CPCO prep exam questions & answers 2023/2024

CPCO prep exam questions & answers 2023/2024 Under EMTALA, all Medicare participating hospitals are required to provide at least a medical screening exam to a patient who comes to the emergency department ... - ANSWER-regardless of the patient's insurance or ability to pay. Any laboratory performing testing on specimens derived from a human being for purposes of providing diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or assessment of health, regardless of whether they participate in Medicare, must: - ANSWER-enroll In the CLIA program If I'm only doing blood draws, do I need a CLIA number? - ANSWER-No, a CLIA number is not required if the facility only collects specimens and performs no testing. The 250-yard zone rule does not apply to - ANSWER-all hospital-owned physician practices An emergency medical condition is defined as having symptoms (including severe pain and psychiatric disturbances) such that the absence of immediate medical attention could result in: - ANSWER-serious impairment of bodily functions, and/or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part After enacting CLIA, what percentage did the total number of quality deficiencies decrease from the first laboratory survey to the second? - ANSWER-40% A Certificate for Provider-performed Microscopy (PPM) procedures is issued to a laboratory in which a physician, midlevel practitioner, or dentist performs no tests other than: - ANSWER-Waived tests and PPM procedures. Which certificate is issued to a laboratory that enables the entity to conduct moderate- to high-complexity laboratory testing until the entity is determined by survey to be in compliance with the CLIA regulations? - ANSWER-Certificate of Registration