MLS 1113 Unit 1 - Introduction to MLS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

private insurance Correct Answer: About 50-60% of laboratory payments come from this source: federally Correct Answer: Medicare and Social Security are ______ managed. state Correct Answer: Medicaid is _____ managed. low income or disabled Correct Answer: Medicaid is state-funded health insurance for people who are: over 65 Correct Answer: Medicare is federally funded health insurance for people who are: private pay Correct Answer: When a patient pays cash for medical services without going through insurance, this is termed: fraud Correct Answer: Because of rampant _____, Medicare and Medicaid billing is now tightly controlled. fixed Correct Answer: To curtail fraud, typically there is a ____ price for each CPT code that laboratories may not charge above. medical director Correct Answer: The _______ of the laboratory is part of the hospital administrative team and is typically a pathologist. administrative scientists Correct Answer: At large labs, departments of the lab may be run by ________ who are typically PhDs in their field. lab manager or lab supervisor Correct Answer: The _______ or _______ is often the same person at smaller labs, usually has a MS in lab science, and is responsible for day to day laboratory operations. lead techs Correct Answer: The ______ work on the bench but also have supervisory duties and higher levels of responsibility, and usually have a bachelor's degree. bench techs Correct Answer: The ______ are the worker bees of the laboratory and may be MTs or MLTs. specimen processors Correct Answer: The _______ receive and process the specimens that come into the laboratory then distribute them for testing. phlebotomists Correct Answer: The _______ draw the blood and in large hospitals may spend very little time in the actual lab. In small labs and hospitals, they may also have specimen processing duties.