AHM-530 Practice Exam Questions and Answers

From the following answer choices, choose the type of clause or provision described in this situation.

The provider contract between Dr. Olin Norquist and the Granite Health Plan specifies a time period for the party who has breached the contract to remedy the problem and avoid termination of the contract.

Salvatore Arris is a member of the Crescent Health Plan, which provides its members with a full range of medical services through its provider network. After suffering from debilitating headaches for several days, Mr. Arris made an appointment to see Neal Prater, a physician’s assistant in the Crescent network who provides primary care under the supervision of physician Dr. Anne Hunt. Mr. Prater referred Mr. Arris to Dr. Ginger Chen, an ophthalmologist, who determined that Mr. Arris’ symptoms were indicative of migraine headaches. Dr. Chen prescribed medicine for Mr. Arris, and Mr. Arris had the prescription filled at a pharmacy with which Crescent has contracted. The pharmacist, Steven Tucker, advised Mr. Arris to take the medicine with food or milk. In this situation, the person who functioned as an ancillary service provider is

Most health plan contracts provide an outline of the criteria that a healthcare service must meet in order to be considered “medically necessary.” Typically, in order for a healthcare service to be considered medically necessary, the service provided by a physician or other healthcare provider to identify and treat a member’s illness or injury must be

The Sweeney Health Plan uses the discounted fee-for-service (DFFS) method to compensate some of its providers. Under this method of compensation, Sweeney calculates payments based on

The method of pharmaceutical reimbursement under which a plan member obtains prescription drugs from participating network pharmacies by presenting proper identification and paying a specified copayment is the

The Walton Health Plan uses the fee-for-service pharmaceutical reimbursement approach known as the maximum allowable cost (MAC) method. If Walton’s MAC list specifies a cost of 8 cents per tablet for a particular drug but the participating pharmacy pays 10 cents per tablet for the drug, then Walton will be obligated to reimburse the pharmacy for

The Athena Medical Group has purchased from the Corinthian Insurance Company individual stop-loss insurance coverage for primary and specialty care services with a $5,000 attachment point and 10 percent coinsurance. One of Athena’s patients accrued $8,000 of medical costs for primary and specialty care treatment. In this situation, Athena will be responsible for paying an amount equal to

The following statements are about the responsibilities that providers are expected to assume under most provider contracts with health plans. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement.

A population’s demographic factors—such as income levels, age, gender, race, and ethnicity—can influence the design of provider networks serving that population. With respect to these demographic factors, it is correct to say that

Health plan contract negotiations with an integrated delivery system (IDS) or a hospital are usually lengthier and more complex than negotiations with a single-specialty provider.

For this question, if answer choices (A) through (C) are all correct, select answer choice (D). Otherwise, select the one correct answer choice. A credentials verification organization (CVO) can be certified to verify certain pertinent credentialing information, including

From the following answer choices, choose the term that best matches the description.

Members of a physician-hospital organization (PHO) denied membership to a physician solely because the physician has admitting privileges at a competing hospital.

One reimbursement method that health plans can use for hospitals is the ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) method. APCs bear a resemblance to the diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) method of reimbursement. However, when comparing APCs and DRGs, one of the primary differences between the two methods is that only the APC method

Health plans are required to follow several regulations and guidelines regarding the access and adequacy of their provider networks. The Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) regulations, for example, require that health plans

If a third party is responsible for injuries to a plan member of the Hope Health Plan, then Hope has a contractual right to file a claim for the resulting healthcare costs against the third party. This contractual right to recovery from the third party is known as

Social health maintenance organizations (SHMOs) and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) are federal programs designed to provide coordinated healthcare services to the elderly. Unlike PACE, SHMOs

The Zephyr Health Plan identifies members for whom subacute care might be an appropriate treatment option. The following individuals are members of Zephyr:

Selena Tovar, an oncology patient who requires radiation oncology services, chemotherapy, and rehabilitation.

Dwight Borg, who is in excellent health except that he currently has sinusitis.

Timothy O'Shea, who is beginning his recovery from brain injuries caused by a stroke.

Subacute care most likely could be an appropriate option for:

Reimbursement for prescription drugs and services in a third-party prescription drug plan typically follows one of two approaches: a reimbursement approach or a service approach. One true statement about these approaches is that:

The Aztec Health Plan has a variety of organizational committees related to quality and utilization management. These committees include the medical advisory committee, the credentialing committee, the utilization management committee, and the quality management committee. Of these committees, the one that most likely is responsible for providing oversight of Aztec's inpatient concurrent review process is the:

As an authorized Medicare+Choice plan, the Brightwell HMO must satisfy CMS requirements regulating access to covered services. In order to ensure that its network provides adequate access, Brightwell must

The provider contract that Dr. Ted Dionne has with the Optimal Health Plan includes an arrangement that requires Dr. Dionne to notify Optimal if he contracts with another health plan at a rate that is lower than the rate offered to Optimal. Dr. Dionne must also offer this lower rate to Optimal. This information indicates that the provider contract includes a:

The following statement(s) can correctly be made about the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997:

The following statements are about Medicaid health plan entities. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement:

The following activities are the responsibility of either the Nova Health Plan's risk management department or its medical management department:

If a member of the Green Health Plan reasonably believes that a provider in Green's provider network was acting as Green's employee or agent while providing negligent care, then the member may have cause to bring action against the health plan. This legal concept is known as vicarious liability. Steps that Green can take to reduce its exposure to vicarious liability claims include:

The Azure Health Plan strives to ensure for its plan members the best possible level of care from its providers. In order to maintain such high standards, Azure uses a variety of quantitative and qualitative (behavioral) measures to determine the effectiveness of its providers. Azure then compares the clinical and operational practices of its providers with those of other providers outside the network, with the goal of identifying and implementing the practices that lead to the best outcomes.

The comparative method of evaluation that Azure uses to identify and implement the practices that lead to the best outcomes is known as

One characteristic of the workers' compensation program is that:

The Foxfire Health Plan, which has 20,000 members, contracts with dermatologists on a contact capitation basis. The contact capitation arrangement has the following features:

Foxfire distributes the money in the contact capitation fund once each quarter and the distribution is based on the point totals accumulated by each dermatologist.

Foxfire's per member per month (PMPM) capitation for dermatology services is $1.

The dermatologist receives 1 point for each new referral that is not classified as a complicated referral and 1.5 points for each new referral that is classified as complicated.

During the first quarter, Foxfire's PCPs made 450 referrals to dermatologists and 100 of these referrals were classified as complicated. One dermatologist, Dr. Shareef Rashad, received 42 of these referrals; 6 of his referrals were classified as complicated. Statements that can correctly be made about Foxfire's contact capitation arrangement include:

The following statements are about workers' compensation provider networks. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement:

The following statements are about waivers and the Medicaid program. Select the answer choice containing the correct statement: