Medical Assisting Profession Questions

What contributes to a professional appearance?

-good nutrition and exercise -healthy looking skin, teeth, and nails -daily showering and use of deodorant

What are the benefits of certification?

-provides a foundation of broad and deep understanding -demonstrates your commitment to your chosen profession -allows more job opportunities (national certifications are valid credentials throughout the country) -competitive edge during the job search -employers prefer hiring credentialed professionals -improves your earning potential -opens the door to more opportunities for career advancement -helps you reach not only your short-term job goals, but also positions yourself for long-term career success -connects you with a strong network of peers

What has resulted in an increase in employment opportunities for MAs?

-volume of paperwork -managed care's emphasis on ambulatory care -baby boomers beginning to retire

List 5 attributes of professionalism

1. initiative 2. integrity 3. communication skills 4. competency 5. presentation

Define ethics

a philosophy related to making judgements about right and wrong

Process by which recognition is granted to an educational program for maintaining standards that qualify its graduates for professional practice

accreditation

MAs find employment most often in

ambulatory care settings

List 8 settings where MAs are usually employed

ambulatory care settings, hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories, insurance companies, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, educational institutions, surgical care centers, urgent-care facilities

Integrity, responsibility, and compassion are ________ that are necessary for an MA

attributes

In what way does an MA display his or her professional attitude?

by helping patients in a friendly and empathetic manner

Successfully obtaining certification demonstrates ________ as a medical assistant?

competency

________ with standards and guidelines as stated by CAAHEP allows a medical assisting program to obtain programmatic certification

compliance

Describe continuing education activities

continuing education is a lifelong process that serves as testimony to a commitment to professionalism and the continued effort to carry the competencies necessary to maintain certification. CE activities also provide a forum for attaining knowledge through networking with other MAs. Some CE activities include: meetings, seminars, workshops, conventions, or continuing education courses.

Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power

credentialed

The ability to use one's hands skillfully

dexterity

Ability to be objectively aware of and have insight into another's feelings or emotions

empathy

what term describes stepping into a patient's place, discovering what the patient is experiencing, and then recognizing and identifying with those feelings?

empathy

what term describes a system of values that each individual has that determines perceptions of right and wrong?

ethics

To make, invent, or arrange in an unplanned or spontaneous manner

improvise

MAs are certified, but they do not hold a

license

What term term describes regulation for health care providers that is legislated by each state and is mandatory in order to practice?

licensure

Demonstrating _______ is the key to being a successful medical assistant.

professionalism

Privately owned and managed facility, or a profit-making organization

proprietary

The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession

scope of practice