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MedicalAssistingAdministrative&ClinicalCompetencies
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(MindTapCourseList)9thEditionbyMichelleBlesi
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Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care
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Team, and Medical Environment
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Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions) ....................................................................... 1
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Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)
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1. To be successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:
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a. knowledge base. n
b. set of skills. n n
c. set of behaviors. n n
d. all of these n n
ANS: d n
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of
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behaviors to be successful.
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d. Correct. As an MA,youmust learn all of these – a knowledge base, a set ofskills, and a set of
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behaviors - to be successful.
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2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
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a. Filing patient records n n
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications n
d. Wrapping instruments n
ANS: a n
Analysis:
a. Correct. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill. n n n n n n n n n
b. Incorrect. Phlebotomy is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill.
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c. Incorrect. Administering medications is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an
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administrative skill.
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,Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List) 9th Edition by Michelle Blesi: Blesi, Medical Assisting,
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2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
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d. Incorrect. Wrapping instruments is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an
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administrative skill.
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3. A system where patients pay an added fee in exchange for more personalized care and better
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access to their providers for medical services is referred to as which type of service?
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a. PCMH
b. ACO
c. boutique
d. managed care n
ANS: c n
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. PCMH is a patient-centered medical home. This is a model of care where
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doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their
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Medicare patients.
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b. Incorrect,ACOisanaccountablecareorganization.Thisis amodelofcarewhere doctors,n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their Medicare
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patients. n
c. Correct. A boutique system is where patients payan added fee in exchange for more
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personalized care and better access to their providers for medical services.
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d. Incorrect. Managed care refers to care plans where the providers follow rules to keep care
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costs down.
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4. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to do which of the following
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through 2028?
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a. grow
b. decline
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d. be eliminated n
ANS: a n
Analysis:
a. Correct. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through
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2028. n
b. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to growthrough
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2028. n
c. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to growthrough
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2028. n
d. Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to growthrough
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5. Which of the following organizations provides the RMA credential?
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a. AAMA
b. AMT
c. AAPC
d. NHA
ANS: b n
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. The AAMA provides the CMA (AAMA) credential. n n n n n n n
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2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
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b. Correct. The AMT provides the RMA credential. The AAMAprovides the CMA(AAMA) n n n n n n n n n n n n
credential.
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c. Incorrect. The AAPCprovides certification to professional coders. The AAMAprovides the CMA
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(AAMA) credential.
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d. Incorrect. The NHA is an association for those working in healthcare. The AAMA provides the
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CMA (AAMA) credential.
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6. Which of the following defines the role of the patient advocate or navigator?
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a. drives the patient to appointments n n n n
b. assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient
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c. acts on behalf of the provider n n n n n
d. keeps the patients’ medical records n n n n
ANS: b n
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Driving the patient to their appointments is outside the role of the patient
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advocate or navigator. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on
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behalf of the patient.
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b. Correct. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the
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c. Incorrect. The patient advocate or navigator does not act on behalf of the provider. The
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patientadvocate ornavigatorassists thepatient oractsonbehalfofthepatient.
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d. Incorrect. While keeping a copy of the patient’s medical records maybe part of the role ofthe
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advocate ornavigator,theirmainrole istoassist thepatient oract onbehalfof the patient.
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The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient.
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7. Which of the following describes the role of an ACO?
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a. Provides health care with an emphasis on prevention. n n n n n n n
b. A group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, like the PCMH model who
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together coordinate high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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c. A system of health care that integrates the delivery and payment of health care for
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covered persons (patients, or subscribers) by contracting with selected providers for
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comprehensive health care services at a reduced cost.
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d. Care centers that take care of patients with acute illness or injury and those with minor
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emergencies.n
ANS: b n
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. Manyhealth care organizations provide care with an emphasis onprevention. An
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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care
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providers, similar to the PCMHmodel. Together, these models coordinate to providehigh-
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qualitycaretotheirMedicare patients. n n n n n
b. Correct. An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other
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health care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to
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provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.
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c. Incorrect.Asystem whereproviderscontract toreducecosts is an HMO.AnAccountable Care
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Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, similar to
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the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide high-quality care to their
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Medicare patients.
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website, in whole or in part.
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2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
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d. Incorrect. Care centers that take care of minor emergencies are acute care clinics. Ann n n n n n n n n n n n n
Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care
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providers, similar to the PCMHmodel. Together, these models coordinateto provide high-
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quality care to their Medicare patients. n n n n n
8. What is the name of the physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the hospital?
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a. physician partner n
b. hospitalist
c. physiatrist
d. hospital physician n
ANS: b n
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.Aphysicianpartner referstophysicianswho worktogether aspartners ina clinic n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
setting. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the
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hospital. n
b. Correct. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the
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c. Incorrect. A physiatrist is a physician that specializes in physical medicine and n n n n n n n n n n n
rehabilitation. A hospitalist is a physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the
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e. Incorrect.Ahospital physician refersto aphysicianseeing patients in the hospital.This is not the
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sameasa hospitalistwholooks afterpatients onceadmittedto thehospital.
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9. Which of the health care professional uses radionuclides to diagnose and treat diseases?
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a. radiological technician n
b. radiologist
c. ultrasound technician n
d. nuclear medicine technologist n n
ANS: d n
Analysis:
a. Incorrect. A radiological technician is a person that takes x-rays. A nuclear medicinen n n n n n n n n n n n
technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and then scans the bodywith a
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special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals concentrate in specific organs.
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b. Incorrect. A radiologist is a physician that reads and interprets x-rays. A nuclear medicine
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technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and then scans the body with a
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special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals concentrate in specific organs.
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c. Incorrect. An ultrasound technician uses ultrasound to collect images from inside the body.
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Anuclear medicine technologistadministers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and then
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scans the body with a special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals concentrate in
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specific organs.
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d. Correct. A nuclear medicine technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients and
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then scans the body with a special camera to observe how the pharmaceuticals
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concentrate in specific organs.
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10. Which type of Complementary Medicine identifies three types of energies that are present in all
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a. ayurvedic medicine n
b. biofeedback
c. acupuncture
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