CMAA certification exam prep UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what is an important difference between a clinic and a hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER -
a clinic cant monitor patients
what is the primary responsibility of a physician? - CORRECT ANSWER - diagnose and
prescribe
professional conduct is behavior and communication that? - CORRECT ANSWER -
inspires confidence and trust
a patient who is scheduled for a surgery must do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - sign a
consent form
HIPAA specifies that patient information can only be shared with whom? - CORRECT
ANSWER - people with a legitimate interest in the patient's care
to organize and process - CORRECT ANSWER - administrative
immediate or urgent care for patients who need immediate assistance for recently developed
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - acute care
at least a 24 hr stay in a facility - CORRECT ANSWER - admission
when a physician is permitter to admit her patients to a particular hospital - CORRECT
ANSWER - admitting privilages
, contain medical instructions in case that pateint cannot make or communicate decisions; also
called a living will - CORRECT ANSWER - advance directives
the physician who has overall responsibility for a hospitalized patient - CORRECT
ANSWER - attending physician
transmission of information - CORRECT ANSWER - communication
part of the process of making sure communications are accuratley transmitted and received -
CORRECT ANSWER - confirmation
a patient who is a danger to other patients or staff, or seriously disrupts delivery of patient care -
CORRECT ANSWER - difficult patient
a type of care delivered in response to an immediate health care need - CORRECT
ANSWER - emergent care
system that is responsible for responding to community medical emergencies and treating and
transporting injured or sick individuals to the appropriate health care system; also called the 911
system - CORRECT ANSWER - EMS
a series of regulations governing how and by whom patient information can be used -
CORRECT ANSWER - HIPAA
a physician who provides direct care to patients admitted to a hospital - CORRECT
ANSWER - hospitalist
a form patients sign prior to operations and procedures indicating they agree to have the
operation done and have been informed of the risks - CORRECT ANSWER - informed
consent
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what is an important difference between a clinic and a hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER -
a clinic cant monitor patients
what is the primary responsibility of a physician? - CORRECT ANSWER - diagnose and
prescribe
professional conduct is behavior and communication that? - CORRECT ANSWER -
inspires confidence and trust
a patient who is scheduled for a surgery must do what? - CORRECT ANSWER - sign a
consent form
HIPAA specifies that patient information can only be shared with whom? - CORRECT
ANSWER - people with a legitimate interest in the patient's care
to organize and process - CORRECT ANSWER - administrative
immediate or urgent care for patients who need immediate assistance for recently developed
diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - acute care
at least a 24 hr stay in a facility - CORRECT ANSWER - admission
when a physician is permitter to admit her patients to a particular hospital - CORRECT
ANSWER - admitting privilages
, contain medical instructions in case that pateint cannot make or communicate decisions; also
called a living will - CORRECT ANSWER - advance directives
the physician who has overall responsibility for a hospitalized patient - CORRECT
ANSWER - attending physician
transmission of information - CORRECT ANSWER - communication
part of the process of making sure communications are accuratley transmitted and received -
CORRECT ANSWER - confirmation
a patient who is a danger to other patients or staff, or seriously disrupts delivery of patient care -
CORRECT ANSWER - difficult patient
a type of care delivered in response to an immediate health care need - CORRECT
ANSWER - emergent care
system that is responsible for responding to community medical emergencies and treating and
transporting injured or sick individuals to the appropriate health care system; also called the 911
system - CORRECT ANSWER - EMS
a series of regulations governing how and by whom patient information can be used -
CORRECT ANSWER - HIPAA
a physician who provides direct care to patients admitted to a hospital - CORRECT
ANSWER - hospitalist
a form patients sign prior to operations and procedures indicating they agree to have the
operation done and have been informed of the risks - CORRECT ANSWER - informed
consent
