Which Consists of Audits Implemented by DHHS That Examines the Billing

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which consists of audits implemented by DHHS that examines the billing practices of physicians at teaching hospitals with the focus on compliance with the Medicare rule affecting payment for physician services provided by residents and whether the level of the physician service was coded and billed properly?

• A) NCCI
• B) PATH
• C) SCHIP
• D) ZPIC

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A span of numerical values, calculated from statistics of a sample, that is expected to encompass the value of a not yet known population parameter with a certain degree of confidence.

Sample

A subset of individuals or observations selected from a larger population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Mean

The mean of a number set, found by dividing the total sum of the numbers by the quantity of numbers present in the set.

Confidence Interval

A selection of numerical values, from the analysis of sample stats, predicted to encapsulate the value of an unknown attribute of the population.