CMAA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A medical administrative assistant creates an invoice for the
remaining percentage of an encounter fee after receiving a
copayment. This portion is considered to be which of the
following? - correct answer- Coinsurance
A medical administrative assistant discovers an error in an EMR
from a previous patient visit. Which of the following actions
should the assistant take? - correct answer- Make a new
entry in the EMR with the correct information
A medical administrative assistant is composing a business
letter. Which of the following signatures illustrates the correct
formatting for the provider's name? - correct answer- Mary
Smith, M.D.
A medical administrative assistant is reviewing the release form
of a patient who is a dependent minor. The assistant Should
ensure that who of the following signed the release form? -
correct answer- The legal Custodian
, A medical administrative assistant should check a patient's
demographic form for accuracy against which of the following? -
correct answer- Assignments of benefits
A medical administrative assistant should verify a patient's CPT
code for which of the following processes? - correct answer-
Obtaining prior authorization
A medical office stays in compliance by annually updating which
of the following parts of the encounter form? - correct answer-
Diagnosis Codes
A patient calls the provider's office reporting chest pain. Which
of the following is the most appropriate action for the medical
administrative assistant to take? - correct answer- Advise the
patient to call emergency services
A patient, who previously smoked on a regular basis, no longer
smokes. Which of the following abbreviations represents the
section of the medical record in which this information should
be documented? - correct answer- PH
A provider is called out of the office for an emergency while
patients are in the waiting room. After informing the patients,
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A medical administrative assistant creates an invoice for the
remaining percentage of an encounter fee after receiving a
copayment. This portion is considered to be which of the
following? - correct answer- Coinsurance
A medical administrative assistant discovers an error in an EMR
from a previous patient visit. Which of the following actions
should the assistant take? - correct answer- Make a new
entry in the EMR with the correct information
A medical administrative assistant is composing a business
letter. Which of the following signatures illustrates the correct
formatting for the provider's name? - correct answer- Mary
Smith, M.D.
A medical administrative assistant is reviewing the release form
of a patient who is a dependent minor. The assistant Should
ensure that who of the following signed the release form? -
correct answer- The legal Custodian
, A medical administrative assistant should check a patient's
demographic form for accuracy against which of the following? -
correct answer- Assignments of benefits
A medical administrative assistant should verify a patient's CPT
code for which of the following processes? - correct answer-
Obtaining prior authorization
A medical office stays in compliance by annually updating which
of the following parts of the encounter form? - correct answer-
Diagnosis Codes
A patient calls the provider's office reporting chest pain. Which
of the following is the most appropriate action for the medical
administrative assistant to take? - correct answer- Advise the
patient to call emergency services
A patient, who previously smoked on a regular basis, no longer
smokes. Which of the following abbreviations represents the
section of the medical record in which this information should
be documented? - correct answer- PH
A provider is called out of the office for an emergency while
patients are in the waiting room. After informing the patients,
