When a provider, knowingly or unknowingly, uses practices that are inconsistent with accepted
medical practice and that directly or indirectly result in unnecessary costs to the Medicare
program, this is called
A. fraud.
B. abuse.
C. unbundling.
D. hypercoding.
B
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a. Prevent coincidence passage through the detection aperture b. Increase the visibility of the cells passing through the aperture c. Allow for maximal light absorbance through the cells passing through the aperture d. Ensure adequate uptake of fluorescent staining by the cells
_________ documentation of the objective clinical assessment of the patient's current health status at the time of the visit, performed by the clinician during the evaluation and management service visit
Fill in the blank with correct word.
A ____________________ can help office staff in obtaining missing information for patient claims
a. patient log b. missing patient information list c. incomplete data master list d. tickler file
At what age would a child most likely benefit from the exposure of 4 bitewing and 14 periapical radiographs when a complete mouth examination is required?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 13 d. 15