CMAA Certification REVISED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Correspondence file organization method - CORRECT ANSWER - May consist of
incoming and/or outgoing letters and a memorandum such as a calendar. Classically,
correspondence files are filed in chronological order. Retrieval depends on the remembering date
of receipt of transmission.
Example of a correspondence file's organizational method - CORRECT ANSWER -A
calendar
Stream booking - CORRECT ANSWER - Each patient is given an appointment time based
on their status and needs.
If your Medicare deductible has been met for the year, what % is the patient's responsibility of
future billing? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0% of the patients responsibility for future billing
if your deductible has been met.
What/When do you use an encounter form? - CORRECT ANSWER - An encounter form
is used to determine what procedure the provider has performed and the bill.
What information should be on a history form? - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications
currently taken or recently stopped taking, allergies, previous injuries, recent illnesses, past
hospitalizations, and family history would be on a history form.
What is found on the patient encounter form and the CMS-1500 claim form? - CORRECT
ANSWER - CPT and ICD-9 codes, demographic and accounting information, professional
services, rendered professional fee, and the return appointment information is what will be found
on an encounter form and the CMS-1500 form.
Patient's bill of rights: What do you have the right to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
confidentiality, informed consent and being treated with dignity
, Clustering scheduling means - CORRECT ANSWER - Grouped procedures on different
days
What do firewalls do to protect PHI? - CORRECT ANSWER - They block or prevent
unauthorized access to a network.
Hepatectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgical removal of the liver
EMR stands for - CORRECT ANSWER - Electronic medical record and can be assessed
by multiple providers.
If something was not originally documented in a chart you should - CORRECT
ANSWER - Amend the chart
Worried about how much you will have to pay after my insurance processes the claims and pays
their parts so the Medical assistant should give me what form - CORRECT ANSWER -
Explanation of Benefits
Per OSHA how often should you train on updated policies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every year
What is a deductible? - CORRECT ANSWER - An amount of money that the insured must
pay before an insurance company will pay a claim.
Government sponsored health programs that varies state to state? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Medicaid
Know how to spell rhythmic - CORRECT ANSWER - R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-C
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Correspondence file organization method - CORRECT ANSWER - May consist of
incoming and/or outgoing letters and a memorandum such as a calendar. Classically,
correspondence files are filed in chronological order. Retrieval depends on the remembering date
of receipt of transmission.
Example of a correspondence file's organizational method - CORRECT ANSWER -A
calendar
Stream booking - CORRECT ANSWER - Each patient is given an appointment time based
on their status and needs.
If your Medicare deductible has been met for the year, what % is the patient's responsibility of
future billing? - CORRECT ANSWER - 0% of the patients responsibility for future billing
if your deductible has been met.
What/When do you use an encounter form? - CORRECT ANSWER - An encounter form
is used to determine what procedure the provider has performed and the bill.
What information should be on a history form? - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications
currently taken or recently stopped taking, allergies, previous injuries, recent illnesses, past
hospitalizations, and family history would be on a history form.
What is found on the patient encounter form and the CMS-1500 claim form? - CORRECT
ANSWER - CPT and ICD-9 codes, demographic and accounting information, professional
services, rendered professional fee, and the return appointment information is what will be found
on an encounter form and the CMS-1500 form.
Patient's bill of rights: What do you have the right to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
confidentiality, informed consent and being treated with dignity
, Clustering scheduling means - CORRECT ANSWER - Grouped procedures on different
days
What do firewalls do to protect PHI? - CORRECT ANSWER - They block or prevent
unauthorized access to a network.
Hepatectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Surgical removal of the liver
EMR stands for - CORRECT ANSWER - Electronic medical record and can be assessed
by multiple providers.
If something was not originally documented in a chart you should - CORRECT
ANSWER - Amend the chart
Worried about how much you will have to pay after my insurance processes the claims and pays
their parts so the Medical assistant should give me what form - CORRECT ANSWER -
Explanation of Benefits
Per OSHA how often should you train on updated policies? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Every year
What is a deductible? - CORRECT ANSWER - An amount of money that the insured must
pay before an insurance company will pay a claim.
Government sponsored health programs that varies state to state? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Medicaid
Know how to spell rhythmic - CORRECT ANSWER - R-H-Y-T-H-M-I-C
