CMAA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
RATIONALES
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cOSHA cregulation cthat cmust cbe creviewed cyearly cto censure ccompliance?
-workplace cviolence cprevention cplan
-emergency caction cplan
-needlestick cand csharp cinjuries creport
-bloodborne cpathogens cstandard c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔bloodborne cpathogens cstandard
A cmedical cadministrative cassistant cis cscheduling ca cpatient cfor ca cprocedure. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cshould cthe
cassistant ctake cfirst?
-Provide ctest cpreparation cinstructions
-ensure cthat ca csigned cconsent cform cis cfiled cin cthe cpatients cchart
-verify cthe cpatients cinsurance
-obtain ca cwritten cprescription cfrom cthe cprovider c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔obtain ca cwritten cprescription cfrom cthe cprovider
A cpatient cwho chas cMedicare cand chad can cannual cwellness cvisit c(AWV) c10 cmonths cago ccalls cto cschedule ctheir cnext cone
cwithin cthe cweek. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cis cappropriate cfor cthe cmedical cadministrative cassistant cto ctake c?
-Explain cthat cthe cAWV ccannot cbe cscheduled cfor canother c2 cmonths
-Schedule cthe cAWV cwithin cthe cweek
-Record cthe cappointment cas can coffice cvisit crather cthan cas ca cAWV
-Submit ca cpreauthorization cform cto cMedicare cbefore cscheduling cthe cAWV c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explain cthat cthe cAWV
ccannot cbe cscheduled cfor canother c2 cmonths
A cprovider casks ca cmedical cadministrative cassistant cto cschedule ca csurgery cto cremove ca cpatient's cgallbladder. cThe cassistant
cshould cschedule cthe cpatient cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
-Cholecystography
-Cholecystogram
-Cholecystitis
-Cholecystectomy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cholecystectomy
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccolors cindicates ca cbiohazardous cwaste ccontainer?
-Black
-Purple
-Red
-Blue c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Red
After copening ca creport cfrom cthe cpatient's cprevious cprovider, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cmedical cadministrative cassistant's
cnext cstep?
-File cthe creport cin cthe cpatient's cchart
-Return cthe creport cto cthe cprovider cwho csupplied cit
-Make ca ccopy cof cthe creport cto cgive cto cthe cpatient
-Give cthe creport cto cthe cpatient's ccurrent cprovider cfor creview c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Give cthe creport cto cthe cpatient's ccurrent
cprovider cfor creview
, When ca cprovider crequests ca cpatient cto chave ca cdiagnostic ctest cat ca chospital, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cshould cmedical
cadministrative cassistant ctake
-Collect cthe ccoinsurance cfor cthe cprocedure
-Have cthe cprovider ccall cthe chospital cand cgive corders cfor cthe ctest
-Advise cthe cpatient cto cobtain cpreauthorization
-Schedule cthe ctest cwith cthe chospital c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Schedule cthe ctest cwith cthe chospital
A cmedical cadministrative cassistant cis casked cto cschedule ca cCXR cfor ca cpatient. cThe cassistant cshould cmake can cappointment
cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
-An cx-ray cof cthe ccarpals
-An cx-ray cof cthe cchest
-An cx-ray cof cthe ccranium
- cAn cx-ray cof cthe ccoccyx c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cx-ray cof cthe cchest
Which cof cthe cfollowing ctypes cof creferrals cis cused cin can cemergent csituation
-Regular
-Urgent
-Stat
-Self c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Stat
Several cpatients ccancel ctheir cappointments cfor cthe cday. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cfirst caction cfor cthe cmedical
cadministrative cassistant cto ctake?
-Call cthe clast cpatient cof cthe cday cto csee cif cthey ccan ccome cin cearlier
-contact cthe cpatients cwho care con cthe cwaiting clist
-Bill cthe cpatients cfor cthe cmissed cappointments
-Document cpatients cas cno-shows c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Contact cthe cpatients con cthe cwaiting clist
When ca cmedical cadministrative cassistant cmakes carrangements cfor ca cstaff cmember cto cattend ca cconference, cwhich cof cthe
cfollowing cis cthe cmost cimportant cstep cfor ckeeping cthe coffice cinformed?
-Evaluate cthe ccontinuing ceducation cunit's cvalue
-Determine cthe cconference cenrollment cdeadline
-Calculate cthe cexpense cof cthe cconference
-Distribute cthe ctravel citinerary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Distribute cthe ctravel citinerary
Which cof cthe cfollowing cmethods corganize cpatient crecords cin cchronological corder caccording cto cthe cdepartment cthat cprovided
cthe ccare?
-CHEDDAR
-POMAR
-SOAP
-SOMR c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔SOMR
Sealed cor cunsealed ctyped cor chandwritten cmaterial, cincluding cletters, cpostal ccards, cpostcards, cand cbusiness creply cmail c
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔First-class cmail
First-class cmail cthat cweighs cmore cthan c13 counces.
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Priority cmail
Mail cthat cincludes cadvertising cpromotional, cdirectory, cor ceditorial cmaterial, cor cany ccombination cof csuch cmaterial
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Standard cmail
Mail cof call cclasses cprotected cby cregistering cand crequesting cevidence cof cits cdelivery
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Registered cmail
RATIONALES
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cOSHA cregulation cthat cmust cbe creviewed cyearly cto censure ccompliance?
