Administrative Medical Office Skills,
Lesson 1, Worksheet
Which of the following task categories would NOT be within the scope of the administrative medical
assistant? - correct answer ✔✔Offering medical advice on the patient's treatment
Sue always arrives at work 15 minutes before her shift, completes work on schedule, and completes
required tasks without complaint. This shows that Sue ... - correct answer ✔✔Is dependable
When Sue enters a new patient's demographic information into the computer, she always double checks
her work to make sure that the information is correct. This is an example of which of the following
regarding data entry? - correct answer ✔✔Accuracy
What is the name of the federal law(s) that protects the security and privacy of the health information
by regulating how paper and electronic patient information is stored and shared? - correct answer
✔✔HIPPA/HITECH
What is PHI? - correct answer ✔✔Protected health information
Dr. Smith's office has a policy manual that describes procedures that adhere to legal rules and
regulations within the medical practice, in all aspects of medical care. This shows that the office is
concerned with ____ - correct answer ✔✔Compliance
The physician assistant working in the office today is a new employee who has not been assigned an ID
and password to log in to the electronic health record l system. She asks Sue for her ID and password so
that she can see the features that are available. What should Sue do? - correct answer ✔✔Explain that
office policy forbids the sharing of passwords
HIPPA assures certain patient rights in regard to their medical records. Which of the following is NOT a
patient right granted under HIPPA? - correct answer ✔✔The patient may take possession of the original
copy of their records
Lesson 1, Worksheet
Which of the following task categories would NOT be within the scope of the administrative medical
assistant? - correct answer ✔✔Offering medical advice on the patient's treatment
Sue always arrives at work 15 minutes before her shift, completes work on schedule, and completes
required tasks without complaint. This shows that Sue ... - correct answer ✔✔Is dependable
When Sue enters a new patient's demographic information into the computer, she always double checks
her work to make sure that the information is correct. This is an example of which of the following
regarding data entry? - correct answer ✔✔Accuracy
What is the name of the federal law(s) that protects the security and privacy of the health information
by regulating how paper and electronic patient information is stored and shared? - correct answer
✔✔HIPPA/HITECH
What is PHI? - correct answer ✔✔Protected health information
Dr. Smith's office has a policy manual that describes procedures that adhere to legal rules and
regulations within the medical practice, in all aspects of medical care. This shows that the office is
concerned with ____ - correct answer ✔✔Compliance
The physician assistant working in the office today is a new employee who has not been assigned an ID
and password to log in to the electronic health record l system. She asks Sue for her ID and password so
that she can see the features that are available. What should Sue do? - correct answer ✔✔Explain that
office policy forbids the sharing of passwords
HIPPA assures certain patient rights in regard to their medical records. Which of the following is NOT a
patient right granted under HIPPA? - correct answer ✔✔The patient may take possession of the original
copy of their records
