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The MUE project was implemented by CMS as part of the NCCI to improve the accuracy of Medicare payments by __________.


A) comparing units of service with payment requested on submitted claims
B) detecting and denying unlikely Medicare claims on a prepayment basis
C) reimbursing submitted claims within 30 days of receipt and adjudication
D) reporting errors due to inappropriate units of service, reducing overpayments

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which is a licensed physician in good standing who, according to state regulations, engages in the direct management of nonphysician practitioners whose duties are encompassed by that physician's scope of practice?


A) attending physician
B) managing physician
C) primary care physician
D) supervising physician

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Supplemental plans usually cover the deductible and copay or coinsurance of a primary health insurance policy. Which is the best known supplemental plan?


A) Medicaid
B) Medigap
C) Medicare
D) TRICARE

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Patients sign Block 13 of the CMS-1500 claim to instruct the payer to directly reimburse the provider. This concept is called __________.


A) accept assignment
B) assignment of benefits

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Block 33 of the CMS-1500 claim requires entry of the name, address, and telephone number of the billing entity, which is the __________.


A) last name of the provider who applied for an EIN
B) legal business name of the practice
C) name of the provider who started the practice
D) provider who treats the most patients

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Surgeon's charges for inpatient and outpatient surgery are billed according to a global fee, which means that __________ cover(s) presurgical evaluation and management, initial and subsequent hospital visits, surgical procedure, the discharge visit, and uncomplicated postoperative follow-up care in the surgeon's office.


A) multiple charges
B) one charge
C) separate charges
D) unit-based charges

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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When the YES box in Block 27 of the CMS-1500 claims contains an X, the provider agrees to receive as payment in full whatever the payer reimburses. This concept is called __________.


A) accept assignment
B) assignment of benefits

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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