CPCS Flashcards
When preparing for a committee meeting, the medical services professional MOST likely would meet with whom to coordinate the agenda and meeting packet?
A) Medical Director
B) Vice President of Medical Affairs
C) Committee chairperson
C) Committee chairperson
According to The Joint Commission, which of the following dictates the qualifications and criteria for appointment to the medical staff?
A) Credentialing policies and procedures
B) Medical Executive Committee
C) Medical Staff Bylaws
C) Medical Staff Bylaws
According to URAC, within how many days must the practitioner be notified of credentialing decisions?
A) 10 days
B) 30 days
C) 60 days
A) 10 days
According to The Joint Commission, which of the following is an approved source for verification of a medical degree from a United States educational Institution?
A) AMA physician masterfile
B) ECFMG
C) ACGME
A) AMA physician masterfile
How many peer references does HFAP require at initial appointment?
A) One
B) Two
A) One
According to NCQA standards, an organization that discovers sanction information, complaints, or adverse events regarding a practitioner must take what action?
A) Determine if there is evidence of poor quality that could affect the health and safety of its members
B) Immediately take action to remove the provider from its panel
C) Notify the practictioner that he or she is under investigation and initiate the hiring process
A) Determine if there is evidence of poor quality that could affect the health and safety of its members
According to The Joint Commission hospital standards, which of the following is an element of a self-governing medical staff?
A) The hospital’s board of directors determines the criteria for granting medical staff privileges
B) There can be any number of medical staffs as long as they are approved by the governing body
C) The medical staff determines the mechanism for establishing and enforcing criteria for assigning oversight responsibility to practitioners with independent privileges.
C) The medical staff determines the mechanism for establishing and enforcing criteria for assigning oversight responsibility to practitioners with independent privileges.
In order for a healthcare facility to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs it must comply with the:
A) Medicare Conditions of Participation
B) National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) standards
C) The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards
A) Medicare Conditions of Participation
Robert’s Rules of order is an example of:
A) A code of conduct
B) Executive privilege
C) Parliamentary procedure
C) Parliamentary procedure
Which of the following providers is considered a primary care physician (PCP)?
A) Family medicine practitioner
B) General surgeon
C) Gastroenterologist
A) Family medicine practitioner
When credentialing and privileging practitioners, it is appropriate to?
A) Follow a routine process for each applicant
B) Handle each applicant on a case-by-case basis
C) Process all applications within one week of receipt
A) Follow a routine process for each applicant
Active, Associate, Courtesy, Honorary, and Consulting are examples of:
A) Privileges
B) Membership categories
C) Committees
B) Membership categories
What is the only hospital medical staff committee required by The Joint Commission hospital standards?
A) Utilization review committee
B) Credentials committee
C) Medical executive committee
C) Medical executive committee
You are working at an AAAHC accredited facility and you want to introduce the concept of utilizing a credentials verification organization. If the CVO is not accredited by a nationally recognized organization, you must:
A) Perform an assessment of the capability and quality of the CVO’s work
B) Perform an assessment of their turn-around times.
C) The organization must conduct an onsite survey every three years
A) Perform an assessment of the capability and quality of the CVO’s work
Can the hospital accept an NPDB self-query performed by the physician to satisfy The Joint Commission’s requirement for NPDB query?
A) Yes
B) No. The hospital or designated agent must perform the query.
B) No. The hospital or designated agent must perform the query.
Licensure Definition
A) License Independent Practitioner - Term used by TJC
B) A license is the authority a government agency grants an individual to practice
C) Process of obtaining, verifying, & assessing the qualifications of a healthcare practitioner who seeks to provide patient care services for a hospital
B) A license is the authority a government agency grants an individual to practice
According to TJC Standards temporary privileges may be granted to a Medical staff appointee if the recredentialing application is not submitted in a timely fashion to prevent any lapse.
A) True
B) False
B) False
HFAP requires a specific document to describe qualifications & criteria for candidates prior to MEC
A) Bylaws or Appended Credentialing Manual
B) Policies and Procedures
C) Rules and Regulations
A) Bylaws or Appended Credentialing Manual
What document allows a person to give directions about future medical care to designate another person if the individual loses decision making capacity?
A) Power of Attorney
B) Consent Release
C) Advanced Directive
C) Advanced Directive
NPDB operates by the following laws:
A) Title IV of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA), Public Law 99-660 Section 1921 of the Social Security Act, Section 1128E of the Social Security Act
B) Title IV of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA)
C) Federal & State Laws
A) Title IV of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA), Public Law 99-660 Section 1921 of the Social Security Act, Section 1128E of the Social Security Act
What is an ex-officio member?
A) service as a member of a body by virtue of an office or position held and, can have voting rights based on hospital bylaws
B) tends to be an established, experienced, and respected, member of the medical staff.
C) A member who recommends approval or disapproval to the board.
A) service as a member of a body by virtue of an office or position held and, can have voting rights based on hospital bylaws
Office of the Inspector General is the list of individuals organizations that have been excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and Federal health care programs.
A) True
B) False
A) True
There may be licensed independent practitioners such as physician assistants or nurse practitioners who are: Allowed by state laws and licensing regulations to practice w/out direction of a physician and may also be granted medical staff membership
A) True
B) False
A) True
The six areas of “general competencies”: Patient care, medical/clinical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism and systems-based practice were developed by?
A) TJC
B) ACGME and ABMS
C) AMA
B) ACGME and ABMS