CMAA NHA Certification Exam Question and Answer 2023

An office manager asks an MAA to mail a letter to a patient who is being dismissed from the practice. Which of the following methods should the MAA use to mail the letter? Certified mail, first-class mail, priority, or standard? - Certified Mail A MAA should verify a patient's CPT code for which of the following processes: Coordination of Benefits, Determining Eligibility of services, Obtaining prior authorization, or receiving a referral? - Obtaining prior authorization Prior to an invasive procedure, a patient asks an MAA about other options that are available. Which action should the MAA take? Inform the patient of commonly used alternatives; Advise patient to ask the provider for alternatives; seek out a clinical MA to explain alternatives; Provide the patient with alternate providers phone numbers. - Advise the patient to ask the provider for alternatives. Which of the following abbreviations should a MAA use to document a patient history of a stroke? CHF; CVA; MI; or MS? - CVA (means Cerebrovascular accident AKA stroke)