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SolutionandAnswerGuidefor
MedicalAssistingAdministrative&ClinicalCompetencies (MindTapCo 3f
urseList)9thEditionbyMichelleBlesi
Blesi,3fMedical3fAssisting,3f2022;3f9780357502815;3fChapter3f01:3fThe3fMedical3fAssistant,3fHealth3fCa
re3fTeam,3fand3fMedical3fEnvironment
Table of Contents 3f 3f
Content3fType...................................................................................................................... 1
Check3fYour3fUnderstanding3f(from3fEnd3fof3fChapter3fquestions)............................................................... 1
Content Type 3f
Check3fYour3fUnderstanding3f(from3fEnd3fof3fChapter3fquestions)
1. To3fbe3fsuccessful3fas3fan3fMA,3fyou3fmust3flearn3fa3fspecific:
a. knowledge3fbase.
b. set3fof3fskills.
c. set3fof3fbehaviors.
d. all3fof3fthese
ANS:3fd
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.3fAs3fan3fMA,3fyou3fmust3flearn3fa3fknowledge3fbase,3fa3fset of3fskills,3fand3fa3fs jk
et of3fbehaviors3fto3fbe3fsuccessful.
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b. Incorrect.3fAs3fan3fMA,3fyou3fmust3flearn3fa3fknowledge3fbase,3fa3fset of3fskills,3fand3fa3fs jk
et of3fbehaviors3fto3fbe3fsuccessful.
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c. Incorrect.3fAs3fan3fMA,3fyou3fmust3flearn3fa3fknowledge3fbase,3fa3fset of3fskills,3fand3fa3fs jk
et of3fbehaviors3fto3fbe3fsuccessful.
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d. Correct.3fAs an3M f A,3y
f ou3m
f ustlearn3a
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3faknowledgebase,3faset of3s f kills,3fand3a
f 3fset3fof3fbehaviors3f-3fto3fbe3fsuccessful.
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2. All3fof3fthe3ffollowing3fare3fclinical3fskills3fEXCEPT:
a. Filing3fpatient3frecords
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering3 f medications
d. Wrapping3finstruments
ANS:3fa
Analysis:
a. Correct.3fThe3ffiling3fof3fpatient3frecords3fis3fan3fadministrative3fskill.
b. Incorrect.3fPhlebotomy3fis3fa3fclinical3fskill.3fThe3ffiling3fof3fpatient3frecords3fis3fan3fadministra
tive3fskill.
c. Incorrect.3fAdministering3fmedications3fis3fa3fclinical3fskill.3fThe3ffiling3fof3fpatient records3fis jk
3fan3fadministrative3fskill.
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Medical
d. Incorrect.3fWrapping3finstruments3fis3fa3fclinical3fskill.3fThe3ffiling3fof3fpatient3frecords3fis
3fan3fadministrative3fskill.
3. A3fsystem3fwhere3fpatients3fpay3fan3fadded3ffee3fin3fexchange3ffor3fmore3fpersonalized3fcare3fan
d3fbetter3faccess3fto3ftheir3fproviders3ffor3fmedical3fservices3fis3freferred3fto3fas3fwhich3ftype3f
of3fservice?
a. PCMH
b. ACO
c. boutique
d. managed3fcare
ANS:3fc
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.3fPCMH3fis3fa3fpatient-
centered3fmedical3fhome.3fThis3fis a3fmodel3fof3fcare3fwhere3fdoctors,3fhospitals,3fandh jk
ealthcare providers3fwork to provide3fhigh-qualitycare3fto their3fMedicare3fpatients.
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b. Incorrect,ACOis anaccountablecare organization.Thisisamodelofcarewhere3fdocto
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rs,3fhospitals,3fand3fhealthcare3fproviders3fwork to3fprovide3fhigh- jk
qualitycare3fto3ftheir3fMedicare3fpatients.
c. Correct.3fA boutique3fsystem3fis where3fpatients pay3fan3fadded3ffee3fin3fexchange3ffor3fm
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ore3fpersonalized3fcare3fand3fbetter3faccess3fto3ftheir3fproviders3ffor3fmedical3fservice
s.
d. Incorrect.3fManaged3fcare3frefers to3fcare3fplans3fwhere3fthe3fproviders3ffollow3frules3fto3fke
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ep3fcare3fcosts3fdown.
4. Employment3fopportunities3ffor3fmedical3fassistants3fare3fexpected3fto3fdo3fwhich3fof3fthe3ffoll
owing3fthrough3f2028?
a. grow
b. decline
c. stay3fconsistent
d. be3feliminated
ANS:3fa
Analysis:
a. Correct.3fEmployment3fopportunities for3fmedical3fassistants are3fexpected3fto3fgrow3fthrou jk jk
gh3f2028.
b. Incorrect.3fEmployment opportunities for3fmedicalassistantsare expected3fto3fgrowthroug
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h3f2028.
c. Incorrect.3fEmployment opportunities for3fmedicalassistantsare expected3fto grow3tf hroug
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h3f2028.
d. Incorrect.3fEmploymentopportunities for3fmedicalassistantsare3fexpected3fto grow3fthroug jk jk
h3f2028.
5. Which3fof3fthe3ffollowing3forganizations3fprovides3fthe3fRMA3fcredential?
a. AAMA
b. AMT
c. AAPC
d. NHA
ANS:3fb
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.3fThe3fAAMA provides3fthe3fCMA3f(AAMA)3fcredential.
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Medical
b. Correct.3fThe3fAMT3fprovides the3fRMA3fcredential.3fThe3fAAMA provides3fthe CMA3f(AAM
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A)3fcredential.
c. Incorrect.3fThe AAPC3p f rovides certification3fto3fprofessionalcoders.3fThe3A
jk f AMA provides th
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e3fCMA3f(AAMA)3fcredential.
d. Incorrect.3fThe3fNHA3fis3a
f n3fassociation3ffor3fthose3fworking3fin3fhealthcare.3fThe AAMA provid jk jk
es3fthe3fCMA3f(AAMA)3fcredential.
6. Which3fof3fthe3ffollowing3fdefines3fthe3frole3fof3fthe3fpatient3fadvocate3for3fnavigator?
a. drives3fthe3fpatient3fto3fappointments
b. assists3fthe3fpatient3for3facts3fon3fbehalf3fof3fthe3fpatient
c. acts3fon3fbehalf3fof3fthe3fprovider
d. keeps3fthe3fpatients’3fmedical3frecords
ANS:3fb
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.3fDriving3fthe3fpatient3fto3ftheir3fappointments3fis3foutside3fthe3frole3fof3fthe3f
patient3fadvocate3for3fnavigator.3fThe3fpatient advocate3for3fnavigatorassiststhe3fpatie jk
nt or3facts3fon3fbehalf3fof3fthe3fpatient.
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b. Correct.3fThe3fpatient advocate3for3fnavigator3fassists3fthe3fpatient or3facts3fon3fbehalf
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3fof3fthe3fpatient.
c. Incorrect.3fThe3fpatient advocate3for3fnavigator3fdoes3fnot act on3fbehalf3fof3fthe3fprovide
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r.3fThe3fpatientadvocate ornavigatorassiststhepatient oractson behalfofthepatient.
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d. Incorrect.3fWhile3fkeeping3fa3fcopy3fof3fthe3fpatient’s3fmedicalrecordsmay3fbe3fpart of3fthe ro jk jk
le3fofthe3fadvocate ornavigator,theirmainrole3fis toassist the3fpatientoract3fonbehalfof
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3fthe3fpatient.3fThe3fpatient3fadvocate3for3fnavigator3fassists3fthe3fpatient3for3facts3fon3fbeh
alf3fof3fthe3fpatient.
7. Which3fof3fthe3ffollowing3fdescribes3fthe3frole3fof3fan3fACO?
a. Provides3fhealth3fcare3fwith3fan3femphasis3fon3fprevention.
b. A3fgroup3fof3fdoctors,3fhospitals,3fand3fother3fhealth3fcare3fproviders,3flike3fthe3fPCMH3fmo
del3fwho3ftogether3fcoordinate3fhigh-quality3fcare3fto3ftheir3fMedicare3fpatients.
c. A3fsystem3fof3fhealth3fcare3fthat3fintegrates3fthe3fdelivery3fand3fpayment3fof3fhealth3
fcare3ffor3fcovered3fpersons3f(patients,3for3fsubscribers)3fby3fcontracting3fwith3fselecte
d3fproviders3ffor3fcomprehensive3fhealth3fcare3fservices3fat3fa3freduced3fcost.
d. Care3fcenters3fthat3ftake3fcare3fof3fpatients3fwith3facute3fillness3for3finjury3fand3fthose3fwit
h3fminor3femergencies.
ANS:3fb
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.3fManyhealthcare organizations3fprovidecare with3fan3femphasis3fon3fprevention.3f
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An3fAccountable3fCare3fOrganization3f(ACO)3fis3fa3fgroup3fof3fdoctors,3fhospitals,3fand3fothe
r3fhealth3fcareproviders,3fsimilar3fto3fthe3fPCMHmodel.3fTogether,3fthese models3fcoordinat jk
e3fto3fprovidehigh-qualitycareto3tf heirMedicarepatients.
b. Correct.3fAn3fAccountable3fCare3fOrganization3f(ACO)3fis3fa3fgroup3fof3fdoctors,3fhospitals,3
fand3fother3fhealth3fcare3fproviders,3fsimilar3fto3fthe3fPCMHmodel.3fTogether,3fthese3fmo
dels3fcoordinate3fto3fprovide3fhigh-quality3fcare3fto3ftheir3fMedicare3fpatients.
c. Incorrect.A system3fwhereproviders contract to3freducecosts is an3fHMO.3fAn3fAccountabl
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e3fCare3fOrganization(ACO)3fis a3fgroup of3fdoctors,3fhospitals,3fand3fother3fhealth3fcare provi
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ders,3fsimilar3fto3fthe3fPCMH3fmodel.3fTogether,3fthese3fmodels3fcoordinate3fto3fprovide3fhig
h-quality3fcare3fto3ftheir3fMedicare3fpatients.
