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WorksheetsModule 5
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 24mins
The central OP billing department prepares bills based on
Doctor’s requisition slip
Patient’s insurance status
Ward nurse’s request
Laboratory’s approval
Why is a slip prepared before cash payment in OP billing?
To confirm patient diagnosis
To avoid unpaid bills
To calculate discounts
To register insurance claims
In diagnostic services, priority should be given to
Corporate patients
Sick and vulnerable patients
Only insured patients
Outpatients only
A full bladder is needed before
X-ray chest
Abdominal ultrasound
Urine test
ECG
Which department monitors hospital funds and expenditure?
Administration
Finance Department
Pharmacy
HR Department
Bed charges fall under
Capital income
Inpatient revenue
Outpatient revenue
Referral income
“Purchase of latest equipment” is classified as
Operating expense
Capital expenditure
Statutory payment
Support service cost
TDS on doctors’ professional fees is a
Capital deduction
Statutory payment
Hospital discount
Service income
The overall in-charge of finance is
Accounts Manager
Chief Finance Officer
Medical Superintendent
Project Officer
The insurance help desk coordinates between
Doctors and patients
Insurance companies and patients
Nurses and pharmacists
OP billing and cash counter
For cashless treatment, patients must submit insurance details within
48 hours of admission
At discharge
24 hours of admission
Before discharge summary preparation
One TPA card can be used for
Multiple admissions
Multiple TPAs for same admission
Only one hospitalization episode
Sharing with dependents
Nursing charges for individual policies (non-corporate) are
Fully covered
Not covered
Covered only in ICU
Partially covered
The largest contributor to hospital revenue is usually
Pharmacy sales
Bed charges
Canteen charges
Diagnostic imaging
Which diagnostic service usually comes second in revenue contribution after pharmacy?
Physiotherapy
Clinical laboratory and diagnostics
Laundry services
OT charges
In central billing, why are two separate cash counters suggested?
To reduce fraud risk
To segregate IP and OP transactions
To handle foreign currency
To store insurance forms separately
Which is a revenue source from “outside referral patients”?
Registration fee
Blood bank charges
Bed rent
Canteen food
Which is NOT a capital expenditure?
New ambulance
ICU monitors
AMC for existing equipment
Hospital furniture purchase
If pharmacy is treated as an independent unit, its accounts should
Merge with hospital’s P&L
Be maintained separately
Be handled by insurance
Not be audited
A project report is prepared primarily for
Tax filing
Bank finance and planning expansion
Licensing renewal
Internal staff appraisal
Under project cost, “architect’s fees” fall under
Land development cost
Building cost
Engineering services
Preliminary expenses
The term “promoter’s contribution” in financing refers to
Owners’ capital investment
Bank loan interest
Supplier credit
Crowdfunding
In breakeven analysis, the breakeven point is when
Total income equals total expenditure
Revenue exceeds expenditure
Loss is maximum
Cash flow is zero
Which factor delays insurance approval the MOST?
Sunday admission
Lack of complete insurance details
Long hospital stay
Use of costly implants
Which service under “hospital services” includes washers, autoclaves, and ovens?
Laundry
Sterile supply
Biomedical waste management
Radiology
In engineering services, lifts for patients and service staff are
Hospital furniture
Medical equipment
Engineering services component
Building cost
The TPA help desk officer sends pre-authorization forms to insurance companies
Courier
Fax only
Hand delivery
In the insurance process, “enhancement request” refers to
Requesting policy renewal
Requesting increase in approved limit
Requesting faster discharge
Requesting change in diagnosis
The “margin money for working capital” in project cost is
Entire project loan amount
The reserve for day-to-day operations
Unused insurance claim amount
Patients’ advance deposit
In financial duties, AMCs should be
Paid only when funds allow
Kept up-to-date for all equipment
Avoided for cost cutting
Managed only by suppliers
“Liquid resources” management includes
Managing cash, bank balances, and short-term investments
Managing water resources for hospital use
Controlling fluid therapy costs
Managing oxygen supply
The “deluxe” bed category comes under
General ward
Private non-air conditioner
Premium accommodation
Semi-private
If insurance denies claim post-discharge, patient must
File legal complaint
Pay hospital bill as per indemnity letter
Wait for next admission
Claim from another insurer
Inpatient bed occupancy revenue calculation depends on
Bed category × charges × occupancy rate
Only number of beds
Number of consultants
Equipment availability
Which license is NOT mentioned as a statutory renewal in finance management?
Drug license
Blood bank license
Fire safety clearance
Pollution control board clearance
A CFO finds billing delays in the corporate section. What’s the first corrective step?
Reduce service rates
Monitor corporate billing and send reminders
Stop corporate billing
Delay patient discharge
In project costing, “cookers, fryers, refrigerators” come under
Administrative services
Hospital kitchen services
Engineering services
Preliminary expenses
If pharmacy revenue is 30% of hospital revenue, the next largest contributor is
Operation Theater
Clinical labs and diagnostics
Bed rent
Canteen
The income from OPD registration is calculated as
Registration fee × patients per day × working days
Bed charges × occupancy × 365
Test charges × patients × 300
Registration fee × patients × 365
In insurance guidelines, “co-payment” means
Patient pays entire bill
Patient shares part of approved cost
Insurance pays entire bill
Patient pays only for medicines
In the pre-authorization form, “provisional diagnosis” is filled by
Receptionist
Treating doctor
Insurance officer
Patient’s attendant
The purpose of calculating cost per test annually is
Marketing
Financial analysis and efficiency planning
Patient education
Tax exemption
Which cost head includes “boundary walls and drainage”?
Building cost
Land development cost
Hospital services
Engineering services
Why are reports registered in departmental logs?
Legal evidence and future reference
Billing reference only
Doctor’s personal files
Insurance requirement only
Which statement is true for ICU equipment purchase?
Falls under medical equipment in project cost
Falls under engineering services
Falls under preliminary expenses
Classified as hospital furniture
A patient insists on early discharge before final insurance approval. What happens?
Discharge is denied
Patient pays full bill and gets refund after approval
Insurance automatically pays
Bill is waived
The CFO’s surprise checks are intended to
Reduce patient waiting time
Ensure smooth and economical functioning
Increase bed occupancy
Improve marketing
Which revenue type is directly linked to service quality?
Outpatient income
Inpatient income
Both inpatient and outpatient income
Canteen sales
In TPA process, “final bill amount approval” delay is usually
1–2 hours
6–8 hours
12–15 hours
24 hours
Under project cost, “nurse calling system” belongs to
Administrative services
Engineering services
Hospital services
Preliminary expenses
