1 year
2 years
3 years
5 years
Federal insurance commissioner
State insurance commissioner
State insurance federation
Department of public service
EOB
EOMB
MRA
MPS
Patient's financial accounting record
Practice's day sheet
Copy of the CMS-1500 form
Patients's insurance contract
File containing the name and address of all insurance companies
Follow-up report that is sent to the insurance companies
Follow-up procedures for insurance claims
Practice analysis
Tickler file
Clinical file
Data file
Patient file
Inquiry
Tracer
Rebill
Both inquiry and tracer
Ask if there is a backlog of claims at the insurance office
Submit a copy of the original claim
Verify the correct mailing address
All of the above
Paid
Rejected
Suspended
Denied
Provide the information
Call the patient and advise the patient to contact the insurance carrier with the requested information
The carrier should contact the other carrier and coordinate benefits
None of the above
Paid
Rejected
Suspended
Denied
Rebill with a letter of explanation from the physician
Write off the amount on the patient's ledger
Send the patient a statement with a notation of the response from the insurance company
Appeal the decision with a statement from the physician
Rebill with a letter of explanation from the physician
Write off the amount on the patient's ledger
Send the patient a statement with a notation of the response from the insurance company
Appeal the decision with a statement from the physician
Not be affected
Be denied
Be less
Be more
Advise the physician to write off the amount as a bad debt
Pay the physician within 2 to 3 weeks and honor the assignment even before the company recovers their money from the patient
Pay the physician witin 2 to 3 weeks after recovering the money from the patient
Notify the physician of the error and indicate in a letter that it will never happen again
Two
Three
Five
Six
Redetermination
Inquiry
Fair hearing
Appeals council review
Certified mail with return receipt requested
Certified mail
Standard mail
Overnight mail
$100
$250
$350
$500
One
Two
Three
Five
2 weeks
30 days
60 days
90 days
$100 or more
$300 or more
$500 or more
$1000 or more
The amount of money available in the cash drawer
The amount of money taken into the office in a given period of time
The ongoing availability of cash in the medical practice
The amount of money in accounts receivable
Increased cash flow
Decreased cash flow
Decreased accounts receivable
Decreased copayments
Number of statements sent
Number of claims processed
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable