CMAA CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatNshouldNguideNtheNmedicalNofficeNassistantNinNmakingNappointments?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
OfficeNpolicy
HowNdoesNaNCMAANhandleNaNlotNofNpeopleN?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FilteringNtheirNrequests
KeyNstepNinNschedulingNanNappointmentN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-OfferingNaNtimeN&NdateNtoNtheNpatient
StepsNtoNschedulingNanNappointmentN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-1)NofferNaNchoiceNofNdateN&Ntime
2)NconfirmNdateNandNtimeNbyNrepeatingN
3)NenterNappointmentNintoNmanagementNsoftwareN
4)NfullNoutNappointmentNcard,NifNit'sNinNperson
IfNaNdoctorNisNoutNofNoffice,NwhatNdoNyouNdo?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
BlockNoutNtheNtimeNperiodsN&NnoteNtheNreasonNtheNphysicianNisNunavailable
ptN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-EstablishedNpatient
PTN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-physicalNtherapy
NPN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-newNpatient
InNadditionNtoNblockingNoutNprofessionalNtravels,NtheNassistantNmayNarrangeNtheNflightsNandNaccommodati
onsNforNtheNphysicianN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-True
IfNthere'sNaNconcernNwNtheNcurrentNschedulingNsystem,NwhatNdoNyouNdoN?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DiscussNtheNcomplainNwNtheNofficeNmanager
, WaveNSchedulingNSystemN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNusingNthisNsystem,NpatientsNareNscheduledNforNtheNfirstNhalfNofNeachNhour,NandNeachNpatientNisNseen
NinNtheNorderNtheyNarrive;NwaitNtimesNvaryN.
OpenNofficeNhoursN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-NoNappointments;NseenNasNtheyNarrive
ModifiedNwaveNschedulingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-patientsNareNscheduledNatNtheNbeginningNofNeachNhour
groupingNschedulingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
theNschedulingNofNsimilarNappointmentsNtogetherNatNaNcertainNtimeNofNdayNorNweekN(blocks)
StreamNschedulingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MostNcommonN;NeachNpatientNhasNindividualNappointmentNtime
Double-bookingNsystemN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
FormNofNwaveNscheduling;NpatientsNareNscheduledNforNtheNsameNtime
ExpectationsNtoNroutineNappointmentsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-EmergenciesN&NAcuteNIllness
referralN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AnNauthorizationNforNaNpatientNtoNreceiveNservicesNfromNanotherNpractice
establishedNpatientN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
aNpatientNwhoNhasNbeenNseenNbyNaNproviderNinNtheNpracticeNinNtheNsameNspecialtyNwithinNthreeNyears
hospitalizationN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-stayNinNhospital
PatientNbillingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ResultsNinNmuchNofNtheNincomeNthatNkeepsNtheNpracticeNinNbusiness
BookkeepingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-KeepsNbilling,Npayment,NandNexpenseNrecordsNcurrent
BankingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN--NtrackingNexpensesN
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatNshouldNguideNtheNmedicalNofficeNassistantNinNmakingNappointments?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
OfficeNpolicy
HowNdoesNaNCMAANhandleNaNlotNofNpeopleN?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FilteringNtheirNrequests
KeyNstepNinNschedulingNanNappointmentN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-OfferingNaNtimeN&NdateNtoNtheNpatient
StepsNtoNschedulingNanNappointmentN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-1)NofferNaNchoiceNofNdateN&Ntime
2)NconfirmNdateNandNtimeNbyNrepeatingN
3)NenterNappointmentNintoNmanagementNsoftwareN
4)NfullNoutNappointmentNcard,NifNit'sNinNperson
IfNaNdoctorNisNoutNofNoffice,NwhatNdoNyouNdo?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
BlockNoutNtheNtimeNperiodsN&NnoteNtheNreasonNtheNphysicianNisNunavailable
ptN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-EstablishedNpatient
PTN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-physicalNtherapy
NPN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-newNpatient
InNadditionNtoNblockingNoutNprofessionalNtravels,NtheNassistantNmayNarrangeNtheNflightsNandNaccommodati
onsNforNtheNphysicianN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-True
IfNthere'sNaNconcernNwNtheNcurrentNschedulingNsystem,NwhatNdoNyouNdoN?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DiscussNtheNcomplainNwNtheNofficeNmanager
, WaveNSchedulingNSystemN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNusingNthisNsystem,NpatientsNareNscheduledNforNtheNfirstNhalfNofNeachNhour,NandNeachNpatientNisNseen
NinNtheNorderNtheyNarrive;NwaitNtimesNvaryN.
OpenNofficeNhoursN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-NoNappointments;NseenNasNtheyNarrive
ModifiedNwaveNschedulingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-patientsNareNscheduledNatNtheNbeginningNofNeachNhour
groupingNschedulingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
theNschedulingNofNsimilarNappointmentsNtogetherNatNaNcertainNtimeNofNdayNorNweekN(blocks)
StreamNschedulingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MostNcommonN;NeachNpatientNhasNindividualNappointmentNtime
Double-bookingNsystemN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
FormNofNwaveNscheduling;NpatientsNareNscheduledNforNtheNsameNtime
ExpectationsNtoNroutineNappointmentsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-EmergenciesN&NAcuteNIllness
referralN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-AnNauthorizationNforNaNpatientNtoNreceiveNservicesNfromNanotherNpractice
establishedNpatientN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
aNpatientNwhoNhasNbeenNseenNbyNaNproviderNinNtheNpracticeNinNtheNsameNspecialtyNwithinNthreeNyears
hospitalizationN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-stayNinNhospital
PatientNbillingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ResultsNinNmuchNofNtheNincomeNthatNkeepsNtheNpracticeNinNbusiness
BookkeepingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-KeepsNbilling,Npayment,NandNexpenseNrecordsNcurrent
BankingN-NCORRECTNANSWERN--NtrackingNexpensesN