Clinicians Who Learn How to Code and Document Evaluation and Management

question 5

Multiple Choice

Clinicians who learn how to code and document Evaluation and Management and clinician services will be more successful in gaining timely payment for care delivery.Which of the following CMS practices is designed to financially penalize clinicians who do not bill according to CMS guidelines?

• A)Audits and probes
• B)Add-on codes
• C)Modifier codes
• D)HAC guidelines

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Definitions:

Thrust Faulting

A geological process where one rock layer is pushed up over another, often leading to mountain building.

Overriding Plate

The tectonic plate that sits above another plate at a convergent boundary, often responsible for mountain building and volcanic activity.

Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary

A plate-tectonic boundary where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, generally expressed by subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continent.

Flexing

The act of bending or tensing a material or muscle, often referring to the way earth's crust might bend under certain geological forces.