List seven consequences of inaccurate coding and incorrect billing
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Consequences include denied claims; delays in processing claims and receiving payments; reduced payments; fines and sanctions; exclusion from payers' programs; prison sentences; and loss of the provider's license to practice medicine.
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Which of the following is NOT an exemption to the HIPAA privacy requirements?
a. Reporting of elder abuse b. Report of a crime against staff personnel c. A clients request for information about his or her own medical health d. HHS compliance documentation
In contrast to endocrine glands, exocrine glands:
A. secrete hormones that transfer information between cells to regulate body functions. B. lack ducts, so they release hormones directly into the surrounding tissue and blood. C. have ducts that carry their secretions to the surface of the skin or inside a body cavity. D. regulate functions such as mood, growth and development, and sexual function.