Question 1

In 1980 Medicare authorized implementation of ambulatory surgical center __________ rates as a fee to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)  for facility services furnished in connection with performing certain surgical procedures.

Accepted Answer

A)   differential
B)   payment
C)   per diem
D)   retrospectiveE) None of the above
F) A) and B) B

Question 2

​A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient for treatment of acute asthma. The patient also has hypertension, which was medically managed during the inpatient admission. Which present on admission (POA)  indicator applies to the acute asthma?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Y (present at the time of inpatient admission) 
B)   ​N (not present at the time of inpatient admission) 
C)   ​U (documentation is insufficient to determine if condition is present on admission) 
D)   ​W (provider is unable to clinically determine whether condition was present on admission or not) E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

A chargemaster team jointly shares the responsibility of updating and revising the chargemaster to ensure its __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   accuracy
B)   compliance
C)   encryption
D)   revenueE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics/orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS)  fee schedule reimburses DMEPOS either __________ percent of the actual charge for the item or the fee schedule amount, whichever is lower.

Accepted Answer

A)   20
B)   50
C)   80
D)   100E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 5

Which classifies patients into inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system groups that are based on clinical characteristics and expected resource needs?

Accepted Answer

A)   charge description master
B)   fee schedule
C)   HIPPS code set
D)   patient assessment instrumentE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The MMA of 2003 mandated implementation of a(n)  __________ payment amount as a substitute for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)  standard overhead amount for surgical procedures performed at an ASC.

Accepted Answer

A)   fee schedule
B)   inpatient prospective payment system
C)   outpatient prospective payment system
D)   resource-based relative value scale systemE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which is the distribution of financial resources among competing groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   data analytics
B)   financial viability
C)   resource allocation
D)   revenue cycle auditingE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

HIPPS codes are determined after home health care patient assessments using the __________ are completed.

Accepted Answer

A)   MEDPAR limited data set (LDS) 
B)   minimum data set (MDS) 
C)   outcomes and assessment information set (OASIS) 
D)   uniform hospital discharge data set (UHDDS) E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Long-term acute care hospitals are defined by Medicare as having an average inpatient length of stay greater than __________ days.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   15
C)   25
D)   30E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

A condition that exists at the time an order for inpatient admission occurs is categorized according to __________.​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​case management
B)   ​data analysis
C)   ​present on admission
D)   ​revenue cycle auditingE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

An ambulatory surgical center (ASC)  is a state-licensed, Medicare-certified supplier (not provider)  of surgical health care services that must __________ on Medicare claims.

Accepted Answer

A)   accept assignment
B)   assign benefitsC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 12

Provisions of the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system resulted in a __________ patient classification system that reflects differences in patient resource use and costs.

Accepted Answer

A)   cost-based
B)   price-based
C)   per diem
D)   prospectiveE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which reimburses providers according to predetermined rates assigned to services and is revised by CMS each year?

Accepted Answer

A)   Medicare physician fee schedule
B)   Medicare relative value units
C)   Medicare resource-based fee schedule
D)   Medicare value fee scheduleE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The process of extracting and analyzing data to identify patterns, whether predictable or unpredictable, is called data __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   allocation
B)   auditing
C)   mining
D)   warehousingE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

When the Medicare program does not have primary responsibility for paying a beneficiary's medical expenses, the Medicare __________ concept applies.

Accepted Answer

A)   balance billing
B)   conversion factor
C)   limiting charge
D)   secondary payerE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which adjusts payments to account for geographic variations in hospitals' labor costs?

Accepted Answer

A)   case index
B)   disease index
C)   morbidity index
D)   wage indexE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

The federal government administers several health care programs, some of which require services to be reimbursed according to predetermined reimbursement methodologies, which are established as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cost-based rates
B)   price-based rates
C)   payment systems
D)   reasonable cost systemsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient with a diagnosis of possible cerebrovascular accident. During admission, the patient falls out of bed fractures her right arm. Which present on admission (POA)  indicator applies to the right arm fracture diagnosis?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Y (present at the time of inpatient admission) 
B)   ​N (not present at the time of inpatient admission) 
C)   ​U (documentation is insufficient to determine if condition is present on admission) 
D)   ​W (provider is unable to clinically determine whether condition was present on admission or not) E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Which communicates new or changed policies and/or procedures that are being incorporated into a specific CMS Internet-only program manual?

Accepted Answer

A)   explanation of benefits
B)   program transmittal
C)   remittance advice
D)   summary noticeE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which software is used for the computerized data entry of the minimum data set about skilled nursing facility patients to create a file in a standard format that can be electronically transmitted to a state database?

Accepted Answer

A)   HAVEN
B)   IRVEN
C)   OASIS
D)   RAVENE) None of the above
F) B) and D) D

Exam 9: Cms Reimbursement Methodologies

In 1980 Medicare authorized implementation of ambulatory surgical center __________ rates as a fee to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) for facility services furnished in connection with performing certain surgical procedures.

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​A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient for treatment of acute asthma. The patient also has hypertension, which was medically managed during the inpatient admission. Which present on admission (POA) indicator applies to the acute asthma?

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A chargemaster team jointly shares the responsibility of updating and revising the chargemaster to ensure its __________.

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The Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics/orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedule reimburses DMEPOS either __________ percent of the actual charge for the item or the fee schedule amount, whichever is lower.

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Which classifies patients into inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system groups that are based on clinical characteristics and expected resource needs?

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The MMA of 2003 mandated implementation of a(n) __________ payment amount as a substitute for the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) standard overhead amount for surgical procedures performed at an ASC.

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Which is the distribution of financial resources among competing groups?

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HIPPS codes are determined after home health care patient assessments using the __________ are completed.

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Long-term acute care hospitals are defined by Medicare as having an average inpatient length of stay greater than __________ days.

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A condition that exists at the time an order for inpatient admission occurs is categorized according to __________.​

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An ambulatory surgical center (ASC) is a state-licensed, Medicare-certified supplier (not provider) of surgical health care services that must __________ on Medicare claims.

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Provisions of the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system resulted in a __________ patient classification system that reflects differences in patient resource use and costs.

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Which reimburses providers according to predetermined rates assigned to services and is revised by CMS each year?

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The process of extracting and analyzing data to identify patterns, whether predictable or unpredictable, is called data __________.

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When the Medicare program does not have primary responsibility for paying a beneficiary's medical expenses, the Medicare __________ concept applies.

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Which adjusts payments to account for geographic variations in hospitals' labor costs?

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The federal government administers several health care programs, some of which require services to be reimbursed according to predetermined reimbursement methodologies, which are established as __________.

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A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient with a diagnosis of possible cerebrovascular accident. During admission, the patient falls out of bed fractures her right arm. Which present on admission (POA) indicator applies to the right arm fracture diagnosis?​

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Which communicates new or changed policies and/or procedures that are being incorporated into a specific CMS Internet-only program manual?

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Which software is used for the computerized data entry of the minimum data set about skilled nursing facility patients to create a file in a standard format that can be electronically transmitted to a state database?

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