What is the patient's right when it involves making changes in the personal medical record?
A. Patient must work through an attorney to revise any portion of the personal medical information.
B. They should be able to obtain copies of the medical record and request corrections of errors and
mistakes.
C. It is a violation of federal health care law to revise a patient medical record.
D. Revision of the patient medical record depends solely on the facility's compliance program policy.
- B. They should be able to obtain copies of the medical record and request corrections of errors and
mistakes.
Under HIPAA regulations, patients have the right to receive a copy of their medical record and
request that errors are corrected.
https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-individuals/medical-records/index.html
Which modifier is appended to a CPT®, for which the provider had a patient sign an Advance
Beneficiary Notice (ABN) form because there is a possibility the service may be denied because the
patient's diagnosis might not meet medical necessity for the covered service?
A. GJ
B. GA
C. GB
D. GY - B. GA
An Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) is a waiver of liability. When a patient has been informed a
service that is otherwise covered by Medicare but might not be covered in a particular instance an
ABN is signed by the patient prior to receiving the service. To inform Medicare the ABN has been
signed, append modifier GA. If an ABN is signed, the claim is the patient's responsibility if the claim
is denied. This modifier is listed in the HCPCS Level II codebook.
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