Study Questions Flashcards
1
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What is an Application?
A
Software that has a specific purpose.
2
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What is a Clearinghouse?
A
Service that processes data into standard billing format and checks for errors.
3
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What is CPT? its meaning? Where is it used?
A
- Current Procedural Terminology
- Coding system used to convert narrative procedures and services into numeric form.
-Physician’s office, hospitals and outpatient coding.
4
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what is Point of Care?
A
- POC
-Documentation, dictation, and ordering tests and procedures that occur at the same time the patient is being seen.
5
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What is Practice Management?
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- PM
- software used in physicians offices to gather data and perform admin function from the time appt is made until the bill is paid.
6
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What is a Routing Slip?
A
- paper or electronic, captures diagnoses and services or procedures performed and from which the CMS-1500 billing form is complete.
7
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What is Advancing Care Information Standards?
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- Part of MIPS
- supports the secure exchange of health info and encourages use of certified EHR tech.
8
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what is information
A
- raw pieces of data that when viewed as a whole, has meaning
- contains Data
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