exactly the same amount of space.
It is used for OCR SCANNING. |
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what is special about the CMS-1500 form
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is universal
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submitting insurance claims directly to a third party payer
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direct data entry
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claim that can be processed for payment quicly without being returned
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clean claim
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document to complete CMS-1500 form
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patient information form
patient insurance id encounter form ledger card plan health record |
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most important responsibilties for a health insurance professional
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to obtain maximum amout of reimbursement in the minimal amount of time that the medical record supports
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