CPMA STUDY QUESTIONS & Answers,
(accurate). Rated A+
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIT IN A PRACTICE? - ✔✔-1. Reviewing quality of care provided to
patients. 2. Educating providers on documentation. 3. Ensuring all se
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CPMA STUDY QUESTIONS & Answers,
(accurate). Rated A+
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF AUDIT IN A PRACTICE? - ✔✔-1. Reviewing quality of care provided to
patients. 2. Educating providers on documentation. 3. Ensuring all services are supported and all
appropriate revenue is captured. 4. Defending against external audit malpractice litigation and health
plan request and denial.
Exclusion Statute - ✔✔-1.Physician is banned from participating in any federal or state healthcare
program by OIG 2. They can't bill federal or state for any services provided .3 length: host less than five
years .4 When exclusionary period has ended dr must apply for reinstatement and receive authorize
notice from OIG that reinstate has been granted
Abuse - ✔✔-In action resulting in unnecessary cost to a federal healthcare program either directly or
indirectly
What is the civil penalty - ✔✔-Not less than 5000 and not more than 10,000 per claim x3 times the
amount of government damages
Federal False Claims Act - ✔✔-Having knowledge that claims is fake.
.1 knowing and knowingly that a person must act in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsely of the
relevant information or act in a reckless manner of the truth or falsity of the Information
Qui Tam - ✔✔-whistleblower
what percentage is offered for a whistleblower/qui tam as an award from what is recovered by the
government? - ✔✔-between 15% and 25%
fraud - ✔✔-Knowingly making false statements or misrepresenting facts to obtain an undeserved
benefit or payment from federal healthcare program
Discovery sample - ✔✔-CIA - 50 samples units randomly selected *determines the net financial error
rate .2 if error rate exceeds 5% a full sample must be reviewed
HHS OIG 3 core publications - ✔✔-1.work plan
2.semiannual report to congress
3. compendium unimplemented recommendation
non-compliant conduct must be documented in compliance files & should include - ✔✔-1. date of
incident
2.name of the reporting party
3.name of the person responsible for taking action
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