CMAA PRACTICE TEST ANSWER KEY Complete 2023 Quiz_ Answered.

CMAA Practice Test 1. Which of the following is a goal of the Patient’s Bill of Rights? a. Develop a relationship between the provider and patient b. Reduce the cost of experimental treatments c. Address patient’s health insurance policy concerns d. Lower administrative costs 2. When reviewing incoming mail, the practice of underlining significant words and phrases during sorting is called a. Annotating b. Indexing c. Conditioning d. Releasing 3. When documenting patient’s data and preparing and reviewing written communication, a medical administrative assistant should identify which of the following as a misspelled term? a. Rythmic b. Pruritus c. Psychiatry d. Tonsillectomy 4. When releasing confidential information, which of the following people has the right to decide how and to whom the information is communicated? a. The medical administrative assistant b. The provider c. The office manager d. The patient 5. A medical administrative assistant is making a copy of all the medications a patient’s providers have prescribed to identify polypharmacy concerns. Which of the following describes polypharmacy? a. The presence of toxicity levels in the blood b. The act of taking several medications at once c. The decreased use of herbal remedies d. The alternation between medication doses by the patient 6. A medical administrative assistant receives a call from a patient who is angry about a past due bill that should have been covered by the insurance carrier. Which of the following responses by the assistant is appropriate? a. “There is no need to become upset. I’m sure it was a mistake.” b. “I understand your concern. Let me review the claim and call you back.” c. “You should contact your insurance company if you think there was an error.” d. “I’m sorry for your frustration. However, this is a billing issue.” 7. Which of the following is the owner of a patient’s medical record? a. Insurance carrier b. Patient c. Creator d. HIPAA compliance officer 8. It is 1:00pm and a provider is unex