Digital Review & Assignment 6

A  By identifying trends and patterns over time

B  By providing an accurate record of the level of care delivered to each patient

C  All of the reasons listed apply

D  By enabling the collection and comparison of data between different providers and organizations

A  All of the reasons listed apply

B  Denial of reimbursement

C  Underpayment

D  Overpayment

A  10%

B  25%

C  75%

D  50%

A  To avoid audits and investigations

B  To generate reliable data for healthcare analysis

C  To ensure healthcare providers receive appropriate reimbursement

D  All of the reasons listed apply

A  Both

B  An individual who has not received any professional face-to-face services from the physician or qualified healthcare professional providing the current E&M service within the preceding three years

C  An individual who has received professional face-to-face services within the last three years from the physician or qualified healthcare professional who is currently providing E&M services

D  Neither one of the options

A  Both

B  Neither one of the options

C  An individual who has not received any professional face-to-face services from the physician or qualified healthcare professional providing the current E&M service within the preceding three years

D  An individual who has received professional face-to-face services within the last three years from the physician or qualified healthcare professional who is currently providing E&M services

A  how complex and detailed the medical encounter is

B  the patient’s insurance coverage

C  how much time the physician spends providing the service

D  how much time the patient spends with the physician

A  to avoid linkage to fraudulent practices and behaviors

B  to reflect diversity in each healthcare professional’s skills, knowledge, and effort

C  to ensure accurate coding

D  to provide a range of options for patients

A  6-8

B  1-2

C  3-5

D  9-10

A  to assign the appropriate E&M code

B  to avoid confusion

C  to provide care to a patient

D  to specify that portions of the 1995 and 1997 guidelines could be combined

A  the 1995 and 1998 Documentation Guidelines

B  the 1995 and 1997 Documentation Guidelines

C  the 1995 and 2005 Documentation Guidelines

D  the 1997 and 2007 Documentation Guidelines

A  portions of the 1995 and 1997 Documentation Guidelines

B  counseling, coordination of care, presenting problem, and time

C  the patient’s history, examination, and medical decision making

D  Medicare Administrative Contractors and private payers

A  to provide care to a patient

B  to avoid confusion

C  to self-determine which set of guidelines to follow

D  to assign the appropriate E&M code

A  resources used by a physician to provide care to a patient

B  the patient’s history, examination, and medical decision making

C  Medicare Administrative Contractors and private payers

D  counseling, coordination of care, presenting problem, and time

A  2

B  4

C  3

D  5