Compliance Flashcards
For compliance, what is the amount of the “set” penalty commonly assessed per laboratory test or service that was billed fraudulently?
$15,000
Which of the following laws keeps physicians from referring specimens to laboratories in which immediate family members have a financial interest?
Stark law
Which of the following laws covers quality control and quality assurance?
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act
Which of the following laws established national standards for providers to standardize electronic data?
HIPAA
The Office of the Inspector General is part of the Department of
Health and Human Services
Most accidental arterial punctures occur when attempting to draw from the
Basilic Vein
Which of the following is a patient complication associated with arterial puncture?
Infection, numbness, hematoma
The formal monitoring of how an organization follows laws and regulations is known as
Compliance
A compliance committee consists of people from different areas of
The laboratory
Which of the following may be used to identify billing in federal health programs?
CPT, ICD-9-CM, HCFA
The American Medical Association has established all of the following panels that should be collected for determining general information about a patient’s health status, including
Complete blood count, hepatic function panel, and electrolyte panel
Penalties for Anti-Kickback law violation include imprisonment up to 5 years and/or fines up to
$25,000
Which of the following acts prohibits knowingly billing services not medically necessary for treatment or diagnosis of a Medicare patient?
False Claims Act
The phlebotomist can release test results to the
Person who ordered the test
To prevent lawsuits, all of the following established should be undertaken
inserting the needle at a 15 degree angle, avoiding deep probing venipuncture to prevent most nerve damage, and observing the patient after the draw for bleeding
