Workbook Chapt 1

One common role of the MA is acting as a

• (A) Financial manager

• (B) Diagnostician

• (C) Patient counselor

• (D) Patient navigator

What type of care is given with an emphasis on staying healthy and avoiding serious injury?

• (A) Inpatient care

• (B) Preventive care

• (C) Ambulatory care

• (D) Emergency care

Front-office work for an MA may include which of the following? (multiple answers)

• (A) Measuring and recording patient vital signs

• (B) Assisting the provider with minor surgical procedures

• (C) Taking a patient's medical history

• (D) Greeting patients and answering phones

What is the term for getting approval from a patient's health insurance company before a procedure is done?

• Scheduling

• Preauthorization

• Practice management

• Claim submission

Laboratory testing performed at a patient's side such as checking a blood sugar is known as

• (A) Acute care

• (B) Phlebotomy

• (C) Point-of-care testing

• (D) Direct care

Medical assistants

• (A) Sterilize equipment and supplies

• (B) Perform minor surgical procedures

• (C) Do not have any supervision

• (D) Share new diagnoses with patients

Collecting blood specimens from a vein or by skin puncture is called

• (A) Point-of-care testing

• (B) Diagnostic testing

• (C) Specimen processing

• (D) Phlebotomy

Under whose direction may an MA provide patient education?

• (A) The healthcare provider's

• (B) The patient's

• (C) The office manager's

• (D) The facility administrator's

For each of the following terms, write the letter of the correct definition

"Patient Navigator"

• a - related to the business and customer service operations of a medical office or other healthcare facilities

• b- related directly to patient care

• c- the role of facilitating a pt's healthcare and progress through the healthcare system

• d- an established way to document medical care provided

• e- care given without the pt being admitted to a hospital

For each of the following terms, write the letter of the correct definition

"Coding"

• a - related to the business and customer service operations of a medical office

• b- related directly to patient care

• c- the role of facilitating a pt's healthcare and progress through the healthcare system

• d- an established way to document medical care provided in a computer system

• e- care given without the pt being admitted to a hospital