-workplace cviolence cprevention cplan
-emergency caction cplan
-needlestick cand csharp cinjuries creport
-bloodborne cpathogens cstandard c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔bloodborne cpathogens cstandard
A cmedical cadministrative cassistant cis cscheduling ca cpatient cfor ca cprocedure. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cshould cthe
cassistant ctake cfirst?
-Provide ctest cpreparation cinstructions
-ensure cthat ca csigned cconsent cform cis cfiled cin cthe cpatients cchart
-verify cthe cpatients cinsurance
-obtain ca cwritten cprescription cfrom cthe cprovider c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔obtain ca cwritten cprescription cfrom cthe cprovider
A cpatient cwho chas cMedicare cand chad can cannual cwellness cvisit c(AWV) c10 cmonths cago ccalls cto cschedule ctheir cnext cone
cwithin cthe cweek. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cis cappropriate cfor cthe cmedical cadministrative cassistant cto ctake c?
-Explain cthat cthe cAWV ccannot cbe cscheduled cfor canother c2 cmonths
-Schedule cthe cAWV cwithin cthe cweek
-Record cthe cappointment cas can coffice cvisit crather cthan cas ca cAWV
-Submit ca cpreauthorization cform cto cMedicare cbefore cscheduling cthe cAWV c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Explain cthat cthe cAWV
ccannot cbe cscheduled cfor canother c2 cmonths
A cprovider casks ca cmedical cadministrative cassistant cto cschedule ca csurgery cto cremove ca cpatient's cgallbladder. cThe cassistant
cshould cschedule cthe cpatient cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
-Cholecystography
-Cholecystogram
-Cholecystitis
-Cholecystectomy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cholecystectomy
Which cof cthe cfollowing ccolors cindicates ca cbiohazardous cwaste ccontainer?
-Black
-Purple
-Red
-Blue c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Red
After copening ca creport cfrom cthe cpatient's cprevious cprovider, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cmedical cadministrative cassistant's
cnext cstep?
-File cthe creport cin cthe cpatient's cchart
-Return cthe creport cto cthe cprovider cwho csupplied cit
-Make ca ccopy cof cthe creport cto cgive cto cthe cpatient
-Give cthe creport cto cthe cpatient's ccurrent cprovider cfor creview c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Give cthe creport cto cthe cpatient's ccurrent
cprovider cfor creview
, When ca cprovider crequests ca cpatient cto chave ca cdiagnostic ctest cat ca chospital, cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cshould cmedical
cadministrative cassistant ctake
-Collect cthe ccoinsurance cfor cthe cprocedure
-Have cthe cprovider ccall cthe chospital cand cgive corders cfor cthe ctest
-Advise cthe cpatient cto cobtain cpreauthorization
-Schedule cthe ctest cwith cthe chospital c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Schedule cthe ctest cwith cthe chospital
A cmedical cadministrative cassistant cis casked cto cschedule ca cCXR cfor ca cpatient. cThe cassistant cshould cmake can cappointment
cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
-An cx-ray cof cthe ccarpals
-An cx-ray cof cthe cchest
-An cx-ray cof cthe ccranium
- cAn cx-ray cof cthe ccoccyx c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔An cx-ray cof cthe cchest
Which cof cthe cfollowing ctypes cof creferrals cis cused cin can cemergent csituation
-Regular
-Urgent
-Stat
-Self c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Stat
Several cpatients ccancel ctheir cappointments cfor cthe cday. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cfirst caction cfor cthe cmedical
cadministrative cassistant cto ctake?
-Call cthe clast cpatient cof cthe cday cto csee cif cthey ccan ccome cin cearlier
-contact cthe cpatients cwho care con cthe cwaiting clist
-Bill cthe cpatients cfor cthe cmissed cappointments
-Document cpatients cas cno-shows c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Contact cthe cpatients con cthe cwaiting clist
When ca cmedical cadministrative cassistant cmakes carrangements cfor ca cstaff cmember cto cattend ca cconference, cwhich cof cthe
cfollowing cis cthe cmost cimportant cstep cfor ckeeping cthe coffice cinformed?
-Evaluate cthe ccontinuing ceducation cunit's cvalue
-Determine cthe cconference cenrollment cdeadline
-Calculate cthe cexpense cof cthe cconference
-Distribute cthe ctravel citinerary c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Distribute cthe ctravel citinerary
Which cof cthe cfollowing cmethods corganize cpatient crecords cin cchronological corder caccording cto cthe cdepartment cthat cprovided
cthe ccare?
-CHEDDAR
-POMAR
-SOAP
-SOMR c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔SOMR
Sealed cor cunsealed ctyped cor chandwritten cmaterial, cincluding cletters, cpostal ccards, cpostcards, cand cbusiness creply cmail c
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔First-class cmail
First-class cmail cthat cweighs cmore cthan c13 counces.
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Priority cmail
Mail cthat cincludes cadvertising cpromotional, cdirectory, cor ceditorial cmaterial, cor cany ccombination cof csuch cmaterial
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Standard cmail
Mail cof call cclasses cprotected cby cregistering cand crequesting cevidence cof cits cdelivery
-first cclass cmail
-priority cmail
-standard cmail
-insured cmail c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Registered cmail
