If a Patient Has Overpaid on His or Her Account

question 28

Multiple Choice

If a patient has overpaid on his or her account, what does the medical office usually do?

• A) Adjust the patient balance
• B) Issue a refund in the form of a check
• C) Leave the credit balance in place for at least 90 days
• D) Contact the patient to determine how the patient wants to handle the credit balance

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Definitions:

Reduced

A process or result of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Cyclic Electron Pathway

A photosynthetic process where electrons are recycled in order to produce ATP without the production of NADPH or oxygen.

Noncyclic Electron Pathway

A pathway of photosynthesis where electrons flow in a linear manner from water to NADP+, producing NADPH without the return of electrons to the light-absorbing pigment.

Calvin Cycle

A set of chemical reactions that take place in chloroplasts during photosynthesis, where carbon dioxide is converted into glucose.