This certification validates professional skills in governance, risk, and compliance, including controls, risk evaluation, compliance, and continual improvement. It is intended for practitioners who help organizations operate responsibly and protect business value.
From the following answer choices, choose the term that best corresponds to this description. Barrington Health Services, Inc. contracts with a state Medicaid agency as a fiscal intermediary. Barrington does not provide medical services, but contracts with medical providers on behalf of the state Medicaid agency.
The Good & Well Pharmacy, a Medicaid provider of outpatient drugs, is subject to the prospective drug utilization review (DUR) mandates of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA '90). One component of prospective DUR is screening. In this context, when Good & Well is involved in the process of screening, the pharmacy is:
The Tidewater Life and Health Insurance Company is owned by its policy owners, who are entitled to certain rights as owners of the company, and it issues both participating and nonparticipating insurance policies. Tidewater is considering converting to the type of company that is owned by individuals who purchase shares of the company's stock. Tidewater is incorporated under the laws of Illinois, but it conducts business in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. Tidewater established the Diversified Corporation, which then acquired various subsidiary firms that produce unrelated products and services. Tidewater remains an independent corporation and continues to own Diversified and the subsidiaries. In order to create and maintain a common vision and goals among the subsidiaries, the management of Diversified makes decisions about strategic planning and budgeting for each of the businesses.
By combining under Diversified a group of businesses that produce unrelated products and by consolidating the management of the businesses, Tidewater has achieved the type(s) of integration known as:
In the paragraph below, a statement contains two pairs of terms enclosed in parentheses. Determine which term in each pair correctly completes the statement. Then select the answer choice containing the two terms that you have chosen. Inflation plays a role in the health plan environment by influencing the prices of healthcare services, supplies, and coverage. During an inflationary period, consumers typically have (more/less) purchasing power because the prices of goods and services increase (more/less) quickly than income.
In the paragraph below, a statement contains two pairs of terms enclosed in parentheses. Determine which term in each pair correctly completes the statement. Then select the answer choice containing the two terms that you have chosen. Every employee benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) must distribute a summary plan description (SPD) to participants within (90/120) days after the date on which the plan is adopted or made effective. Thereafter, if the plan is amended, a new SPD must be distributed every (5/10) years.