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DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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POINTS: 1
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POINTS: 1
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB11 - Identify the various types of medical centers
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DATE CREATED:
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6. The expenses involved in running a business have made which of the following rare today?
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POINTS: 1
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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8. The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a team-based model of care led by:
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a. a surgeon.
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c. a personal provider.
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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Chapter 1 ss
1. Medical assisting is probably right for you if you:
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a. like to work alone, completing tasks independently.
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b. are more comfortable completing a consistent task daily.
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c. do not like variety in your job.
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d. are interested in a career in an expanding field.
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ANSWER: d
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB02 - Describe the role of the medical assistant
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ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ABHES: MA.A.1.1.d - List the general responsibilities and skills of the medical assistant
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DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
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2. Which category of skills includes those that keep medical assistants practicing within their scope of practice?
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a. communication
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c. instruction
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POINTS: 1
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REFERENCES: Figure 1-4 ss
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DATE MODIFIED:
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3. Which of these is an example of an administrative skill?
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ANSWER: d
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HAS VARIABLES:
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ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
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HAS VARIABLES:
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5. The majority of medical assistants work in which type of environment?
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POINTS: 1
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB11 - Identify the various types of medical centers
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DATE CREATED:
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POINTS: 1
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB01 - Spell and define, using the glossary, all the Words to Know in
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this chapter ss ss
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DATE MODIFIED:
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7. Urgent care centers:
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ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB11 - Identify the various types of medical centers
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DATE CREATED:
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DATE MODIFIED:
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8. The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a team-based model of care led by:
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a. a surgeon.
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b. a patient.
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c. a personal provider.
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d. a health insurance company representative.
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ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES:
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB01 - Spell and define, using the glossary, all the Words to Know
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MASS.BLES.22.01.KB07 - Partner with health care teams to attain optimal patient health ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
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