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WorksheetsQuiz 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What professional organization is responsible for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification process?
the AMT
AMTIE
CAAHEP
the AAMA
What professional organization is responsible for the registration and testing of medical assistants, medical technologists, and phlebotomists?
the AMT
the AMTIE
the CAAHEP
the AAMA
Recommendations for re-accreditation are made to the following new accrediting agency
the AMT
the AMTIE
the CAAHEP
the AAMA
An important professional organization that establishes guidelines and standards for the medical assistant profession is the
American Association of Medical Assistants
American Medical Association.
National Association of Mas.
American Medical Assistant Academy
Which of the following statements is true?
The AAMA requires licensure for medical assistants in some states.
Most physicians’ offices prefer to hire MAs who have been trained by an accredited school and have received a diploma, certificate, or degree in medical assisting.
To be a medical assistant, you must have at least an associate degree.
To be certified as a medical assistant, you must be trained using a standardized curriculum or set of courses.
One difference between an MA certificate program and an MA degree program is that
there is more general education in a certificate or diploma program
there is more training in clinical skills in the certificate program
there is more general education in the degree program
the degree program focuses on MA clinical skills.
Which of the following statements is not true?
ABHES accredits educational institutions that offer medical assistant programs
CAAHEP accredits educational institutions that offer medical assistant programs.
The accreditation of an educational institution is mandatory.
Accrediting bodies assess how well an educational institution provides the medical assisting education according to standards of the organization.
Which of the following practice areas does not represent an inpatient setting?
hospitals
extended care facilities
rehabilitation facilities
dialysis centers
The content of which two programs are very similar?
degree programs and graduate programs
certificate programs and degree programs
certificate programs and diploma programs
degree programs and diploma
Which of the following organizations works to enforce the standards of education for medical assistants?
CAAHEP
AAMA
HIPPA
NAM
