Medical Assistant: Ch. 9 - Office Procedures - Quiz 2

All patient's financial accounts should be brought up to date

• daily

• weekly

• monthly

• at the time the patient is discharged

Payments made by a patient represent the doctor's

• earnings

• income

• charges

• accounts receivable

The patient's ledger card has the function of serving as

• a complete financial record of his charges, payments, and balance

• an itemized statement

• a record of all visits

• all of the above

The Federal Communications Commission public notice governing the use of the telephone for collections prohibits

• calling at odd hours

• repeated calls to the doctor

• calls to employers

• all of the above

FICA provides for which of the following:

(1) social security benefits

(2) unemployment compensation

(3) old age benefits

(4) workman's compensation

• 1 and 3

• 2

• 4

• 2 and 4

The Employees Withholding Exemption certificate is also called

• W-2

• W-4

• FICA

• S 20

The amount of Social Security which is deducted from an employee's paycheck is based on

• the number of exemptions which are claimed

• a percentage of the gross pay

• income over 7,000.00 per year

• a flat amount for all employees

The Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate must be filled out by the

• employee

• employer

• internal revenue service

• state regulatory office

The main source of communication between the doctor and the public is the

• newspaper

• the television

• the telephone

• the billboard

An ABA number

• is issued to each of a bank's customer

• identifies a check and the bank it is written on

• is issued to all commercial accounts

• identifies only national banks