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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
When should a Notice of Privacy Practice be giving to patients
each visit
annually
when a change has occurred
________ is the patient's right to determine when, how much and under which circumstances they wish to disclose their medical information
Authorization
Ownership
Privacy
Public Health department does not need patient permission to access medical information regarding infectious diseases.
True
False
HIPAA stands for
Health Insurance of Privacy Accountability Act
Health Insurance Patient Account Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Covered Entities are
anyone with access to patient information for medical purposes
those who can access all medical records at anytime
organizations such as healthcare providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses who are subject to HIPAA Privacy Rule
Compliance is
working to obtain 100% accurate records for the office
Process of meeting regulations, recommendations, and expectations of federal and state agencies that pay for health care services and regulate the industry
keeping up with office policies and procedures to the best of your abilities
Which of the following is within the medical assistant's scope of practice?
Prescribing over-the-counter medication
Performing a physical assessment
Obtaining patient history (hx)
Recommending a diagnosis
The CMA Certification/Recertification Exam is divided into what three content areas?
General, administrative, and clinical
Legal, ethical, and clinical
Basic, advanced, and professional
Laboratory, administrative, clinical
HIPAA applies to
All health information
Protected medical data only
Written information only
Verbal and electronic information only
The statute of limitation indicates:
The privacy rights of a minor receiving care.
The risks that are presented to a patient before treatment.
The time span during which a patient can file a suit against a caregiver.
The right of a physician to have another physician care for his patients while he is not available
Which branch of law covers injuries suffered because of another person's wrongdoings resulting from breach of legal duty?
Common Law
Administrative Law
Private Law
Tort Law
Information documented on the medical record should be:
Subjective
Objective
Based on the EKG Technician's opinion
Arbitrary
Putting yourself in another person's shoes is:
Sympathy
Apathy
Empathy
None of the above
What is a referral?
A request for a transfer of patient records from a previous practice
An agreement between physicians to cover on-call emergencies
An authorization for a patient to leave a practice permanently
An authorization for a patient to receive specialized services from another practice
Where is the diagnosis entered under the SOAP format?
S
O
A
P
If a physician places a patient on high blood pressure medication after a routine physical, where would it be recorded using the SOAP format?
S
O
A
P
When are patients scheduled in wave booking?
Every 20 minutes
At the same time each hour
Only in the morning
Intermittently throughout the day
What is an explanation of benefits (EOB)?
Explains what services Medicare will not cover
A document that identifies what was paid, reduced, or denied
The amount the patient pays after each visit
The percentage of the premium that the patient must cover
Dr. Velasquez has been delayed at the hospital for another hour. How should the assistant respond?
Hope the physician will arrive shortly
Call the hospital to complain
Notify all scheduled patients and give them the option to reschedule
Make excuses for the physician's delay
Tell only the patients in the office of the physician's delay
What are walk-ins?
Patients who want to see the physician without an appointment
Anyone who walks through the front door in the medical office
Patients who have scheduled appointments with the physician
What is the purpose of the Release of Information form?
To list the people with whom the patient's health information can be shared.
To notify the patient of the facility's privacy policy.
To obtain consent for treatment from the patient.
To collect demographic information about the patient.
The majority medical assistants work in which type of environment?
surgical
insurance company
ambulatory care
laboratory
Which of the following is not one of the four letter format styles?
Full Block
Modified Block
Simplified
Half Block
Which of the following words is misspelled?
staphylococcus
sphygmomunometer
sphincter
specimen
What type of communication should you use with visually impaired patients?
Large Print
braille
Non verbal
non verbal
What does PHI stand for?
Private Hippa Information
Protected Health Information
Private Hospital Information
Peoples Held Information
