Assistant (CMA) Practice Test 2.0 A (110
Questions), Certified Medical
Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
Practice Test 2.0
Terms in this set (220)
A medical assistant is providing a patient Ask the patient to restate the instructions.
with instructions about an upcoming
mammogram. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take to ensure
patient understanding?
A medical administrative assistant is Dear Mr. Goodwin:
creating a business correspondence. Which
of the following salutations is appropriate
for the assistant to use?
,Which of the following is the amount the $72
medical administrative assistant should
submit to the secondary insurance carrier if
the encounter balance is $360 and the
patient has two plans with an 80/20 split?
After deactivating the security system, Access the answering service.
which of the following actions should a
medical administrative assistant take next
when opening the office in the morning?
Which of the following actions is Shred unwanted mail.
appropriate for a medical administrative
assistant to take when processing incoming
mail?
A patient who has Medicare insurance is Part C.
covered for both inpatient and outpatient
services under the same part of Medicare.
Which of the following parts of Medicare
covers the patient?
,A medical administrative assistant is asked An x-ray of the chest.
to schedule a CXR for a patient. The
assistant should make an appointment for
which of the following?
Which of the following is the purpose of a To indicate when a provider is unavailable to treat patients.
matrix?
Which of the following is the primary To maintain scheduling integrity.
reason for a medical administrative
assistant to document no-shows and
cancellations with less than 24 hr notice?
Which of the following actions is Allow extra time to reinforce the instructions.
appropriate for a medical administrative
assistant to take when providing
preoperative instructions to a patient who
is anxious?
Which of the following is a step in the Highlighting text.
annotation process?
Obtaining vital signs against a patients will Battery.
is an example of which of the following
offences?
, After opening a report from a patient's Give the report to the patient's current provider for review.
previous provider, which of the following is
the medical administrative assistant's next
step?
When a medical administrative assistant Distribute the travel itinerary.
makes arrangements for a staff member to
attend a conference, which of the following
is the most important step for keeping the
office informed?
A medical administrative assistant in a multi- Cardiologist.
specialty practice is scheduling an
appointment for a patient who has
arrhythmia. The assistant should schedule
an appointment with which of the following
providers?
Which of the following actions should the Activate the security system.
medical administrative assistant take when
closing the office?