Administration AMCA Study Guide | complete solution

Administration AMCA Study Guide | complete solution Implied consent - A patient slightly pulls up their sleeve to get a blood draw. CHAMPVA - Veterans with service related disabilities are eligible for care under this. Group Health Insurance - health insurance consisting of contracts written between a group, (employer, union, etc.) and the health care provider Dependent - Someone who relies on someone else for income and care. Usually a child or spouse. The person who owns the Insurance policy is called: - Policy holder, Subscriber, or Member Clean claim - Error free claim form that has been processed and paid Fee Schedule - A list of charges or established allowances for specific medical services and procedures An elderly person collaspses in the waiting area, and you are the only Medical Assistant there. What is your FIRST step? - Alert the Provider Allowed amount - The insurance carrier is allowed to use any method to determine the amount for services. Doctorine of the Respondent Superior - The Provider is responsible for any errors made by the staff. Eligiblity to be a dependent on an insurance plan: - Person must be unmarried cluster scheduling - A method that brings several patients in at the same time, such as on the hour, to be seen by the provider; also known as wave scheduling. Wave scheduling - A certain # of patients are scheduled to arrive at the same time and are seen in which the order they arrive. New Patient - patient that has never seen a particular physician, or has not seen them within THREE years established patient - a patient who has been seen by a provider in the practice in the same specialty within three years Fixed appointment scheduling - One patient is scheduled for a specific appointment time. Single booking - a method of scheduling in which only one patient is assigned to one block of time in a visit schedule Double booking scheduling - Two patients are given the same appointment time SOAP - subjective, objective, assessment, plan POMR (problem oriented medical record) - Data is arranged according to medical issue/problem At the minimum how many fire exits need to be identified as EXITS - 2 CDC - Center for Disease Control How has the advance of technology affected the medical profession? - They have increased our training What information is needed on a CMS-1500 claim form? - Diagnostic codes Where do we keep "Crash Carts"? - At the Nurse's Station The BEST way to learn job responsibilites? - Ask for a clear job description and directions for daily activities. Medicare Part B - An optional and supplemental portion of Medicare that provides benefits for physician services, for people on social security. loyalty - Faithful adherence to one's promise, oath, word of honor, etc. Flexibility - When Medical Assistants are able to adapt to situations afferent nerve - carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord Basophilla - An overabundance of a particular white blood cell petty cash fund - small amount of cash kept on hand to pay for minor purchases. (office supplies) The root word "megal" - enla