CMAA: Billing & Revenue Cycle

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A medical administrative assistant is reviewing remittance advice to determine how claims have been paid and to see if any errors have been made by the third-party payer. This action occurs in which phase of the revenue cycle? Options: Receiving and posting reimbursement, Payer adjudication, Appeals and claims collections, Health care encounter and documentation

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Receiving and posting reimbursement

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What stage is the revenue cycle considered to be completed?

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Posting the payment

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A medical administrative assistant is checking with a patient's insurance payer to determine if a referral or preauthorization is needed prior to performing an MRI. This action occurs in which of the following phases of the revenue cycle? Options: Payer adjudication, Appeals and claims collection, Charge capture and coding, Utilization management review

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Utilization management review

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A medical administrative assistant is contacting the insurance payer to determine benefits coverage for a procedure and is requesting approval. Which step of the revenue cycle is being performed?

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Eligibility and insurance preauthorization

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Which of the following items is required in the encounter note? Provider signature, Copay amount, Provider's phone number, Patient address

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Provider signature

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How often should a medical administrative assistant perform charge reconciliation?

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Daily

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A medical administrative assistant notices a difference between the billed and allowed amount. Which type of transaction must be posted in the patient account? Options: Hardship write-off, Contractual adjustment, Payment posting, Charge entry

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Contractual adjustment

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An electronic health record (EHR) system assists health care organizations with which of the following tasks? Provider documentation, Interviewing and hiring new staff, Ordering of supplies, Attracting new patients

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Provider documentation

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Which of the following payers is designed for military members and their family? TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Workers' compensation

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TRICARE

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A provider agrees to accept the payer's allowed amount. What is the provider's status?

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Participating provider