Medical Office Procedures Study
Questions and Correct Answers
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) ✅Set of government
regulations that help ensure continuity and privacy of healthcare
AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) ✅Was established at the 1956
annual state convention. Works to raise the standards of medical assisting
AMT (American Medical Technologists) ✅Nonprofit agency and professional
membership association representing over 45,000 individuals in allied healthcare.
provides professional certification services
All of the following venues offer volunteer opportunities for the prospective medical
assisting student except:
A veterinarians office
B doctors office
C nursing home
D hospital ✅A veterinarians office
When writing a resume be sure to include specific duties responsibilities and skills you
develop during a:
A Family experience
B volunteer experience
C Nonmedical experience
D personal experience ✅B volunteer experience
describes a multi skilled healthcare professional MSHP ✅Healthcare team member
who performs clinical and administrative responsibilities
A good resource that identifies the procedures that medical assistant are educated to
perform ✅AMA occupational analysis
The legal term that refers to the care that would ordinarily be provided by an average
prudent healthcare provider in a given situation is ✅Standard of care
All of the following are examples of networking ✅Attending meetings
attending conferences
attending professional associations
Striving to improve your knowledge and skills during your training as a medical assistant
is known as ✅Professional development
, What are two professional organizations that guide the profession of medical assisting
✅American Association of medical assistants
American medical technologists
Educational and experiential requirements to earn the RMA (AMT) credential
✅Passing the EMT examination for RMA AMT certification
A duty of the medical assistant ✅Keeping exam rooms in order
Educational and experiential requirements to earn the RMA AMT credential ✅1.
Graduating from a medical assisting program that is accredited by ABHES or CAAHEP
2. Working in the medical assisting profession for a minimum of five years no more than
two years of which may have been as an instructor
3. Passing the EMT exam for RMA (AMT) certification
How often should a CMA (AAMA) recertify their credentials ✅Every 5 years
What certification do the American medical technologist offer? ✅Registered medical
assistant & certified medical assistant specialist
Membership benefit of the AAMA ✅Group insurance
What does the national Center for competency testing certify The validity of in the
medical profession ✅Competency and knowledge
Laboratory duties of a medical assistant include ✅Teaching patients to collect specific
specimens properly and arranging lab services
Not a responsibility of a medical assistant working in a podiatrists office ✅Catheterize
a patient
Administrative responsibilities of medical assistants ✅Participating in practice analysis
This nonprofit certification agency provides a variety of allied health professionals with
certification and a membership program ✅AMT
Membership benefits of AMT ✅Professional publications and annual meetings
Services offered by the national healthcareer association ✅Continuing education and
networking services
Questions and Correct Answers
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) ✅Set of government
regulations that help ensure continuity and privacy of healthcare
AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) ✅Was established at the 1956
annual state convention. Works to raise the standards of medical assisting
AMT (American Medical Technologists) ✅Nonprofit agency and professional
membership association representing over 45,000 individuals in allied healthcare.
provides professional certification services
All of the following venues offer volunteer opportunities for the prospective medical
assisting student except:
A veterinarians office
B doctors office
C nursing home
D hospital ✅A veterinarians office
When writing a resume be sure to include specific duties responsibilities and skills you
develop during a:
A Family experience
B volunteer experience
C Nonmedical experience
D personal experience ✅B volunteer experience
describes a multi skilled healthcare professional MSHP ✅Healthcare team member
who performs clinical and administrative responsibilities
A good resource that identifies the procedures that medical assistant are educated to
perform ✅AMA occupational analysis
The legal term that refers to the care that would ordinarily be provided by an average
prudent healthcare provider in a given situation is ✅Standard of care
All of the following are examples of networking ✅Attending meetings
attending conferences
attending professional associations
Striving to improve your knowledge and skills during your training as a medical assistant
is known as ✅Professional development
, What are two professional organizations that guide the profession of medical assisting
✅American Association of medical assistants
American medical technologists
Educational and experiential requirements to earn the RMA (AMT) credential
✅Passing the EMT examination for RMA AMT certification
A duty of the medical assistant ✅Keeping exam rooms in order
Educational and experiential requirements to earn the RMA AMT credential ✅1.
Graduating from a medical assisting program that is accredited by ABHES or CAAHEP
2. Working in the medical assisting profession for a minimum of five years no more than
two years of which may have been as an instructor
3. Passing the EMT exam for RMA (AMT) certification
How often should a CMA (AAMA) recertify their credentials ✅Every 5 years
What certification do the American medical technologist offer? ✅Registered medical
assistant & certified medical assistant specialist
Membership benefit of the AAMA ✅Group insurance
What does the national Center for competency testing certify The validity of in the
medical profession ✅Competency and knowledge
Laboratory duties of a medical assistant include ✅Teaching patients to collect specific
specimens properly and arranging lab services
Not a responsibility of a medical assistant working in a podiatrists office ✅Catheterize
a patient
Administrative responsibilities of medical assistants ✅Participating in practice analysis
This nonprofit certification agency provides a variety of allied health professionals with
certification and a membership program ✅AMT
Membership benefits of AMT ✅Professional publications and annual meetings
Services offered by the national healthcareer association ✅Continuing education and
networking services
