AAPC Official CPC Certification Study Guide Notes

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AAPC Official CPC Certification Study Guide Notes "Hold harmless clause" - * found in some non-Medicare health plan contracts * Prohibits billing to patient for anything beyond deductibles and co-pa... ys. A compliance plan may offer several benefits, including: - * more accurate payment of claims * Fewer billing mistakes * Improved documentation and more accurate coding * Less chance of violating self-referral and anti-kickback status A healthcare clearing house is a - entity that processes nonstandard health information they receive from another entity into a standard format A key provision in HIPAA is the Minimum Necessary requirement. this means - only the minimum necessary protected health information should be shared to satisfy a particular purpose. A medically necessary service is the - least radical service/procedure that allows for effective treatment of the patients' complaint or condition A patient sustaining an injury to her great saphenous vein would have sustained injury to which of anatomical site? - Leg APC - Ambulatory Payment Classification [Show More]

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