Medical office administration exam with
correct answers
A new patient arrives for his or her appointment and provides date of birth, home address
and phone number, place of employment, and health insurance carrier. This information
is referred to as: - ANSWER-Demographic
Probably the best practical method of filing warranties, tax information, medical reports,
office insurance premium payments, and medical pamphlets is: - ANSWER-Subject filling
Which of the following names would be indexed 1st?
- Mrs. Becca Jane Carlson
- Becca J. Carlson
- Mrs. thomas (becca) carlson
- Becca I. Carlson
- Becca A. Carlson - ANSWER-Mrs. Thomas (Becca) Carlson
If you are using a computerized medical record system, which of the following is a
common and efficient way to provide backups of the information? - ANSWER-Copy all
data onto a CD or detachable hard drive
The patient's name is Kristen Lee Carlson-Correll. She is married to John Alan Correll.
Which part of her name is the 3rd indexing unit? - ANSWER-Lee
Staff meeting topic discussions are recorded in the: - ANSWER-Minutes
An office meeting's discussion topics and overall organization are usually provided in
a(n): - ANSWER-Agenda
Which of the following acronyms represents the "brains" of the computer?
- RECOV
- RAM
, - ROM
- CPU
- IRIS - ANSWER-CPU
The most commonly used method of scheduling appointments is: - ANSWER-Stream
The dictated sentence, "Discontinue use of antiperspirant," would be found under which
topic in a chart note? - ANSWER-Plan
Which of the following types of checks is also known as an officer's or treasurer's check?
- ANSWER-Cashier's check
When scheduling an appointment for a new patient, which of the following is the most
important information to consider? - ANSWER-Chief complaint
The 3 common types of medical records include: - ANSWER-Active, inactive, closed
The dictated sentence, "BP 120/84," would be found in a chart note under which topic? -
ANSWER-Objective
To complete the matrix before scheduling any appointments, you need to know all of the
following EXCEPT: - ANSWER-When the patient's prefer to set up appointments
Which of the following is NOT an example of computer hardware?
- the keyboard
- the monitor
- the printer
- the program
- the mouse pad - ANSWER-The program
Which of the following devices allows data to be converted for telephone transmission to
an outside computer?
- CD-ROM
- jump drive
- modem
- printer
- terminal - ANSWER-modem
correct answers
A new patient arrives for his or her appointment and provides date of birth, home address
and phone number, place of employment, and health insurance carrier. This information
is referred to as: - ANSWER-Demographic
Probably the best practical method of filing warranties, tax information, medical reports,
office insurance premium payments, and medical pamphlets is: - ANSWER-Subject filling
Which of the following names would be indexed 1st?
- Mrs. Becca Jane Carlson
- Becca J. Carlson
- Mrs. thomas (becca) carlson
- Becca I. Carlson
- Becca A. Carlson - ANSWER-Mrs. Thomas (Becca) Carlson
If you are using a computerized medical record system, which of the following is a
common and efficient way to provide backups of the information? - ANSWER-Copy all
data onto a CD or detachable hard drive
The patient's name is Kristen Lee Carlson-Correll. She is married to John Alan Correll.
Which part of her name is the 3rd indexing unit? - ANSWER-Lee
Staff meeting topic discussions are recorded in the: - ANSWER-Minutes
An office meeting's discussion topics and overall organization are usually provided in
a(n): - ANSWER-Agenda
Which of the following acronyms represents the "brains" of the computer?
- RECOV
- RAM
, - ROM
- CPU
- IRIS - ANSWER-CPU
The most commonly used method of scheduling appointments is: - ANSWER-Stream
The dictated sentence, "Discontinue use of antiperspirant," would be found under which
topic in a chart note? - ANSWER-Plan
Which of the following types of checks is also known as an officer's or treasurer's check?
- ANSWER-Cashier's check
When scheduling an appointment for a new patient, which of the following is the most
important information to consider? - ANSWER-Chief complaint
The 3 common types of medical records include: - ANSWER-Active, inactive, closed
The dictated sentence, "BP 120/84," would be found in a chart note under which topic? -
ANSWER-Objective
To complete the matrix before scheduling any appointments, you need to know all of the
following EXCEPT: - ANSWER-When the patient's prefer to set up appointments
Which of the following is NOT an example of computer hardware?
- the keyboard
- the monitor
- the printer
- the program
- the mouse pad - ANSWER-The program
Which of the following devices allows data to be converted for telephone transmission to
an outside computer?
- CD-ROM
- jump drive
- modem
- printer
- terminal - ANSWER-modem
