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CMAA Practice Exam 6

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Proximal   Near the point of attachment or Near the beginning of a structure  
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Distal   Far from the point of attachment or Far from the beginning of a structure  
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Inferior   below another structure  
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Superior   above another structure  
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Medial   Pertaining to the middle or nearer to the medial plane of the body  
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Lateral   Pertaining to the side  
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Prone   Lying on the belly  
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Which of the following statements is correct?   Genes are the basic units of genetic information  
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What is typically used to prevent unauthorized access to a private network?   Firewall  
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The federal and state sponsored health insurance program for the medically indigent is called   Medicaid  
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Who ultimately decides whether a medical record can be released?   The patient  
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By far the most common type of anemia is   Iron-deficiency anemia  
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The pretrial disclosure of pertinent facts or documents by one or both parties in a legal action is called   Discovery  
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True or False: Anyone can open packages that arrive at the medical facility and begin to use their contents   False  
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When an obstetrician devotes two afternoons per week to seeing pregnant patients, he is using an appointment scheduling method called:   grouping procedures  
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How often are patients entitled to receive an accounting of disclosures of their PHI without charge   Annually  
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True or False: Every patient has the right to expect courteous treatment in a physician's office.   True  
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Which of the following statements best describes the concept of "professional courtesy?"   Charging reduced or no fee for services rendered to other medical professionals  
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Medical facilities should keep records on minors for how long?   Until the minor reaches the age of majority, plus 3 years  
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Which word best describes issues that have a moral implication of right and wrong?   Ethics  
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The chronological record of the medical practice is the _ journal   Daily  
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Which of the following is not true regarding chart placement in the medical facility?   Charts can be left in the examination room while the patient is waiting for the physician  
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When would the medical administrative assistant or medical coder use the GEMs (General Equivalence Mappings) tool?   For existing patient returns after September 30, 2015  
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Which of these does not describe patient centered medical home   These are all part of PCMH  
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Complete and correct financial records are necessary for   All of the above 1  
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Files for patients who have died, moved away, or otherwise terminated their relationship with the physician are called _____________ files.   closed  
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The IT department can use _ to track user activity in various programs used in the facility   Audit trails  
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Which providers can bill using the CMS 1500 universal claim form   DME (Durable Medical Equipment) companies and physicians  
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The assignment of benefits is located in block:   13  
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The cerebrum has _ lobes   5  
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The document that expresses the wishes of patients in case of terminal illness or an accident after which patients cannot express their wishes is called a   Living will  
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How can the medical office assistant use reasonable care when sending health information via fax   All of the above are correct  
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Which of the following types of billing sends statements at given times of the month, such as one quarter of the accounts receivable the first week, and so on through the month   Cycle billing  
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The division of the federal government that enforces privacy standards is:   OCR (Office of Civil Rights)  
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A minor crime is called a(n):   Misdemeanor  
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Which one of the following is not a sign of diabetes mellitus   moon face  
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When the physician is scheduled at outside facilities, the medical office assistant must be sure to allow time for   Travel  
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Statements that begin with "Give me an example of..." or "Explain to me about..." are using which active listening technique   Clarification  
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Identify the statement about medical office credit policies that is not a recommended practice   Develop very general policies so that each account can be considered individually  
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Inflection is:   change in pitch  
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Which of the following is or are functions of NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics)   all of the above 2  
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The medical front office assistant can help calm an angry caller by using all but which of these   Raised voice so caller will listen  
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A document used to collect data about a patients visit that is used for billing and becomes part of the patients record   Encounter form  
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NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) keeps statistics on:   All of the above 3  
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Which of the following best describes the primary goal of screening telephone calls   selecting which calls should be forwarded to which staff members through an understanding of the purpose of the call  
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Which of the following is not a type of civil law   Misdemeanor  
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The meaning of plantar is   Relating to the sole of the foot  
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At which time or in which instance is it not appropiate to touch the patient?   When the patient expresses romantic interest in the medical assistant  
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Which of the following is not an appropriate way to deal with a talkative patient   Allow the patient to ask only three questions while seeing the physician  
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When public health and safety is concerned, a patients PHI may not be protected under the privacy rule. All but which of the following are examples of these exceptions   Reporting fraud to medicare  
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