NBCMI CMI EXAM PRACTICE HANDBOOK
The purpose of the CMI certification program is to ensure that - Answers -the standards
met are those necessary for safe and ethical practice of the medical interpreter
profession.
Why do employees prefer certified interpreters - Answers -complete and accurate
interpretation, and promote patient safety.
The purposes of the National Board are to - Answers -. Develop, organize, oversee and
promote a national medical interpreter certification program in all languages.
• Promote patients and providers working with credentialed medical interpreters who
have met minimal national standards to provide accurate and safe interpretation.
• Ensure credibility of national certification by meeting or exceeding nationally accepted
standards including transparency, inclusion, and access.
CHIA - Answers -California Healthcare Interpreting Association
California healthcare interpreting association goal - Answers -healthcare interpreters,
educators and providers working together to overcome language and cultural barriers to
high-quality care
IMIA - Answers -International Medical Interpreters Association
Managing the triadic relationship - Answers -The interpreter is a third party in the
conversation and must encourage the patient and provider to speak directly to each
other.
CLAS standards - Answers -- culturally and linguistically appropriate services
- provides language assistance and information, promote ongoing improvement and
accountability for culturally appropriate care
NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) - Answers -recognizes health plans
that improve "culturally and linguistically appropriate services."
medical apparatus - Answers -A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessels,
muscles, or other anatomic structures involved in the performance of some function.
Pharmacology definition - Answers -the study of drugs and their interactions with living
systems
Pathologies - Answers -the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially
the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body
tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
The purpose of the CMI certification program is to ensure that - Answers -the standards
met are those necessary for safe and ethical practice of the medical interpreter
profession.
Why do employees prefer certified interpreters - Answers -complete and accurate
interpretation, and promote patient safety.
The purposes of the National Board are to - Answers -. Develop, organize, oversee and
promote a national medical interpreter certification program in all languages.
• Promote patients and providers working with credentialed medical interpreters who
have met minimal national standards to provide accurate and safe interpretation.
• Ensure credibility of national certification by meeting or exceeding nationally accepted
standards including transparency, inclusion, and access.
CHIA - Answers -California Healthcare Interpreting Association
California healthcare interpreting association goal - Answers -healthcare interpreters,
educators and providers working together to overcome language and cultural barriers to
high-quality care
IMIA - Answers -International Medical Interpreters Association
Managing the triadic relationship - Answers -The interpreter is a third party in the
conversation and must encourage the patient and provider to speak directly to each
other.
CLAS standards - Answers -- culturally and linguistically appropriate services
- provides language assistance and information, promote ongoing improvement and
accountability for culturally appropriate care
NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) - Answers -recognizes health plans
that improve "culturally and linguistically appropriate services."
medical apparatus - Answers -A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessels,
muscles, or other anatomic structures involved in the performance of some function.
Pharmacology definition - Answers -the study of drugs and their interactions with living
systems
Pathologies - Answers -the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially
the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body
tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
