AHM-530 Practice Questions

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