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Do you know whether HCPCS, HIPAA, and HIPPS are the same? Find out here.

Every year, if not every month, seems to bring a new batch of acronyms to the Medicare program. That can be both irksome and confusing — especially when the abbreviations are similar or the same as other ones. That’s why it’s essential to know the basics and stay on top of the ever-changing terminology.

If you and your staff are scratching your collective heads over the influx of Medicare buzz words, test your smarts with these five questions.

Question 1. What part of Medicare does the acronym “MA” stand for?

a) Part A

b) Part B

c) Part C

d) Part D

Question 2. True or False: U.S. CERT and the CERT program are the same thing.

a) True

b) False

Question 3. True or False: HCPCS, HIPAA, and HIPPS are all coding systems.

a) True

b) False

Question 4. What does ADR stand for?

a) Additional development requests

b) Additional documentation requests

c) Additional development requests or additional documentation requests

d) None of the above

Question 5. True or False: NPI, NTP, and NPRM are acronyms that have nothing to do with Medicare.

a) True

b) False

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