CMA Administrative Practice test 2025
Questions and Answers
The practice of one insurance company working with other insurance plans to
determine the amount each will pay when a patient has more than one insurance
plan is referred to as
a. capitation
b. coinsurance
c. third-part payment
d. assignment of benefits
e. coordination of benefits - ANSWER-e. coordination of benefits
The recorded financial transactions in a bookkeeping or accounting system are
called
a. ledger
b. superbill
c. posting
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,d. trial balance
e. deductions - ANSWER-c. posting
Which appointment scheduling technique determines the number of patients to be
seen each hour by dividing the hour by the length of the average visit?
a. double booking
b. cluster
c. time specified
d. wave
e. advance - ANSWER-d. wave
Which of the following filing steps includes ensuring that the appropriate people
have taken action on a document before filing it?
a. releasing
b. indexing
c. conditioning
d. storing
e. sorting - ANSWER-a. releasing
Another name for a reminder file is a/an
a. tickler file
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,b. supplemental file
c. retained file
d. inactive file
e. active file - ANSWER-a. tickler file
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009?
a. the act establishes financial incentives for adoption of electronic health records
(EHRs)
b. the act establishes a single EHR software system that all health care providers
must use
c. health care providers must show "meaningful use" of EHRs systems to receive
incentive payments
d. a goal of using EHRs is to improve Americans' health
e. more than half of the U.S. physicians have adopted EHRs - ANSWER-b. the act
establishes a single EHR software system taht all health care providers must use
The portion of salary held back from payroll checks for paying government taxes is
known as the
a. W-4 form
b. Federal Unemployment Tax Act
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, c. withholding
d. annual tax return
e. FICA - ANSWER-c. withholding
In a letter written in block format, the salutation is followed by a
a. comma
b. dash
c. colon
d. period
e. semicolon - ANSWER-c. colon
Which of the following concerns have providers raised about the use of the EHRs
and the required data entry they must complete?
a. it is impersonal
b. it interferes with communication with the patient during an encounter
c. it is busy work
d. they prefer handwritten notes
e. electronic records are confusing - ANSWER-b. it interferes with communication
with the patient during an encounter
The dimensions of the envelope most frequently used in office correspondence are
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Questions and Answers
The practice of one insurance company working with other insurance plans to
determine the amount each will pay when a patient has more than one insurance
plan is referred to as
a. capitation
b. coinsurance
c. third-part payment
d. assignment of benefits
e. coordination of benefits - ANSWER-e. coordination of benefits
The recorded financial transactions in a bookkeeping or accounting system are
called
a. ledger
b. superbill
c. posting
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,d. trial balance
e. deductions - ANSWER-c. posting
Which appointment scheduling technique determines the number of patients to be
seen each hour by dividing the hour by the length of the average visit?
a. double booking
b. cluster
c. time specified
d. wave
e. advance - ANSWER-d. wave
Which of the following filing steps includes ensuring that the appropriate people
have taken action on a document before filing it?
a. releasing
b. indexing
c. conditioning
d. storing
e. sorting - ANSWER-a. releasing
Another name for a reminder file is a/an
a. tickler file
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,b. supplemental file
c. retained file
d. inactive file
e. active file - ANSWER-a. tickler file
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009?
a. the act establishes financial incentives for adoption of electronic health records
(EHRs)
b. the act establishes a single EHR software system that all health care providers
must use
c. health care providers must show "meaningful use" of EHRs systems to receive
incentive payments
d. a goal of using EHRs is to improve Americans' health
e. more than half of the U.S. physicians have adopted EHRs - ANSWER-b. the act
establishes a single EHR software system taht all health care providers must use
The portion of salary held back from payroll checks for paying government taxes is
known as the
a. W-4 form
b. Federal Unemployment Tax Act
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, c. withholding
d. annual tax return
e. FICA - ANSWER-c. withholding
In a letter written in block format, the salutation is followed by a
a. comma
b. dash
c. colon
d. period
e. semicolon - ANSWER-c. colon
Which of the following concerns have providers raised about the use of the EHRs
and the required data entry they must complete?
a. it is impersonal
b. it interferes with communication with the patient during an encounter
c. it is busy work
d. they prefer handwritten notes
e. electronic records are confusing - ANSWER-b. it interferes with communication
with the patient during an encounter
The dimensions of the envelope most frequently used in office correspondence are
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