CMA

What certification is accredited by the National Healthcare Association (NHA) and prepares a medical assistant to perform routine administrative and clinical tasks in a medical office? An individual must have 120 hours of training in order to be eligible for this certification.

CMAA

What organization ensures the meaningful use of electronic health records?

CMS

What certification is particularly valuable for individuals who wish to work in the medical billing and coding field? This certification signifies to employers that you are able to perform several important medical coding responsibilities, such as assigning accurate codes for patient treatment, diagnosis, and services.

CPC

Match each credential with the appropriate credentialing body. AAPC AAMA AMA NHA NCCT

CPC CMA RMA CMAA NCMOA

What does the OIG do

provides ongoing efforts to stop Medicare and Medicaid fraud.

What certification is considered to be the gold standard of medical assisting professionalism? It is earned by taking and passing a computer-based examination. Individuals must have already completed an accredited medical assisting program o be eligible to take the exam and receive this certification.

CMA

What health care providers can prescribe a specific medication to treat a specific set of symptoms?

A physician

The only way to become a medical assistant is to complete an accredited course of study and take a national certification exam. True False

False

What would not be considered a professional characteristic or trait for a medical assistant?

Being sympathetic

What treatments are considered to supplement or add to the conventional form of medicine?

Complementary therapies and Alternative therapies

What will help keep the medical assistant current in knowledge in the years to come and will serve as a testimony of commitment to professionalism?

Continuing Education

What quality does a medical assistant who continually asks to leave early to go to other appointments need to develop?

Dependability

What attributes are key components of professionalism?

Displaying a positive attitude Dressing appropriately for work Being prepared

Being straight forward with a patient when relying information is called

Honesty

A patient who is already under treatment calls and wants to talk to the provider regarding a non-emergent question. What is the best response?

Instruct the patient that you will need to take a message and have the provider get back to them

What does a license do

It regulates the activities of a particular profession

What certification is accredited by the NCCT and is valuable for medical assistants who perform administrative duties in medical office settings? This certification indicates that a medical assistant has mastered medical office procedures, medical insurance and billing, legal concepts, and medical terminology.

NCMOA

Is it appropriate to discuss a patient's personal information at home?

No

What specialist would a patient who becomes pregnant be referred to

Obstetrician

The skills of a professional medical assistant are appropriately utilized in what settings:

Physicians office Chiropractic clinic Medical laboratory

The AAMA policy stating that any candidate for the AAMA Certification Examination is a graduate of a CAAHEP or ABHES accredited program was established to:

Safeguard the quality of care of the consumer Continue to promote the identity and stature of the profession Ensure the CMA (AAMA)'s role in the rapidly evolving health care delivery system

What are the levels in the AAMA membership

State Local National

What is not a benefit of a practicum or externship to the medical assistant student?

The student is paid for his/her hours

Professional certification is a way to measure the competency of a medical assistant at an entry level job.

True

The HHS is responsible for administering programs that deal with health, welfare, and health IT.

True

Is setting up the exam room for a procedure part of the scope of practice for a medical assistant with an administrative focus?

Yes

What are Medical Assistants who perform both clinical and administrative skills are referred to as?

generalists