CMAA Practice Exam #3 Questions And Answers 2022/2023

A patient who was give instructions to stop taking aspirin 1 week prior to surgery informs the medical administrative assistant that she forgot to follow instructions. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the assistant to take? - Answer - Speak to the provider about rescheduling the procedure Which of the following comments by a medical assistant is appropriate to say when informing a patient of his payment responsibilities? - Answer - Your copayment is 10 dollars. How would you like to pay that today A medical administrative assistant is creating a new file for a patient named Jane Johnson-George. The assistant should file the new record using which of the following alphabetical filing system rules? - Answer - As one name, ignore the hyphen Which of the following classes of mail provides the greatest security for items that have monetary value? - Answer - Registered mail Which of the following information is accepted to request on a patient sign-in sheet? - Answer - Appointment time Which of the following describes double-booking patients? - Answer - Scheduling three patients at the same time for the same provider A medical administrative assistant is scheduling a patient who is pregnant for a diagnostic procedure that does not use ionizing radiation. Which of the following procedures is the assistant scheduling? - Answer - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) A new patient arrives at the reception desk while the medical administrative assistant is assisting another patient on the phone with a scheduling question. Which of the following actions should the assistant take when greeting the new patient? - Answer - Make eye contact and nod his head to acknowledge the patient's arrival A medical administrative assistant should obtain information about hazardous substances by referring to which of the following? - Answer - MSDS When greeting a patient at the reception desk, the medical administrative assistant observes that the patient is diaphoretic and is coughing excessively. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - Answer - Escort the patient to an exam room to wait for the provider Which of the following is the party who is financially responsible for payment? - Answer - Guarantor