MAA FINAL ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Two accrediting bodies for medical assisting programs are what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ABHES and CAAHEP.
Entry-level administrative duties for medical assistant include what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Creating and maintain patient medical records and billing coding.
The main purpose of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Raise the standards of professionalism.
The increase in job opportunities for medical assistants is due to what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The growth of outpatients clinics and HMOs.
What is a description of networking? - CORRECT ANSWERS Building alliance that generate
opportunities.
What is most likely the best practice to ensure student success? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Maintain a paper or electronic calendar with assignment and tests.
What is most likely the best reason for you to cross-train? - CORRECT ANSWERS Increased
employment opportunities.
You have become a member of the AAMA. What is most likely one of your benifits? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Group insurance.
,What would you be expected to do as an entry level administrative medical assistant? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Arrange outpatinet diagnostic tests.
When you have the credentials CMAS (AMT) you are considered a what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Certified Medical Administrative Specialist.
An indication that a person lacks integrity would be exhibited by what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Taking money from the cash drawer.
Good communication is primarily the responsibility of who? - CORRECT ANSWERS Sender
and receiver.
The primary reason an employee is hired is usually associated with their what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Hard skills.
An example of a hard skill is what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Making an appointment.
A significant part of critical thinking is what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Analyzing.
Adhering to the dress code and good personnel hygiene demonstrates what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Respect.
If a medical assistant is not self-confident, this may lead to the patient feeling: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Apprehensive.
An example of enabling or codependency would be what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Offering
cookies to a morbidly obese patient.
, Maintaining professional boundaries involves what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Being friendly
but not excessively affectionate.
When the practice manager points out to the medical assistant that he is not scheduling the
patients correctly resulting in long waiting times is reffert to what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Providing constructive criticism.
A standard of conduct that is generally accepted as a moral juide for moral valuses for behavior
is what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Professional medical ethics.
The two types of law that pertain to health-care professionals are what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Civil law and criminal law.
The main Federal legislations that affect health care are who? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and the federal fals claims act.
The Controlled Substance Act (CSA) of 1970 maintains that medical facilities keeps drugs under
control, and they list them in how many categories? - CORRECT ANSWERS Five
Informed consent requires that the patient understands what? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
proposed treatment modes, the risk of alternative treatments, the risks involved in the
proposed treatment, the alternative modes.
What is not considered protected health information? - CORRECT ANSWERS City or town
of birth.
What does the acronym TPO stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS Treatment, payment, and
operations.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Two accrediting bodies for medical assisting programs are what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ABHES and CAAHEP.
Entry-level administrative duties for medical assistant include what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Creating and maintain patient medical records and billing coding.
The main purpose of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to do what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Raise the standards of professionalism.
The increase in job opportunities for medical assistants is due to what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The growth of outpatients clinics and HMOs.
What is a description of networking? - CORRECT ANSWERS Building alliance that generate
opportunities.
What is most likely the best practice to ensure student success? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Maintain a paper or electronic calendar with assignment and tests.
What is most likely the best reason for you to cross-train? - CORRECT ANSWERS Increased
employment opportunities.
You have become a member of the AAMA. What is most likely one of your benifits? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Group insurance.
,What would you be expected to do as an entry level administrative medical assistant? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Arrange outpatinet diagnostic tests.
When you have the credentials CMAS (AMT) you are considered a what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Certified Medical Administrative Specialist.
An indication that a person lacks integrity would be exhibited by what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Taking money from the cash drawer.
Good communication is primarily the responsibility of who? - CORRECT ANSWERS Sender
and receiver.
The primary reason an employee is hired is usually associated with their what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Hard skills.
An example of a hard skill is what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Making an appointment.
A significant part of critical thinking is what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Analyzing.
Adhering to the dress code and good personnel hygiene demonstrates what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Respect.
If a medical assistant is not self-confident, this may lead to the patient feeling: - CORRECT
ANSWERS Apprehensive.
An example of enabling or codependency would be what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Offering
cookies to a morbidly obese patient.
, Maintaining professional boundaries involves what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Being friendly
but not excessively affectionate.
When the practice manager points out to the medical assistant that he is not scheduling the
patients correctly resulting in long waiting times is reffert to what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Providing constructive criticism.
A standard of conduct that is generally accepted as a moral juide for moral valuses for behavior
is what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Professional medical ethics.
The two types of law that pertain to health-care professionals are what? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Civil law and criminal law.
The main Federal legislations that affect health care are who? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and the federal fals claims act.
The Controlled Substance Act (CSA) of 1970 maintains that medical facilities keeps drugs under
control, and they list them in how many categories? - CORRECT ANSWERS Five
Informed consent requires that the patient understands what? - CORRECT ANSWERS The
proposed treatment modes, the risk of alternative treatments, the risks involved in the
proposed treatment, the alternative modes.
What is not considered protected health information? - CORRECT ANSWERS City or town
of birth.
What does the acronym TPO stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS Treatment, payment, and
operations.
