Medical Administrator: Week One

Which form of pointing device consists of a small, flat device sensitive to touch?

• touch pad

• touch screen

• mouse

• scanner

Which of the following is used when practitioners in a group practice several different staff in charge of ordering a variety of items?

• payment invoice

• disbursement

• purchase order

• order form

Jenni has been working at her new job as administrative office assistant for two weeks now. She has gone through the standard office training and she feels mostly okay with her duties. However, unlike other places she has worked, this office uses the Microsoft Excel software to track office expenses. Jenni does not feel comfortable with this software and is afraid she will make a mistake. Which of the following courses of action would you recommend to Jenni?

• Resign from the job, because she doesn't understand how to use the software.

• Attend an adult education class on how to use the software.

• Spend time at work exploring the software instead of taking care of other duties

• Just continue to use the software in the office; everyone make mistakes at first.

• Ask the office manager to have someone else track office expenses

A method of sending and receiving messages through a network is known as ___.

• word processing

• email

• paging

• database

The Federal Trade Commission ___.

• regulates the quality of each individual item to be purchased

• encourages medical practices to purchase supplies from mall-order companies

• monitors purchases by telephone, fax, and online services to protect consumers.

• requires vendors to fill orders within 10 days

• prevents outdated or date-expired items from being sold

What is the recommended amount of time for keeping all copies of bills and order forms for supplies in the event the medical practice is audited by the Internal Revenue Service?

• 7 years

• 20 years

• indefinitely

• 1 year

• 3 years

Resolution refers to ___.

• a readable printout of information

• the sharpness of images, measured by dot pitch

• a method of sending and receiving messages through a network

• the number of words that can be typed in one minute

• automatic changes in the monitor displays

What handheld device is commonly used by providers and other healthcare professionals to look up reference material and medications and enter data that can be transferred into the patient's chart?

• laptop

• PDA

• tablet

• notebook

• subnotebook

Net 30 on a payment invoice means ___.

• 30 of the items in the order have been backordered

• you have 30 days in which to pay the order in full

• 30 of the items in the order will be sent

• 30% will be charged if the payment is not paid in full on receipt

• 3% will be deducted when more than one item is ordered

On what type of computer is the touch pad feature popular?

• personal

• tablet

• desktop

• mainframe

• laptop