Care CEUs

1. Medicare program spending for ambulance services in 2011 was $5.3 billion, or about _____% of total Medicare spending.

2. The ASC rates are less than the OPPS rates.

3. Which screening test(s) are covered by Medicare?

4. CAHs are limited to _____ beds.

5. Oxygen and related supplies has been the largest category of DME, representing about a quarter of DME spending in recent years.

6. Medicare purchases home health services in units of _____-day episodes.

7. Medicare makes a daily payment for hospice services. Payment amount is dependent on the services provided for that day.

8. Medicare reimburses acute-care hospitals for _____% of bad debts resulting from beneficiaries' nonpayment of deductibles and copayments after providers have made reasonable efforts to collect the unpaid amounts.

9. Per diem payments decrease as patient length of stay increases.

10. To qualify as an LTCH for Medicare payment, a facility must meet Medicare's conditions of participation for acute care hospitals and have an average length of stay greater than 14 days for its Medicare patients.

11. More than _____% of all dialysis patients undergo hemodialysis three times per week in dialysis facilities.

12. Which of the following measurements is not used by CMS to adjust the base rate for case mix of adults?

13. CMS pays separately for which of the following?

14. The aim of physical therapy is to improve activities such as bathing and dressing.

15. Of the following, which is not defined in 15-minute increments?

16. Physician services are billed to: