Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 4e (Beaman)

Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 4e (Beaman)
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,Chapterh1h MedicalhAssisting:hThehProfession

True/FalsehQuestions

1) Ahphysicianhmayhneverhdelegatehtaskshtohahmedicalhassistanththathwouldhbehviewedhashahme
dicalhassistanthpracticinghmedicine.
Answer:h TRUEhPa
gehRef:h9
Objective:h 1.6

2) Thehmedicalhassistant'shmainhresponsibilityhishtohassisththehphysicianhinhprovidinghpatient
hcare.h
Answer:hTRUE
PagehRef:h6
Objective:h 1.5

3) Statehlawshcanhvaryhonhwhohcanhdelegatehdutieshtohahmedicalhassista
nt.hAnswer:hTRUE
PagehRef:h9
Objective:h 1.6

4) Ithishimportanthtohpresenthahconfident,hprofessionalhimagehthathhelpshpuththehpatientha
thease.hAnswer:hTRUE
PagehRef:h10
Objective:h 1.7

5) Morehandhmorehemployersharehrequiringhcredentialshashahconditionhforhemploy
ment.hAnswer:hTRUE
PagehRef:h10
Objective:h 1.8

6) Ithishyourhresponsibilityhashahmedicalhassistanthtohonlyhpracticehwithinhyourhscopehofhprac
tice.hAnswer:hTRUE
PagehRef:h6
Objective:h 1.5

7) Ahlicensedhmedicalhassistanthcanhperformhthehsamehdutieshashahlicensedhnu
rse.hAnswer:hFALSE
PagehRef:h7
Objective:h 1.5

8) ThehCentershforhMedicarehandhMedicaidhServicesh(CMS)hissuedhahfinalhrulinghmandatinght

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,hathEVERYhmedicalhassistanthishablehtohenterhphysicianhordershinhahcomputerizedhorderhentr
yhsystem.hAnswer:hFALSE
PagehRef:h10
Objective:h 1.8




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, 9) Thehmedicalhassistanthishuniquelyhqualifiedhtohperformhthehadministrativehandhclin
icalhprocedureshassociatedhwithhthehresponsibilitieshofhahmedicalhofficehassignedhbyhth
ehphysician.hAnswer:hTRUE
PagehRef:h7
Objective:h 1.5

10) Ahpatienthnavigatorhishthehprimaryhsourcehofhcommunicationhbetweenhthehpatienth
andhtheirhhealthhcarehproviders.
Answer:h TRU
EhPagehRef:h14
Objective:h 1.11

11) Onehofhthehgoalshofhahpatienthnavigatorhishtohstreamlinehthehhealthcarehserviceshthathth
ehpatienthreceives.
Answer:h TRU
EhPagehRef:h14
Objective:h 1.11

12) Ahjobhinhthehmedicalhrecordshdepartmenthwouldhrequirehgeneralhadministrati
vehskills,hunderstandinghofhmedicalhterminology,handhknowledgehofhinsurancehco
ding.
Answer:h TRU
EhPagehRef:h14
Objective:h 1.10

13) ThehNationalhHealthcareerhAssociationh(NHA)hoffersh3hmedicalhassistinghcredenti
als,hthehCertifiedhClinicalhMedicalhAssistanth(CCMA),hthehCertifiedhMedicalhAdministr
ativehAssistanth(CMAA),handhthehNationalhCertifiedhMedicalhAssistanth(NCMA).
Answer:h FALS
EhPagehRef:h11,h1
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Objective:h 1.9

14) Medicalhassistinghrequireshmasteryhofhahcomplexhbodyhofhknowledgehandhspecialize
dhskillshrequiringhbothhformalheducationhandhpracticalhexperience.
Answer:h TRU
EhPagehRef:h4
Objective:h 1.2

15) Ahmedicalhassistanthinhahdiplomahprogramhshouldhexpecthtohbehinhschoolhforh6hmo
nthshtoh1hyear.
Answer:h TRU

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