Medical assistance (NHA CCMA) 

Medical assistance (NHA CCMA)
 What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Educatingpatients on how to take their medication
2. Health promotion
of the patient.3.
Performing an EKG.
4. Taking
patients
vitals.5.
Performing
urinalysis.
6. Performing a
throat culture.7.
Patient education.

 What is outside the scope of practice ? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Diagnosing patients.2. Administering narcotics.
3. Interpreting
laboratory results.4.
Pathogenic
identification.
5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)



 How do you define fraud ? - CORRECT ANSWER Deception with
the intent to depriveanother person of his or her own rights.

 Negligence ? - CORRECT ANSWER The failure to do something
that a reasonablyprudent individual would do under similar
circumstances.

 Tort ? - CORRECT ANSWER A civil wrong committed against a
person or property.(fraud)

 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) -
CORRECT ANSWER Then right to inspect, review, and to receive

, a copy of your medical records and billingrecords that are held by
health plans and healthcare providers covered by the privacyrule.

 What are the two main purposes of HIPPA ? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. To provide continuous health insurance coverage
for workers who lose or change their job.

2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare by
standardizing theelectronic transmission of administrative and financial
transactions and protects thepatients personal medical information and
confidentiality

 Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what ? -
CORRECT ANSWERHIPPA guidelines

 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) -
CORRECT ANSWER 1.Federal agency that oversees and regulates
safety in the workplace.
Training provided to employee at no cost.

 Always ask for what two forms of identification to ID a patient ? -
CORRECT ANSWERFULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH

 What is informed consent ? - CORRECT ANSWER Informing the
patient of the risk,possible outcomes, and alternative therapies.

 What are some of the rights to the patient covered under
patients bill of rights ? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Patients have
the right to a copy of their medical records.2.Guarantees fair
treatment.
Autonomy over medical decisions and many more rights.


 What is a CMS-1500 form used for ? - CORRECT ANSWER
Basic standard claim form used by healthcare professionals to
request reimbursement for services providedto patients.

, Preferred provider organization (PPO) - CORRECT ANSWER
Managed care organization of providers, hospitals, and other
healthcare providers who have agreed with an insurer or a third
party administrator to provide health care at a reduced rates tothe
insurers administrators clients.



 Tricare is ? - CORRECT ANSWER Healthcare for military
personal and their dependents to receive care form a civilian
provider at the expense of the federalgovernment.



 What is coinsurance ? - CORRECT ANSWER An amount a
policy holder isresponsible for according to their insurance
policy.
 The policy holder must meet a specific amount before the insurance
company will paytheir portion.


 Explanation of benefits (EOB) ? - CORRECT ANSWER A
statement detailing what services were paid, denied, or reduced in
payment by the patients insurance company.
 Referral ? - CORRECT ANSWER The process of directing or
redirecting to a medicalspecialist or agency for definitive treatment.
(Some insurance companies require this)

 ICD ? - CORRECT ANSWER International
classification of disease Each diagnostic and
procedural code allows for submission of services for
reimbursement from insurance companies and to
provide statistical data for research.


 What is a modifier ? - CORRECT ANSWER Indicates one
procedure was usedmultiple times on a patient.



 Double Booking ? - CORRECT ANSWER Two patients are given
the sameappointment time.

,  How should test be scheduled ? - CORRECT ANSWER Schedule
the least invasivetest first if a patient is having multiple test.

 alopecia ? - CORRECT ANSWER Sudden increased hair loss

 Cirrhosis ? - CORRECT ANSWER Chronic liver disease.

 Dextrocardia ? - CORRECT ANSWER The heart points to the
right side instead of theleft.

 Hemostasis ? - CORRECT ANSWER Promotes coagulation and
stops bleeding.

 Parathyroid Hormone ? - CORRECT ANSWER Hormone
secreted by the parathyroidgland that is important in bone growth.


 Personal Protective Equipment ? (PPE) - CORRECT ANSWER
Equipment thatprotects the wearer from bodily injury or
infection.

 What is one reason why petechiae occurs ? - CORRECT
ANSWER The tourniquet isto tight.

 Vertigo ? - CORRECT ANSWER Episodes of dizziness and a
sensation of spinningwith certain head movements.

 Spirometry ? - CORRECT ANSWER Common office test to see
how well your lungswork by measuring how much air you inhale,
how much you exhale, and how quicklyyou exhale.
Requires two maneuvers.


 Cardiologist - CORRECT ANSWER Diagnosis and treats diseases of
the heart.