Medical assisting Quiz 17

Explain the primary role of the medical assistant.

• Work with patients to obtain vital signs, collect specimens, administer medication, and run basic laboratory tests

• Work as a billing and collections expert in a medical office.

• Serve as a medical laboratory assistant

Describe a responsibility that is not one of the clinical or administrative duties of the medical assistant

• writing correspondence to patients

• managing staff members and schedules

• prescribing a medication for a patient

As a new medical assistant, where can you find guidelines and standards for the medical assistant profession?

• American Association of Medical Assistants

• American Medical Association

• National Association of MAs

Explain the key training, education, and certification preparation needed for medical assistants?

• The AAMA requires licensure for medical assistants in some states.

• It is optimal for a medical assistant to have training from an accredited school and have received a diploma, certificate, or degree in medical assisting.

• To be certified as a medical assistant, you must be trained using a standardized curriculum or set of courses.

Which of the following administrative abilities will the medical assistant not be responsible to be skilled in?

• medical codes

• reading, notating, and filing medical records

• payroll

You are working with a patient who has a new diagnosis and asks about education and resources found online. What would the medical assistant recommend in this situation?

• Encourage the patient to do their own research online.

• Suggest that they talk to the doctor and not look for resources online.

• Suggest trusted sites and resources for information found online to the patient.

Which of the suggestions below are recommended for ergonomics in the workplace?

• Take a 5 minute stretch break every hour if you are sitting at your desk for long periods.

• Take short 1-2 minute stretch breaks every 5-10 minutes.

• Adjust arm rests so that your shoulders are in line with the keyboard.

Which of the following has specific guidelines for the use of electronic signatures?

• AMA

• HIPAA

• AAMA

What is the best strategy for preparing a facility and its staff for incidents that might put patients and others in danger?

• Have a written disaster plan with a regular review of what action staff should take in case of disaster.

• Hold regular meetings to discuss the various incidents that could possibly happen.

• Hold training sessions for patients when they come in for their office visits.

Explain universal precautions.

• Universal precautions is a method of containing hazardous materials in the medial office setting.

• Universal precautions is an approach to infection control to treat all human blood and body fluids as if they were known to be infectious.

• Universal precautions is a method of cleaning after a blood or body fluid spill.