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Chapter 01: Role of an Insurance Billing Specialist

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The primary goal of an insurance billing specialist is:

• to manage the health care organization’s billing office
• to ensure the cash flow of a health care organization through revenue cycle management
• to send bills to patients for services they receive
• to post payments received from patients and insurance carriers

CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Moderate OBJ: 2

2. Facility billing includes charging for medical services provided by:

• physicians
• laboratory services
• ambulance services
• ambulatory surgical centers

CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Easy OBJ: 2

• A claims assistance professional
• works for the consumer.
• works for the health care organization.
• works for an insurance company.
• works for the federal government.

CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Easy OBJ: 2

• What is ―cash flow‖ in a medical practice?
• The actual money available to a medical practice
• The amount of money received by a medical practice in 1 day 2 / 4

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• The amount of money received by a medical practice in 1 month
• The amount of outstanding money on the accounts receivable

CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Moderate OBJ: 2

• Which level of education is generally required for one who seeks employment as an insurance coder?
• College diploma
• High school diploma
• Completion of an accredited program for coding certification
• No specific level of education is required

CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: Easy OBJ: 4

• The amount of money an insurance billing specialist earns is dependent on which of the following

factors?

• Knowledge
• Experience
• Size of employing institution
• All are correct

CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Moderate OBJ: 5

• A self-employed medical insurance biller who does independent contracting is responsible for
• advertising.
• billing.
• accounting.
• All are correct.

CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Hard OBJ: 2

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• Medical etiquette refers to
• consideration for others.
• moral principles or practices.
• laws.
• the Oath of Hippocrates.

CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Moderate OBJ: 9

• The process of shortening words and using abbreviations that do not follow standard grammar, spelling

and punctuation when writing electronic mail communications is referred to as:

• emoticons
• abbreviations
• text speak
• short text

CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: Easy OBJ: 9

• Professional ethics include
• state laws.
• federal laws.
• standards of conduct.
• civil torts.

CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: Moderate OBJ: 9

• The earliest written code of ethical principles for the medical profession is the
• Oath of Hippocrates.
• Socratic oath.
• Code of Hammurabi.
• Medicolegal oath.
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