TEST BANK FOR PLUNKETT’S THE MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 5TH

Chapter 02: Health Associations and the Law Ramsay & Rutherford: Plunkett’s Procedures for the Medical Administrative Assistant, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. This individual is referred to often as the Father of Medicine: a. Herodicus. b. Apollo. c. Aesculapius. d. Hippocrates. ANS: D Attributed with the works completed by Hippocrates and constructing the oath which physicians continue to swear to today. Prepared the basics of a declaration of how physicians will practice medicine, despite the fact it has no legal obligation. REF: p. 12 OBJ: 1 2. Which is not a health care–related association or organization? a. Canadian Medical Association b. Canadian Medical Protective Association c. International Medical Assistants Association d. World Health Organization. ANS: C This association does not exist.NTUhRisSisInNoGt T beBc.oCnfOus Med with the IAAP also known as the International Association of Administrative Professionals. REF: pp. 13-24 OBJ: 3 3. The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) can be described as a: a. mutual defense union for Canadian physicians. b. patient advocacy association. c. health care device creation association. d. medical association for compliance management. ANS: A The Canadian Medical Protective Association is a mutual defense union for Canadian physicians. They have a shared responsibility to each other to practice in a manner consistent with the values of the medical profession. REF: p. 17 OBJ: 3 4. In order for a physician to practice medicine in Canada they must be licensed by: a. their provincial or territorial Canadian Medical Protective Association. b. their provincial or territorial College of Physicians and Surgeons or equivalent. c. the Canadian Medical Association. d. the university from which they complete their program of study. ANS: B