List the four most common types of Medicare fraud

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The four most common types of Medicare fraud are billing for services that were not rendered, misrepresenting noncovered services as medically necessary, signing blank records or falsifying information on records for the sole purpose of obtaining payment, and consistently using procedure codes that describe more extensive services than those actually performed.

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Medical office letters are usually typed on letterhead stationary bearing the name of the physician or practice.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following conditions is associated with an increased lung compliance measurement?

a. Atelectasis b. Pneumonia c. Emphysema d. Bronchial intubation

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Hyperpnea is ____. 

A. normal breathing B. difficult or painful breathing C. the absence of breathing D. rapid and deep breathing E. slow breathing

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Manual appointment scheduling systems cannot be used if other administrative functions in the medical office are computerized.

a. true b. false

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