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Office and Ins. Collection Strategies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Third-party payers are comprised of what? | Private insurance, government plans, managed care contracts and workers' compensation |
| The unpaid balance due from patients for professional services rendered is known as what? | accounts receivable |
| An important document that provides demographic and identifying data for each patient and assists in billing and collection is called what? | patient registration form |
| Courtesy adjustment | term preferrable to "write-off" when used in a medical practice |
| to verify a check, ask the patient for what? | driver's license and copy of one other form of ID |
| Age analysis | procdure of systematically arranging the A/R by age, from the date of service |
| What is the formula for calculating the office A/R ratio? | Divide the month-end A/R balance by the monthly average charges for the prior 12-month period. |
| What is the collection rate is a total of $40,300 was collected for the month and the total of teh A/R is $50,670? | divide the total amount collected for the month by total A/R = collection ratio; |
| Are physicians' patient accounts single-entry accounts, open-book accounts or written contract accounts? | open book |
| A court order attaching a debtor's property or wages to pay off a debt is known as what? | lien / garnishment |
| An individual who owes on an account and moves, leaving no forwarding address is called what? | skip |
| NSF | non-sufficient funds |
| WCO | will call office |
| PIF | paid in full |
| NLE | no longer employed |
| T | telephoned |
| SK | skip |
| FN | final notice |
| UE | unemployed |
| A straight petition in bankruptcy or absolute banruptcy is also know as what? | Chapter 7 |
| A wage earner's bankruptcy is sometimes referred to as what? | Chapter 13 |
| State three bonding methods | position-schedule blanket-schedule personal bond |
| A system of billing accounts at spaced intervals during the month on the basis of a breakdown of accounts by alphabet, account #, ins. type or date of service is known as what? | cycle billing |
| discounts | reductions of the normal fee based on a specific amount of money or a percentage of the charge |
| dun message | phrase to remind a patient about a delinquent account |
| debit card | item that permits bank customers to withdraw cash at any hour from an automated teller machine |
| debtor | person owing money |
| lien | claim on the property of another as security for a debt |
| financial account record (ledger) | individual record indicating charges, payments, adjustments, and balances owed for services |
| itemized statement | detailed summary of all transactions of a creditor's account |
| creditor | person to whom money is owed |
| fee schedule | listing of accepted charges or established allowances for specific medical procedures |
| What act is involved in regards to a law stating that a person has 60 days to complain about an error from the date that a statement is mailed? | Fair Credit Billing Act |
| What agency is involved with a consumer protection act that applies to anyone who charges interest or agrees on payment of a bill in more than four installments, excluding downpayment? | Truth in Lending Act |
| What act regulates collection practices of third-party debt collectors and attorneys who collect debts for other? | Fair debt collection practices act |
| What act has federal law prohibiting discrimination of all areas of granting credit? | Equal Credit Opportunity Act |
| What act regulates agencies that issue or use credit reports on consumers? | Fair Credit Reporting Act |
| Signing another person's name on a check to obtain money or pay off a debt without permission is called what? | forgery |
| When sending monthly statements to patients for balances due, the postal service can forward mail if the addressed envelopes contain what statement? | Forwarding Service Requested |
| When accepting a credit card as payment on an account, the proper guideline(s) to follow are what? | ask for photo ID, accept a card only from the person whose name is on the card, get approval from the credit card company |
| A service offered by a nonprofit agency assisting people in paying off their debts is known as what? | credit counseling |
| Insurance payment checks should be stamped in the endorsem*nt area on the back "For Deposit Only", which is called what? | restrictive endorsem*nt |
| True or False: Insurance companies and the federal overnment do not recommend waiving copayments to patients. | True |
| True or False: REgulation Z of the Truth in Lending Consumer Credit Cost Disclosure law applies if the patient is making three payments. | False |
| True or False: Most state collection laws allow telephone calls to the debtor between 8am and 9pm. | True |
| True or False: when a patient has declared bankruptcy, it is permissible to continue to send monthly statements for a balance due. | False |
| True or False: A collection agency must follow all the laws stated in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. | True |
| What are 4 types of third-party payers? | private insurance, government plans, managed care contracts and workers' compensation |
| Accounts receivable | include the unpaid balances due from patients and third-party payers for services that have been rendered. |
| Cash flow | the ongoing availability of actual cash in the medical practice |
| By monitoring the A/R the insurance billing specialist is able to what? | evaluate the effectiveness of the collection process |
| What is best way to keep A/R down? | verify insurance benefits before sending claims, collect copayments and deductibles at the time of service, obtain authorizations for noncontracted HMO patients and monitor A/R weekly. |
| How does one calculate the collection rate for a one month period? | divide the amount of monies collected during the current month by the total amount of the A/R. |
| Both private insurers and the federal government ban the waiving of what? | copayments |
| All NC (no charge) visits mus be fully documented where? | in the clinical portion of the patient's medical record and the finanacial record |
| Why should precaution be taken in reducing the fee of a patient that dies? | could be misinterpreted and result in a malpractice suit. Should never be based on a poor result in the treatment of a patient. |
| True or False: A medical practice can refuse to let an established patient see the doctor because of a debt. | False |
| Age analysis | procedure of systematically arranging the A/R by age from the date of service. |
| Age analysis does what? | helps collection follow-up by providing easy recognition of overdue accounts |
| Truth in Lending Act requires what? | also referred to as regulation Z; full written disclosure about the finance charges for large payment plans involving four or more installments, excluding a downpayment. |
| True or False: the physician is required to accept any amount of payment from the patient and can not take any additional action | False |
| Equal Credit Opportunity Act | prohibits discrimination in all areas of granting credit |
| Fair Debt Collection practices act | addresses the collection practices of third-party debt collectors and attorneys who regularly collect debts for others. |
| An insuraed person may not initiate legal action against the insurer until when? | 60 days after the initial claim has been submitted |
| Small claims court does what? | allows lay people to have access to a court system without the use of an attorney. |
| In small claims, the person filing the petition is called________ and the party being brought to suit is called________. | plaintiff; defendant |
| A patient who owes a balance on his or her account and moves but leaves no forwarding address is called what? | skip |
| True or False: the insurance specialist should no longer send statements, make phone calls, or attempt to collect the account after a patient files for bankruptcy. | True |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy is also known as what? | wage earner's bankruptcy |
| Anyone who handles cash should be what? | bonded or insured |
| bonding | an insurance contract by which a bonding agency guarantees payment of a certain sum to a physician in case of financial loss caused by employee |
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