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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clinical duties of MA | EKG Drawing blood Giving injection Checking blood pressure Weighing the patient |
| You want to obtain a credential for CCMA. Which organization offers the CCMA certification? | NHA |
| What does the acronym HIPAA stands for? | Health Insurance Portability and Accounability Act |
| The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment of 1988 (CLIA) regulates? | Laboratory compliance |
| Which professional is required to be licensed? | Medical doctor |
| Two accrediting bodies for medical assisting training programs are? | ABHES CAAHEP |
| Which organization offers the RMA certification for medical assistants? | American Medical Technologists (AMT) |
| What is the definition of "scope of practice"? | Additional training through formal programs Cross training to learn additional skills The credentialing organization |
| MA function as part of the Healthcare team and _____ | Perform clinical and administrative duties |
| A MA works only under the direction of: ______ | A licensed physician |
| CARDIOLOGIST | HEART |
| DERMATOLOGIST | SKIN |
| OPHTALMOLOGIST | EYES |
| GASTROENTEROLOGIST | LIVER |
| OBSTETRITIAN | PREGNANCY |
| Physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to all the internal organs: | INTERNISTS |
| A physician who diagnoses and treats diseases of the glands is a(n) _____ | ENDOCRINOLOGIST |
| Radiology is the branch of medical science that ____ | Uses X-rays and radioactive substances to diagnose and treat disease |
| Which physician specialist is also referred to as an ENT? | OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST |
| A physician specialist who cares for women is called a(n) _____ | GYNECOLOGIST |
| AMA who assists in a dialysis unit probably works with which of the following types of physicians? | NEPHROLOGIST |
| Which of the following is a true statement? | Continuing education is required to keep certificationactive |
| Routine tasks such maintaining patient profiles in a pharmacy's computer are performed by a(n): | PHARMACY TECHNICIAN |
| Which is a set of money that is paid by the patient at time of service? | COPAY |
| Which is an amount of money paid out of pocket before the insurance carrier begins paying? | DEDUCTIBLE |
| Whic is the maximum amount a third-party (insurance) will pay for a procedure or service? | ALLOWED AMOUNT |
| Which insurance plan is not government funded? | WORKER'S COMPENSATION |
| Which type of insurance plan is the patient not required to have a PCP and can go directly to a specialist without a referral? | PPO |
| Which type of insurance requires referrals to specialists, and precertification and preauthorization for hospital admissions, outpatient procedures, and treatment? | HMO |
| Which trait is being honest and having strong moral principles? | INTEGRITY |
| Which is not true of being motivated and having a good work ethics? | ONLY COMPLETES TASKSTHAT ARE ASKED vs. focuses on goals, praises coworkers, displays initiative |