You are performing an audit of evaluation and management services for a family practice office. In the encounter, you read the physician ordered and reviewed a differential WBC. Which of the following best describes what you would expect to see in the medical record? correct answers Patient identif...
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You are performing an audit of evaluation and management services for a family practice office.
In the encounter, you read the physician ordered and reviewed a differential WBC. Which of the
following best describes what you would expect to see in the medical record? correct answers
Patient identification, assignment of benefits, patient's medical history, immunizations, physical
examination, lab report, clinical impression, and physician orders.
As an auditor, who of the following would NOT be expected to submit operative notes? correct
answers Surgical assistants
A provider knows that an evaluation and management service they provide on the same date as a
major procedure will be bundled, so he submits the claim for the E/M with a different date of
service. This is an example of: correct answers Fraud
In preparation for a high volume of patients coming in for chemotherapy, the nurse documents
the chemotherapy treatments in advance. The purpose is to speed up the treatment process so
patients do not have to wait long. Would this cause concern in an audit? correct answers Yes,
chart entry should not be made in advance of the treatment.
Patients can request copies of disclosure of PHI under HIPAA: correct answers For a six (6) year
period of time
SOAP and CHEDDAR are two formats of medical record documentation. Which section of each
format would you find the patient's history? correct answers S in SOAP and C in CHEDDAR
When must ABNs be signed? correct answers Far enough in advance that the beneficiary or
representative has time to consider the options and make an informed choice
What is the appropriate way to dispose of PHI that is no longer needed? correct answers Discard
it in a locked shredding receptacle
Which of the following would NOT be expected to fall under the responsibility or oversight of
an organization's compliance committee? correct answers C. Recommending a specific merit
increase in pay for employee's adherence to the code of conduct
A family physician requests a post payment audit on claims from a particular commercial payer
from which he is receiving denials. Whenever the provider performs a minor procedure with an
E/M service, the minor surgery is reimbursed but the E/M service is denied. You review 10
charts and all cases are documented and coded correctly. What could be the reason for the
denial? correct answers The payer contract may bundle the E/M service when performed on the
same day as the minor surgery
Which type of case is not prosecuted under the federal false claims act? correct answers A.
Physician tax issues
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