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1 CRCR EXAM ACTUAL EXAM A, B & PRACTICE EXAM COMPLETE
600 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2024-2025 UPDATE JUST RELEASED
CRCR VERSION A
EFT (electronic funds transfer) is
a) An electronic claim submission
b) The record of payments in the hospital's accounting system
c) An electronic confirmation that a payment is due
d) An electronic transfer of funds from payer to payee - ANSWER-D
Revenue cycle activities occurring at the point-of-service include all of the following
EXCEPT:
a) The monitoring of charges
b) The provision of case management and discharge planning
services
c) Providing charges to the third-party payer as they are incurred
d) The generation of charges - ANSWER-C 1 / 4
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Medicare beneficiaries remain in the same "benefit period"
a) Up to hospitalization discharge
b) Until the beneficiary is "hospitalization and/or skilled nursing
facility-free" for 60 consecutive days
c) Each calendar year
d) Up to 60 days - ANSWER-B
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set standards for accounts receivables (A/R) and
a) Provide evidence of financial status
b) Provide a method of measuring the collection and control of A/R
c) Establish productivity targets
d) Make allowance for accurate revenue forecasting - ANSWER-B
Recognizing that health coverage is complicated and not all patients are able to navigate this terrain, HFMA best practices specify that
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a) The patient accounts staff have someone assigned to research
coverage on behalf of patients
b) Patients should be given the opportunity to request a patient
advocate, family member, or other designee to help them in these discussions
c) Patient coverage education may need to be provided by the
health plan
d) A representative of the health plan be included in the patient
financial responsibilities discussion - ANSWER-B
When there is a request for service, the scheduling staff member must confirm the patient's unique identification information to
a) Check if there is any patient balance due
b) Verify the patient's insurance coverage if the patient is a returning
customer
c) Confirm that physician orders have been received
d) Ensure that she/he accesses the correct information in the
historical database - ANSWER-D 3 / 4
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Once the price is estimated in the pre-service stage, a provider's financial best practice is to
a) Explain to the patient their financial responsibility and to
determine the plan for payment
b) Allow the patient time to compare prices with other providers
c) Lock-in the prices
d) Have another employee double check the price estimate - ANSWER-A
What type of account adjustment results from the patient's unwillingness to pay a self- pay balance?
a) Charity adjustment
b) Bad debt adjustment
c) Contractual adjustment
d) Administrative adjustment - ANSWER-B
All of the following are conditions that disqualify a procedure or service from being paid
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