NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Test Questions and Answers Approved pass

To ensure that the medical office has the supplies it needs, the medical assistance should establish a ? Correct Answer-1. Reorder Point 2. Inventory control log 3. Order quantity A is created containing the name, address, and phone number of both the vendor and the medical practice. It will also have a preassigned number to track the order, the quantity of items ordered, the price of the items, and the date purchased. Correct Answer-Purchase Order Periodically, the medical assistant should check all equipment in the office to ensure that courts are not afraid, do not present hazards, and are in good working order. A will help the medical assistant track this routine inspection. Correct Answer-Maintenance Log When a physician dictates an operative report and asked the medical assistant to type it up, the physician is asking the medical assistant to function as a ? Correct Answer-Transcriptionist Under the pier review improvement act of 1982, peer review organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as review Correct Answer-Admissions Which one of the following is a decision based upon bioethics. a. Reporting physical, emotional, or mental abuse. b. Treating a 16 year old girl who is pregnant without parental consent. c. The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research. d. Reporting to the authorities a suicidal patient. Correct Answer-The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research. A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except for which of the following? gunshot wound, anorexia, drug addiction, pregnancy Correct Answer-Gunshot Wound what is the federal regulation that requires healthcare professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients health information? Correct Answer-HIPPA a business letter, written in full block style will have all lines ? Correct Answer-At the left hand margin. when writing a business letter, the salutation of a letter should be followed by which punctuation mark? Correct Answer-Colon : when handling a patient complaint, which one of the following would be most appropriate? a. If the patient is angry, matches/her anger level, and she will calm down. b. take all complaints seriously and take thorough notes c. refused to talk to patients who are complaining; the doctor should handle them. d. no correct answer Correct Answer-b. take all complaints seriously and take thorough notes body language, body posture, space and distance are all examples of ? Correct Answer-nonverbal communication what is the suggested procedure for canceling an appointment in the appointment book? Correct Answer- Mark through the entry with a single red line the amount an insured patient must pay towards claims each year for the insurance company will pay for medical treatment is known as the ? Correct Answer-deductible instructions to an insurance company about where and to whom to make payment are called ? Correct Answer-assignment of benefits the Internal Revenue Service issues a to medical groups or solo practices for income tax purposes Correct Answer-federal tax identification number an office appointment calendar or book must record not only the name of the patient and the start time of appointment, but also indicate the ? Correct Answer-duration of the appointment a 12 month period selected for financial purposes is called a _year. Correct Answer-fiscal each prescription for a controlled substance requires the physician signature and a registration number Correct Answer-DEA determining whether a particular medical treatment i.e. surgery, tests will be covered under a patient's insurance policy contract involves a process known as ? Correct Answer-pre-certification in the reception area of a medical practice, the computer screen must never be ? Correct Answer- able to be viewed by patients the temperature taken in the armpit is the ? Correct Answer-axillary temperature what is a break in the bone without penetration on the skin surface over the fracture site called? Correct Answer-closed fracture the abbreviation for (three times a day) is ? Correct Answer-TID the abbreviation for ( as needed ) is? Correct Answer-PRN the abbreviation for (nothing by mouth) is? Correct Answer-NPO which of these would be the best choice to administer and intradermal injection? a. insulin syringe b. Tuberculin syringe c. Hypothermic syringes