Chapter 1- The medical assistant
American Medical Technologists (AMT) - correct answer ✔A certifying
organization for medical assistants
Knowledge base - correct answer ✔theory
skills - correct answer ✔procedures
behaviors - correct answer ✔professional characteristics or attitudes
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - correct answer ✔A
professional organization for medical assistants; 1955;
What is the primary purpose of the AAMA? - correct answer ✔raise the
standards of the MA to a professional level
What do AAMA members receive? - correct answer ✔bimonthly
management, CMA today, which is devoted to educational articles written by
experts in allied health and related fields
Three types of skills - correct answer ✔General, Administrative and Clinical
General skills - correct answer ✔communication skills, critical thinking,
analyze info
, Communication - correct answer ✔skill is necessary to promote important
exchanges of info between the provider and the patient also know as the
liaison
Legal and ethical concepts - correct answer ✔concerned with legal, ethical,
moral, and professional conduct in the execution of medial assisting duties.
What do Legal and ethical skills do? - correct answer ✔Help prevent
unnecessary litigation and keep the MA practicing within their scope of
practice
Patient education - correct answer ✔topics include disease prevention and
management, medication management, and overall health maintenance
Who is the advocate for the pt. - correct answer ✔The medical assistant
Operational functions - correct answer ✔functions necessary to keep
equipment and facility running effectively
Administrative skills - correct answer ✔helps manage the business affairs of
the practice and includes administrative procedures and practice finance
Examples of administrative skills - correct answer ✔scheduling
appointments, admissions, maintaining medical records, filing and ETC
Clinical skills - correct answer ✔extension of the provider's role of
assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment
American Medical Technologists (AMT) - correct answer ✔A certifying
organization for medical assistants
Knowledge base - correct answer ✔theory
skills - correct answer ✔procedures
behaviors - correct answer ✔professional characteristics or attitudes
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - correct answer ✔A
professional organization for medical assistants; 1955;
What is the primary purpose of the AAMA? - correct answer ✔raise the
standards of the MA to a professional level
What do AAMA members receive? - correct answer ✔bimonthly
management, CMA today, which is devoted to educational articles written by
experts in allied health and related fields
Three types of skills - correct answer ✔General, Administrative and Clinical
General skills - correct answer ✔communication skills, critical thinking,
analyze info
, Communication - correct answer ✔skill is necessary to promote important
exchanges of info between the provider and the patient also know as the
liaison
Legal and ethical concepts - correct answer ✔concerned with legal, ethical,
moral, and professional conduct in the execution of medial assisting duties.
What do Legal and ethical skills do? - correct answer ✔Help prevent
unnecessary litigation and keep the MA practicing within their scope of
practice
Patient education - correct answer ✔topics include disease prevention and
management, medication management, and overall health maintenance
Who is the advocate for the pt. - correct answer ✔The medical assistant
Operational functions - correct answer ✔functions necessary to keep
equipment and facility running effectively
Administrative skills - correct answer ✔helps manage the business affairs of
the practice and includes administrative procedures and practice finance
Examples of administrative skills - correct answer ✔scheduling
appointments, admissions, maintaining medical records, filing and ETC
Clinical skills - correct answer ✔extension of the provider's role of
assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment
