IJCAHPO COA TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT REVIEWED
SOLUTIONS
●● What is the role of an optometrist?
Answer: A healthcare professional who provides primary vision care.
●● What is the role of an optician?
Answer: A person qualified to make and sell eyeglasses and contact
lenses.
●● What does OA/OMA stand for?
Answer: Ophthalmic Assistant/Ophthalmic Medical Assistant.
●● What are the specialty roles in ophthalmology?
Answer: Orthoptist, ocularist, ophthalmic photographer, ophthalmic
nursing RN.
●● What organization administers certification tests for
ophthalmologists?
Answer: IJCAHPO.
, ●● What are the three core certification levels recognized by JCAHPO?
Answer: COA, COT, COMT.
●● What is the order of JCAHPO Certification for Ophthalmic Medical
Assistants?
Answer: COA, COT, COMT.
●● What does HIPAA stand for?
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
●● What does OSHA stand for?
Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
●● What does CMS stand for?
Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
●● What does ICD-10-CM refer to?
Answer: International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification.
●● What is the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System?
Answer: A mandatory reporting system for practices accepting CMS
funds.
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT REVIEWED
SOLUTIONS
●● What is the role of an optometrist?
Answer: A healthcare professional who provides primary vision care.
●● What is the role of an optician?
Answer: A person qualified to make and sell eyeglasses and contact
lenses.
●● What does OA/OMA stand for?
Answer: Ophthalmic Assistant/Ophthalmic Medical Assistant.
●● What are the specialty roles in ophthalmology?
Answer: Orthoptist, ocularist, ophthalmic photographer, ophthalmic
nursing RN.
●● What organization administers certification tests for
ophthalmologists?
Answer: IJCAHPO.
, ●● What are the three core certification levels recognized by JCAHPO?
Answer: COA, COT, COMT.
●● What is the order of JCAHPO Certification for Ophthalmic Medical
Assistants?
Answer: COA, COT, COMT.
●● What does HIPAA stand for?
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
●● What does OSHA stand for?
Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
●● What does CMS stand for?
Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
●● What does ICD-10-CM refer to?
Answer: International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification.
●● What is the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System?
Answer: A mandatory reporting system for practices accepting CMS
funds.