OCR Guidelines for the CMS-1500 Claim Form State

question 2

Multiple Choice

OCR guidelines for the CMS-1500 claim form state

• A) it can be photocopied by the physician's office to save the expense of buying huge quantities.
• B) it can be submitted with handwritten information.
• C) it should not be photocopied because it cannot be scanned.
• D) enter all information in lowercase letters.

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Definitions:

Pathophysiology

The study of how normal physiological processes are affected by disease, leading to the functional changes associated with health conditions.

Exocytosis

A process by which a cell transports secretory products through the cytoplasm to the plasma membrane and then into the extracellular environment.

Recessive Gene

A type of gene that is not expressed in the phenotype unless it is present on both chromosomes of a pair, overshadowed by dominant genes when in combination.

Dominant Gene

A gene that expresses its phenotypic effect even when heterozygous with a recessive gene.