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None of the above - Answer✔Legally, a physician:
A. May not refuse to accept a patient if he or she chooses
B. May refuse to provide follow-up care after treatment is initiated
C. Must provide a medical history to the patient's insurance company if the insurance company
so requests
D. None of the above
The patient must sign a release form - Answer✔In order to release medical information to
another source:
A. The patient must deliver the records to the requestor
B. The patient must sign a release form
C. The insurance company must request the records in writing
D. The physician must sign a release
all of the above - Answer✔In order for a contract to be enforceable, the contract must include:
A.an offer
B.a consideration
C. an acceptance
D. all of the above
until the patient reaches the age of majority plus the number of years for the statue of
limitations in that particular state - Answer✔The medical record of a patient who is a minor
should be kept:
A. indefinatley-no medical records should ever be destroyed
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B. until the patient becomes 18 years of age
C. until the patient becomes 21 years of age
D. until the patient reaches the age of majority
plus the number of years for the statue of limitations in that particular state
the doctor - Answer✔The medical record is owned by:
A. the state
B.the federal government
C.the patient
D. the doctor
risk management - Answer✔Establishing and maintaining policies and procedures that protect
the medical office and staff from lawsuits is called:
A. prioritizing
B. risk management
C. liability protection
D.policies and procedures
the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice - Answer✔Statue of limitations
refers to:
A. the limits of a particular practice
B.the limits of a particular doctor
C. the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice
D. the statue which allows patients to bring a lawsuit
the medical terminology used in the record - Answer✔It is important for patients to understand
their responsibility in relation to their medical record. The patient needs to understand all of
the following EXCEPT:
A. how the record is accessed
B. the medical terminology used in the record
C. ownership of the record
D. purpose of the medical record
records should not be left hanging around the office - Answer✔Confidentiality of the patient
record means that;
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A.the information of the record is disscused only among the office staff
B. patients may read their own records anytime they wish
C. records should not be left hanging around the office
D.only the doctor may have access to the patient record
before the patient has been administered any medication - Answer✔For office surgery, a
consent form must be signed:
A. before the patient has been administered any medication
B. right after the procedure
C. just prior to the procedure
D. all of the above
living will - Answer✔Mabel, a terminal patient, is adamant that should she become
incompetent, no " heroic" measures should be taken. This would be detailed in Mebel's:
A. living will
B. durable power of attorney
C. advance directives
D. last will and testament
both A and C - Answer✔In most states, a physician is required to report:
A. death
B. ear infections
C. specific infectious, communicable,or contagious diseases
D. both A and C
is told by the physician of any risks, hazards, or possible complications with treatment in terms
that the patient fully understands - Answer✔Informed consent is established when the patient:
A. dictates his or her consent to the medical assistant, who copies the agreement onto his
medical chart, and then the patient signs it
B. Is told by the physician of any risks, hazards, or possible complications with the treatment in
terms that the patient fully understands
C. is told in great techincal detail about the treatment or operation
D. signs a " permission to operate" form
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CMAA Practice Exam #1 Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
None of the above - Answer✔Legally, a physician:
A. May not refuse to accept a patient if he or she chooses
B. May refuse to provide follow-up care after treatment is initiated
C. Must provide a medical history to the patient's insurance company if the insurance company
so requests
D. None of the above
The patient must sign a release form - Answer✔In order to release medical information to
another source:
A. The patient must deliver the records to the requestor
B. The patient must sign a release form
C. The insurance company must request the records in writing
D. The physician must sign a release
all of the above - Answer✔In order for a contract to be enforceable, the contract must include:
A.an offer
B.a consideration
C. an acceptance
D. all of the above
until the patient reaches the age of majority plus the number of years for the statue of
limitations in that particular state - Answer✔The medical record of a patient who is a minor
should be kept:
A. indefinatley-no medical records should ever be destroyed
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B. until the patient becomes 18 years of age
C. until the patient becomes 21 years of age
D. until the patient reaches the age of majority
plus the number of years for the statue of limitations in that particular state
the doctor - Answer✔The medical record is owned by:
A. the state
B.the federal government
C.the patient
D. the doctor
risk management - Answer✔Establishing and maintaining policies and procedures that protect
the medical office and staff from lawsuits is called:
A. prioritizing
B. risk management
C. liability protection
D.policies and procedures
the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice - Answer✔Statue of limitations
refers to:
A. the limits of a particular practice
B.the limits of a particular doctor
C. the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice
D. the statue which allows patients to bring a lawsuit
the medical terminology used in the record - Answer✔It is important for patients to understand
their responsibility in relation to their medical record. The patient needs to understand all of
the following EXCEPT:
A. how the record is accessed
B. the medical terminology used in the record
C. ownership of the record
D. purpose of the medical record
records should not be left hanging around the office - Answer✔Confidentiality of the patient
record means that;
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A.the information of the record is disscused only among the office staff
B. patients may read their own records anytime they wish
C. records should not be left hanging around the office
D.only the doctor may have access to the patient record
before the patient has been administered any medication - Answer✔For office surgery, a
consent form must be signed:
A. before the patient has been administered any medication
B. right after the procedure
C. just prior to the procedure
D. all of the above
living will - Answer✔Mabel, a terminal patient, is adamant that should she become
incompetent, no " heroic" measures should be taken. This would be detailed in Mebel's:
A. living will
B. durable power of attorney
C. advance directives
D. last will and testament
both A and C - Answer✔In most states, a physician is required to report:
A. death
B. ear infections
C. specific infectious, communicable,or contagious diseases
D. both A and C
is told by the physician of any risks, hazards, or possible complications with treatment in terms
that the patient fully understands - Answer✔Informed consent is established when the patient:
A. dictates his or her consent to the medical assistant, who copies the agreement onto his
medical chart, and then the patient signs it
B. Is told by the physician of any risks, hazards, or possible complications with the treatment in
terms that the patient fully understands
C. is told in great techincal detail about the treatment or operation
D. signs a " permission to operate" form
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