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Certified Medical Administrative Assistant

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Incision






2. Advise the patient to arrive 30 minutes before their scheduled time






3. Pertaining to the middle or near the middle plane of the body






4. Slow






5. First-class mail that weighs more than 13 ounces






6. Time the physician is not available to see patients - hospital rounds - meetings - holidays - dinner breaks






7. Fet/o






8. An arrangement by which a patient requests that their health benefit payments be made directly to a physician






9. Decision made based on information reguarding the patient's history and the results of the doctors examination






10. Deficient - below - under less than normal






11. Iatr/o






12. Establishes regulations for the use and disclosure of protected health information






13. Brain - nerves - mind






14. Amount customarily charged for or covered for similar services and supplies which are medically necessary - recommended by a doctor - or required for treatment






15. Before - in front of






16. In instrument to measure






17. Scheduling two patients to see the physician at the same time






18. Above another structure






19. Produced by - pertaining to producing






20. Ren/o






21. Process of crushing






22. Implied contract where the physician is expected to assess and treat the patient with the same amount of knowledge - skill - and judgment as another physician






23. A form of mailing large volumes of information which is presorted by zip code






24. Leuk/o






25. Size - number of appointments - space for detail - comfort for writing






26. The portion of a service fee that the patient must pay






27. Gastr/o






28. Letters - postal cards - postcards - and business reply mail






29. Under - below






30. Briefly explain the reason for delay - and provide the patient with the option to reschedule






31. Dependability - courtesy - initiative - interpersonal skills






32. Cerebr/o






33. Apparent through their action - not written






34. Derm/o






35. Heading - date - and signiture are tabbed over






36. Disease condition






37. Blood - cells






38. Thromb/o






39. Lying on the belly






40. Lungs - bronchi - trachea






41. Law enacted by the legislative branch of a government






42. Ur/o






43. Arrangements should be made for the patient to be seen the same day






44. Obtain and verify general information - gather information regarding a patient referral - determine the patient's chief complaint - make the patient aware of the various dates and times that are available to come in - enter the appropriate time for t






45. Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure






46. Sarc/o






47. Available to large groups of people who meet specific eligibility criteria.






48. Carcin/o






49. Surrounding - around






50. Make sure the original appointment time is properly removed - then schedule the new appointment