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Question | Answer |
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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 |