CMAA practice test nha with answers

Which of the following is an OSHA regulation that must be reviewed yearly to ensure compliance? Bloodborne pathogens standard A medical administrative assistant is scheduling a patient for a procedure. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first? Obtain a written prescription from the provider 01:05 01:34 A patient who has medicare and had a physical exam 10 months ago calls to schedule another physical within the week. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the medical administrative assistant to take? Explain that the physical cannot be scheduled for another 2 months A provider asks a medical administrative assistant to schedule a surgery to remove a patients gallbladder. The assistant should schedule a patient for which of the following? Cholecystectomy Which of the following colors indicate a bio-hazardous waste container? Red After opening a report from a patient's previous provider, which of the following is the medical administrative assistant's next step? Give the report to the patients current provider for review When a provider requests a patient to have a diagnostic test at a hospital, which of the following actions should the medical administrative assistant take? Schedule the test with the hospital A medical administrative assistant is asked to schedule a CXR (chest x-ray) for patient. The assistant should make an appointment for which of the following? An x-ray of the chest Which of the following types of referrals is used in an emergent situation? Stat Several patients cancel their appointments for the day. Which of the following is the first action for the medical administrative assistant to take? Contact patients who are on the waiting list When a medical administrative assistant makes arrangements for a staff member to attend a conference, which of the following is the most important step for keeping the office informed? Distribute the travel itinerary Which of the following methods organizes patient records in chronological order according to the department that provided the care? SOMR (source-oriented medical record) 00:00 01:34 Which of the following actions should the medical administrative assistant take when closing the office? Activate the security system A provider prescribes and EKG for a patient who has a rapid heart rate. Which of the following should be recorded as the reason for the EKG? Tachycardia An office manage asks a medical administrative assistant to mail a letter to a patient who is being dismissed from the practice. Which of the following methods should the assistant use to mail the letter? Certified mail When preparing a claim, a medical administrative assistant should use which of the following formats when entering the date of birth? MMDDYYYY Which of the following word roots means "swallow"? Phag Which of the following abbreviations is a type of insurance plan? POS (point of insurance) Before adding medical records to a patients chart, the medical administrative assistant should take which of the following actions? Ensure the provider has initialed reports