Rainbow Review
Multiple Choice 1. Before the 1970’s, a physician’s practice would grow based on: both A & C (advertising and referrals) 2. The increased demand for medical billers, medical assistants, and medical coders can be attributed to: All of the above 3. As a result of managed care, it is rare today to find: privately owned hospitals 4. A centralized billing office (CBO) typically contracts with a physician’s office to perform which of the flowing functions?
Handling claims and/or accounts receivable 5. A physician’s practice with 10 or more physicians would generally be categorized as: large-group practice 6. AN allied health employee in a hospital may be employed as a: scheduler in the radiology department 7. Important skills required of a payment poster include:
A and B only (data-entry and spelling skills) 8. Types of managed care plans are:
HMO, PPO, and POS 9. The HMO Act of 1973 used federal funds for the purpose of: Promoting health maintenance organizations (HMOs) 10. Which of the following is true of manage care contracts providers?
They are usually 1-year contracts 11. Group insurance is issued to an employer to provide coverage for: employees and all their dependents 12. The portion of the provider’s fee that the patient has to pay is called: coinsurance 13. Which of the following is true of COBRA insurance? It is offered to businesses with 20 or more employees 14. To avoid the higher cost of health care, employers: all of the above 15. Which of the following is true of an exclusive provider organization (EPO)?
It is regulated under insurance statutes 16. The schedule of benefits section of a managed care contract includes: a list of medical services covered under the insured’s policy 17. The maximum allowable fee payable by the payer for the