MA100 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Health Care System
what is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of a disease, but does not cure
the disease? - Answers - palliative
when a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes home, what type
of care has the patient recieved? - Answers - ambulatory
which of the following facilities now functions primarily to provide acute care and
diagnostic services? - Answers - hospital
what is a system by which a person (or the person's employer) pays an insurance
company a yearly amount of money in exchange for the insurance company's paying
some or most of the person's medical expenses for that year? - Answers - health
insurance
what trend in modern medicine encourages patients to become more responsible for
their own care? - Answers - coaching patients to make dietary changes, stop smoking,
and exercise.
the insurance plan called ______________ is designed to provide health insurance for
low-income people. - Answers - Medicaid
what is the federal insurance plan that provides health insurance for the elderly, the
disabled, and those with end-stage kidney disease? - Answers - Medicare
what is the current name for the health insurance plan for dependent spouses and
children of active-duty military personnel? - Answers - TRICARE
what type of health care encourages regular checkups, immunizations, and well-child
visits? - Answers - routine care
what is it called when a physician receives one monthly fee from the insurance
company for each subscriber in his or her practice? - Answers - Capitation
what is the name for an insurance plan's list of approved medications? - Answers -
formulary
which of the following occurs when a patient is seen in the medical office? - Answers -
examination by the physician
, when does a physician participate in a residency program? - Answers - after completing
medical school
which of the following health professionals can manage routine patient care? - Answers
- - physician
- nurse practitioner
- physician's assistant
*ALL ARE CORRECT*
which of the following is an important part of effective teamwork for the medical
assistant? - Answers - communicating well with all the staff in the medical office
why should doorways in the medical office be at least 3 feet wide? - Answers - this is
required by all the Americans with Disabilities Act so the patients in wheelchairs have
access
which of the following are not usually found in the waiting room of a physician's office? -
Answers - patient gown and drapes
which activities occur at the patient check-in window or counter? - Answers - patients
hand in a new patient information forms and health insurance cards
which law or government agency is primarily responsible for the regulation of
laboratories and laboratory tests? - Answers - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act
(CLIA '88)
which of the following areas is found in almost every medical office? - Answers -
examination room
which of the following best describes family medicine? - Answers - provides general
medicine care of children, adolescents, and adults
what type of medical care is provided in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) -
Answers - coordinated primary care
which type of primary care seeks to balance the structure and function of the body
through manipulation of muscles and joints? - Answers - osteopathy
traditionally, what distinguished a clinic from other types of medical offices? - Answers -
care was free or very low cost
which of the following might be studies scientifically by the National center for
Complementary and Integrative Health? - Answers - - acupuncture
- biofeedback
- massage therapy
The Health Care System
what is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of a disease, but does not cure
the disease? - Answers - palliative
when a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes home, what type
of care has the patient recieved? - Answers - ambulatory
which of the following facilities now functions primarily to provide acute care and
diagnostic services? - Answers - hospital
what is a system by which a person (or the person's employer) pays an insurance
company a yearly amount of money in exchange for the insurance company's paying
some or most of the person's medical expenses for that year? - Answers - health
insurance
what trend in modern medicine encourages patients to become more responsible for
their own care? - Answers - coaching patients to make dietary changes, stop smoking,
and exercise.
the insurance plan called ______________ is designed to provide health insurance for
low-income people. - Answers - Medicaid
what is the federal insurance plan that provides health insurance for the elderly, the
disabled, and those with end-stage kidney disease? - Answers - Medicare
what is the current name for the health insurance plan for dependent spouses and
children of active-duty military personnel? - Answers - TRICARE
what type of health care encourages regular checkups, immunizations, and well-child
visits? - Answers - routine care
what is it called when a physician receives one monthly fee from the insurance
company for each subscriber in his or her practice? - Answers - Capitation
what is the name for an insurance plan's list of approved medications? - Answers -
formulary
which of the following occurs when a patient is seen in the medical office? - Answers -
examination by the physician
, when does a physician participate in a residency program? - Answers - after completing
medical school
which of the following health professionals can manage routine patient care? - Answers
- - physician
- nurse practitioner
- physician's assistant
*ALL ARE CORRECT*
which of the following is an important part of effective teamwork for the medical
assistant? - Answers - communicating well with all the staff in the medical office
why should doorways in the medical office be at least 3 feet wide? - Answers - this is
required by all the Americans with Disabilities Act so the patients in wheelchairs have
access
which of the following are not usually found in the waiting room of a physician's office? -
Answers - patient gown and drapes
which activities occur at the patient check-in window or counter? - Answers - patients
hand in a new patient information forms and health insurance cards
which law or government agency is primarily responsible for the regulation of
laboratories and laboratory tests? - Answers - Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act
(CLIA '88)
which of the following areas is found in almost every medical office? - Answers -
examination room
which of the following best describes family medicine? - Answers - provides general
medicine care of children, adolescents, and adults
what type of medical care is provided in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) -
Answers - coordinated primary care
which type of primary care seeks to balance the structure and function of the body
through manipulation of muscles and joints? - Answers - osteopathy
traditionally, what distinguished a clinic from other types of medical offices? - Answers -
care was free or very low cost
which of the following might be studies scientifically by the National center for
Complementary and Integrative Health? - Answers - - acupuncture
- biofeedback
- massage therapy
