Week 3 Knowledge Check NRNP 6531
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Medicare is a federal program administered by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS has developed guidelines for Evaluation and
Management coding, which all providers are expected to follow when coding patient
visits for reimbursement. Which of the following is an important consideration
regarding billing practices?
Selected c.
Answer: Failing to bill for billable services will lead to unnecessarily low
revenues
Answers: a.
It is important to “undercode” so that one does not get charged
with Medicare fraud
b.
The practice of “overcoding” is essential in this age of
decreasing reimbursements
c.
Failing to bill for billable services will lead to unnecessarily low
revenues
d.
Time spent with the patient is a very important determinant of
billing
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient comes in complaining of 1 week of pain in the posterior neck with difficulty
turning the head to the right. What additional history is needed?
Selected
Answer: Any recent trauma
Answers:
Any recent trauma
Difficulty swallowing
Stiffness in the right
shoulder
Change in sleeping
habits
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
, Sylvia, age 83, presents with a 3 day history of pain and burning in the left forehead.
This morning she noticed a rash with erythematous papules in that site. What do
you suspect?
Selected b.
Answer: Herpes
zoster
Answers: a.
Varicella
b.
Herpes
zoster
c.
Syphilis
d.
Rubella
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Stacy, age 27, states that she has painless, white, slightly raised patches in her
mouth. They are probably caused by:
Selected c.
Answer: Candidiasis
Answers: a.
Herpes
simplex
b.
Aphthous
ulcers
c.
Candidiasis
d.
Oral cancer
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Janine, age 29, has numerous transient lesions that come and go, and she is
diagnosed with urticaria. What do you order?
Selected d.
Answer: Antihistamin
es
Answers: a.
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Medicare is a federal program administered by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS has developed guidelines for Evaluation and
Management coding, which all providers are expected to follow when coding patient
visits for reimbursement. Which of the following is an important consideration
regarding billing practices?
Selected c.
Answer: Failing to bill for billable services will lead to unnecessarily low
revenues
Answers: a.
It is important to “undercode” so that one does not get charged
with Medicare fraud
b.
The practice of “overcoding” is essential in this age of
decreasing reimbursements
c.
Failing to bill for billable services will lead to unnecessarily low
revenues
d.
Time spent with the patient is a very important determinant of
billing
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient comes in complaining of 1 week of pain in the posterior neck with difficulty
turning the head to the right. What additional history is needed?
Selected
Answer: Any recent trauma
Answers:
Any recent trauma
Difficulty swallowing
Stiffness in the right
shoulder
Change in sleeping
habits
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
, Sylvia, age 83, presents with a 3 day history of pain and burning in the left forehead.
This morning she noticed a rash with erythematous papules in that site. What do
you suspect?
Selected b.
Answer: Herpes
zoster
Answers: a.
Varicella
b.
Herpes
zoster
c.
Syphilis
d.
Rubella
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Stacy, age 27, states that she has painless, white, slightly raised patches in her
mouth. They are probably caused by:
Selected c.
Answer: Candidiasis
Answers: a.
Herpes
simplex
b.
Aphthous
ulcers
c.
Candidiasis
d.
Oral cancer
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Janine, age 29, has numerous transient lesions that come and go, and she is
diagnosed with urticaria. What do you order?
Selected d.
Answer: Antihistamin
es
Answers: a.
