Exam 3 Quizzes Flashcards
An exchange or transfer of goods; services; or funds is called a
transaction
T or F? It is never acceptable to use white out to correct errors on ledgers
Correct Answer is True
The description column on the patient ledger is used to
describe the specifics of the transaction; such as check number
The term third party payer refers to
insurance company
The column on the ledger card that is used for entering payments received is the
credit column
T or F? An insurance benefit that is always stated as a percentage is the co-pay
Correct Answer is False
T or F? Providers who choose to not participate with an insurance company are not obligated to collect only the amount allowed by the insurance
Correct Answer is True
T or F? Daily transactions must only be recorded on patient ledgers
Correct Answer is False
T or F? An amount that negatively or positively affacts an account balance is placed inot the adjustment column
Correct Answer is True
A typical day sheet has ? Sections
five
sending patient statements by dividing up the accounts and sending each group at different times during the month
cycle billing
an amount that increaseas a practices assets; decrease liabilities; or decreases earnings
debit
a system to provide an accurate way to collect statistics to record morbidity (disease) and mortality (death)
icd-9 codes
an amount that negatively or positively affects an account balance
adjustment
an amount that decreasesa assests; increases liabilities; or increases earnings; such as payments received
credit