Which of the following defines the "nonphysician practitioner"?
A. National Uniform Claims Committee (NUCC) - a national organization composed of multidisciplinary volunteers dedicated to providing authoritative guidance on the standards for content and data for noninstitutional healthcare claims; maintains and updates the CMS-1500 claim form
B. A qualified healthcare professional who is not a physician but who is authorized to practice medicine, is licensed and registered with the state in which he or she practices medicine, and is authorized to prescribe controlled substances during the management and treatment of a patient; also called a midlevel practitioner
C. Developed in 1996, a set of guidelines intended to reduce incorrect coding and improper overpayments or underpayments through the identification of codes that may or may not be utilized together or that are medically unlikely
D. A 38-chapter compendium of guidelines for reporting healthcare claims; maintained and updated by CMS
B
You might also like to view...
The duties and responsibilities of the technologist are outlined by the:
Code of Ethics ARRT mission Bill of Rights Scope of Practice
A low white blood count (WBC) count may indicate a(n) ________.
A. viral infection B. autoimmune deficiency C. bacterial infection D. All of these
On which type of ethical philosophy is the Pharmacy Technician Code of Ethics based?
A) Ethics of care B) Rights-based ethics C) Principle-based ethics D) Virtues-based ethics
Saliva becomes thinner with aging.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)