ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTING: CHAPTER 1, 2, AND 3
Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. Patient Navigator
Answer:
helps patient navigate complex healthcare world
Question:
2. Professional Associations
Answer:
Set high standards for quality and performance Define tasks and functions Provide for
networking
Question:
3. What is the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)?
Answer:
A national association founded in 1956.
Question:
4. Which organization endorses the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)?
Answer:
The American Medical Association.
Question:
5. What is the purpose of the AAMA?
Answer:
To raise standards of medical assisting to a higher professional level.
Question:
6. What is unique about the AAMA?
Answer:
It is the only professional association devoted exclusively to the medical assisting profession.
Question:
7. What committee did the AAMA form?
Answer:
A committee whose goal was to revise and update its standards for accreditation.
,Question:
8. How is the accreditation of medical assisting programs done?
Answer:
Through the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
Question:
9. What is required to maintain certification in medical assisting?
Answer:
Continuing education.
Question:
10. American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Answer:
Began as program to register medical assistants inearly 1970s Provides certifications such as
Registered MedicalAssistant and Certified Medical Assistant Specialist Benefits similar to
those offered by AAMA
Question:
11. MA Organizations
Answer:
National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Established as information resource and network
for health professionals National Center for Competency Testing - No allegiance withany
organization or association National Association for Health Professionals American Medical
Certification Association American Registry of Medical Assistants
Question:
12. Certification
Answer:
organizational confirmation of qualifications to meet professional standards and established
competencies of a medical assistant
Question:
13. Registration
Answer:
does not guarantee competence but does grant license to practice a chosen profession
Question:
14. State and Federal Regulations
, Answer:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (C LIA '88)
Question:
15. AAMA Credential
Answer:
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Exam evaluates mastery of medical assistingcompetencies
received at accredited school Must re-certify every 5 years
Question:
16. AMT Credentials
Answer:
Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) Instead of accredited school, student can use
experiencein the profession as basis for testing CEUs needed for recertification every 3 years
Question:
17. Knowledge base should include
Answer:
Administrative and clinical skills Knowledge of insurance and reimbursement cycle
Compliance with healthcare rules and regulations Exceptional customer service Practice
management Current patient treatments and education.
Question:
18. What two accreditation bodies does the U.S. Department of Education recognize
Answer:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) works directly
with MedicalAssisting Educational Review Board (MAERB) Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools (ABHES)
Question:
19. Work Experience
Answer:
Practicum required for graduation from an accredited program Length varies depending on
program Site preceptors become involved with instruction Unpaid experience Provides
"bridge" from academics to workplace
Question:
20. Professional Development
Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. Patient Navigator
Answer:
helps patient navigate complex healthcare world
Question:
2. Professional Associations
Answer:
Set high standards for quality and performance Define tasks and functions Provide for
networking
Question:
3. What is the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)?
Answer:
A national association founded in 1956.
Question:
4. Which organization endorses the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)?
Answer:
The American Medical Association.
Question:
5. What is the purpose of the AAMA?
Answer:
To raise standards of medical assisting to a higher professional level.
Question:
6. What is unique about the AAMA?
Answer:
It is the only professional association devoted exclusively to the medical assisting profession.
Question:
7. What committee did the AAMA form?
Answer:
A committee whose goal was to revise and update its standards for accreditation.
,Question:
8. How is the accreditation of medical assisting programs done?
Answer:
Through the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
Question:
9. What is required to maintain certification in medical assisting?
Answer:
Continuing education.
Question:
10. American Medical Technologists (AMT)
Answer:
Began as program to register medical assistants inearly 1970s Provides certifications such as
Registered MedicalAssistant and Certified Medical Assistant Specialist Benefits similar to
those offered by AAMA
Question:
11. MA Organizations
Answer:
National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Established as information resource and network
for health professionals National Center for Competency Testing - No allegiance withany
organization or association National Association for Health Professionals American Medical
Certification Association American Registry of Medical Assistants
Question:
12. Certification
Answer:
organizational confirmation of qualifications to meet professional standards and established
competencies of a medical assistant
Question:
13. Registration
Answer:
does not guarantee competence but does grant license to practice a chosen profession
Question:
14. State and Federal Regulations
, Answer:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (C LIA '88)
Question:
15. AAMA Credential
Answer:
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Exam evaluates mastery of medical assistingcompetencies
received at accredited school Must re-certify every 5 years
Question:
16. AMT Credentials
Answer:
Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) Instead of accredited school, student can use
experiencein the profession as basis for testing CEUs needed for recertification every 3 years
Question:
17. Knowledge base should include
Answer:
Administrative and clinical skills Knowledge of insurance and reimbursement cycle
Compliance with healthcare rules and regulations Exceptional customer service Practice
management Current patient treatments and education.
Question:
18. What two accreditation bodies does the U.S. Department of Education recognize
Answer:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) works directly
with MedicalAssisting Educational Review Board (MAERB) Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools (ABHES)
Question:
19. Work Experience
Answer:
Practicum required for graduation from an accredited program Length varies depending on
program Site preceptors become involved with instruction Unpaid experience Provides
"bridge" from academics to workplace
Question:
20. Professional Development