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Medical
d. Incorrect.3fCare3fcenters3fthat take3fcare3fof3fminor3femergencies3fare3facute3fcare3fclinics.3
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fAn3fAccountable3fCare3fOrganization3f(ACO)3fis a3fgroup3fof3fdoctors,3fhospitals,3fand3fother3 jk
fhealth3fcareproviders,3fsimilar3fto3fthe3fPCMHmodel.3fTogether,3fthese models3fcoordinate3f jk
to3fprovide3fhigh-quality3fcare3fto3ftheir3fMedicare3fpatients.
8. What3fis3fthe3fname3fof3fthe3fphysician3fspecialist3fwho3flooks3fafter3fpatients3fadmitted3fto3fthe3fhospital?
a. physician3fpartner
b. hospitalist
c. physiatrist
d. hospital3fphysician
ANS:3fb
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.A physician3p f artnerrefers to physicians3w
jk f howork together3faspartners3ifn3f jk jk jk
a3fclinic3fsetting.3fA3fhospitalist3fis3fa3fphysician3fspecialist3fwho3flooks3fafter3fpatients3fadmit
ted3fto3fthe3fhospital.
b. Correct.3fA3fhospitalist3fis3fa3fphysician3fspecialist3fwho3flooks3fafter3fpatients3fadmitted3ft
o3fthe3fhospital.
c. Incorrect.3fA physiatrist3fis3fa3fphysician3fthat3fspecializes3fin3fphysical3fmedicine3fand3fr
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ehabilitation.3fA3fhospitalist3fis a3fphysician3fspecialist3fwho3flooks after3fpatients3fadmitted3ft
jk jk
o3fthe3fhospital.
e.
Incorrect.3fA hospital3p f hysicianrefers to aphysician3s
jk f eeingpatients3fin3fthehospital.3fThisi jk jk
s3fnot thesameasahospitalistwholooks afterpatients onceadmittedtothehospital.
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9. Which3fof3fthe3fhealth3fcare3fprofessional3fuses3fradionuclides3fto3fdiagnose3fand3ftreat3fdiseases?
a. radiological3ftechnician
b. radiologist
c. ultrasound3ftechnician
d. nuclear3fmedicine3ftechnologist
ANS:3fd
Analysis:
a. Incorrect.3fA radiological3ftechnician3fis3fa3fperson3fthat3ftakes3fx-
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rays.3fA3fnuclear3fmedicine3ftechnologistadministersradiopharmaceuticals to3p f atients a jk jk
nd3fthenscansthebodywitha3fspecial3fcamera3fto observe3fhow3fthe3fpharmaceuticals co jk jk
ncentrate3fin3fspecific3forgans.
b. Incorrect.3fA3fradiologist3fis3fa3fphysician3fthat3freads3fand3finterprets3fx-
rays.3fA3fnuclear3fmedicine3ftechnologist3fadministers3fradiopharmaceuticals3fto3fpatients3fa
nd3fthen3fscans3fthe3fbody3fwith3fa3fspecial3fcamera3fto observe3fhow3fthe3fpharmaceuticals3f jk
concentrate3fin3fspecific3forgans.
c. Incorrect.3fAn3fultrasound3ftechnician3fuses3fultrasound3fto3fcollect3fimages3ffrom3finside3ft
he3fbody.3fA nuclear3fmedicinetechnologist administers3fradiopharmaceuticals3fto3fpatient
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sand3fthen3fscans the3fbody3fwith3fa3fspecial3fcamera3fto3fobserve3fhow3fthe3fpharmaceut
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icals3fconcentrate3fin3fspecific3forgans.
d. Correct.3fA nuclear3fmedicine technologist3fadministers3fradiopharmaceuticals3fto patien
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ts3fand3fthen3fscans3fthe3fbody3fwith3fa3fspecial3fcamera3fto3fobserve3fhow3fthe3fpharmace
uticals3fconcentrate3fin3fspecific3forgans.
10. Which3ftype3fof3fComplementary3f Medicine3fidentifies3fthree3ftypes3fof3fenergies3fthat3fare3fpre
sent3fin3fall3fthings?
a. ayurvedic3fmedicine
b. biofeedback
c. acupuncture
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