, What type of provider goes through approximately 26 1/2 months of education and is licensed to
practice medicine with the oversight of a physician? - Answer: Physician Assistant (PA)
The ____ describes whether specific medical items, services, treatment procedures, or technologies are
considered medically necessary under Medicare - Answer: National Coverage Determinations
LCD's only have jurisdiction in their ____ area. - Answer: Regional
ABN stands for - Answer: Advance Beneficiary Notice
HIPPA was made into law in what year? - Answer: 1996
What will the scope is a compliance program depend on? - Answer: Size and resources of the
physician's practice
According to the OIG, internal monitoring and auditing should be performed by what means? - Answer:
Periodic audits
AAPC has what to determine current year's coder salaries? - Answer: Salary survey
The ASPC offers over 440 local chapters across the country and in the Bahamas for the purpose of -
Answer: Networking
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is significant because - Answer: It is a weakness in a large artery and
rupture could be deadly
What distinguishes a "sentinel" node from the lymph nodes? - Answer: A sentinel node is the first
lymph node in a group of nodes to be reached by metastasizing cancer cells
The mediastinum contains all of the following except - Answer: Lungs
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