AMCA Certification Exam
Empathy - correct answer-Having an understanding and compassion for what the patient
may be experiencing
Established Patient - correct answer-Has been seen by the physician within 3 years
New Patient - correct answer-Hasn't been to the physician in 3 years
CMS - correct answer-Center for Medicare and Medicaid services
HIPAA Title I - correct answer-Healthcare Access, Portability and Renewability
HIPAA Title II - correct answer-Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse
HIPAA Title III - correct answer-Tax Related Health Provisions
HIPAA Title IV - correct answer-Application and Enforcement of Group Health Plan
Requirements
HIPAA Title V - correct answer-Revenue Offsets
HIPAA - correct answer-Health Insurance and Accountability Act
Expressed Consent - correct answer-A patient acknowledges that they have received proper
direction regarding the nature of their medical treatment verbally or by signing a comment
form
Implied Consent - correct answer-A patient uses body language top indicate that they agree
to receive a form of medical care
Respondeat Superior - correct answer-"let the master answer"; physician is responsible for
medical staff mistakes
Coordination of Benefits - correct answer-C.O.B; Indicates how a policy well pay when more
than one insurance plan is in effect
HITECH - correct answer-Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
Act; Promotes the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (EHR)
ONCHIT - correct answer-Office of National Coordination for Health Technology
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Health Information and data elements
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Results management
,Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Order management
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Decision support
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Electronic communications and connectivity
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Patient support
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Administrative processes
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Reporting and population management
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) - correct answer-Computerized records of one physicians
encounter with a patient over time (intranet)
Electronic Health Records (EHR) - correct answer-Reflects the data from ALL sources that
have treated the individual (interoperable to other facilities)
Acute Care - correct answer-Most often refers to a hospital, treats patients with urgent
problems that cannot be handled
Personal Health Records (PHR) - correct answer-Maintained and owned by the patient
Ambulatory Care - correct answer-Refers to treatment without admission to hospital
Clinical Templates - correct answer-Allows doctors to document patient encounters into an
EHR on a structured form
RADT - correct answer-Registration, admissions, discharge, transfer
Unique Patient Identifier (UPI) - correct answer-Links all clinical observations, tests,
procedures, villains, evaluations, and diagnoses to the patient
Clinical Vocabularies - correct answer-Set a common definitions for medical terms that ease
communication by decreasing uncertainty
SNOMED-CT - correct answer-Clinical vocabulary designed to encompass all trends used in
medicine
LOINC - correct answer-Trends and codes used for electronic exchange of lab results and
clinical observations
UMLS - correct answer-Thesaurus database of medical terms
Fixed Appointment Scheduling - correct answer-One patient is scheduled for a specific
appointment time
,Cluster Scheduling - correct answer-Scheduling a group of patients cooking in for the fake
tour of service should be scheduled around the same block of time
Double Booking - correct answer-Two patients are scheduled to see the same physician at
once
Wave Scheduling Method - correct answer-Patients are scheduled for the first half of each
hour, and each patient is seen in the order they arrive
Narrative Style Charting - correct answer-Physicians dictate notes about patients care, then
gave rise notes transcribed and placed in the patients chart
SOAP - correct answer-Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
Subjective - correct answer-Any information that the patient provides including chief
complaint, or comments made during an examination
Objective - correct answer-Information based on observations made by the physician or
medical assistant (lab results, vital signs)
Assessment - correct answer-A brief summary of the patients symptoms, and may often
include a diagnosis as well as a list of other possible diagnoses
Plan - correct answer-Consists of any information regarding the prescribed plan of action for
a patient (prescriptions, instructions, referrals)
Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR) - correct answer-Charting that tracks patients
problems during the time they are receiving medical care
Progress Notes - correct answer-Daily chart notes which are used to record any information
that Irish to the various stages of a patients condition
Flow Chart - correct answer-A visual aid used to keep track of information over a period of
time
Alphabetic Filing System - correct answer-Information is filed according to the patients last
name
Numeric Filing System - correct answer-Information regarding each patient is stored used a
number, instead of the last name
A Medical Record Contains... - correct answer-Personal information, financial information,
medical information and social information
Personal/Financial Information - correct answer-Includes insurance data, marital status, next
of kin, and other items collected for personal identification
, Medical Information - correct answer-Includes the chief complaint, family/patient medical
history, results of exams, physical exam form, lab reports, etc.
Social Information - correct answer-Includes items such as race, ethnicity, hobbies, lifestyle
choices
Self-Insure - correct answer-A method in which the employer pays directly for the employees
medical bills
Medicare - correct answer-Federal program for patients that are either over the age of 65,
disabled, or considered end-stage renal disease patients
Medicaid - correct answer-Federal program, state administered, for individuals/families that
have very low income
TRICARE - correct answer-A benefit program for members of the armed forces, as well as
retired service personnel and they're families
CHAMPVA - correct answer-A benefit program for veterans with service-related disabilities
Workers' Compensation - correct answer-Coverage through employers for partners who
suffer from job-related injuries
Person Who Owns Insurance Policy - correct answer-Member, subscriber, insured,
policyholder
Dependents - correct answer-Family members who are chores tuner the members insurance
policy
Premium - correct answer-Monthly payment to the insurance company to receive coverage
(usually deducted from paycheck)
Allowed Amount - correct answer-The amount charged for service determined by the
insurance company
Provider - correct answer-Physician, specialist, or any person that provides medical care
Participating Provider (Preferred) - correct answer-Physicians who agree to accept the
allowed amount from the insurance company as a payment in full
Copayment - correct answer-A fixed amount a patient may be required to pay at the time of
their appointment
Coinsurance - correct answer-A set percentage of charges that the patient pays in surfing to
the guidelines set forth by their policy (80/20)
Deductible - correct answer-A set amount the patient may be required to pay the provider
before they can receive services
Empathy - correct answer-Having an understanding and compassion for what the patient
may be experiencing
Established Patient - correct answer-Has been seen by the physician within 3 years
New Patient - correct answer-Hasn't been to the physician in 3 years
CMS - correct answer-Center for Medicare and Medicaid services
HIPAA Title I - correct answer-Healthcare Access, Portability and Renewability
HIPAA Title II - correct answer-Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse
HIPAA Title III - correct answer-Tax Related Health Provisions
HIPAA Title IV - correct answer-Application and Enforcement of Group Health Plan
Requirements
HIPAA Title V - correct answer-Revenue Offsets
HIPAA - correct answer-Health Insurance and Accountability Act
Expressed Consent - correct answer-A patient acknowledges that they have received proper
direction regarding the nature of their medical treatment verbally or by signing a comment
form
Implied Consent - correct answer-A patient uses body language top indicate that they agree
to receive a form of medical care
Respondeat Superior - correct answer-"let the master answer"; physician is responsible for
medical staff mistakes
Coordination of Benefits - correct answer-C.O.B; Indicates how a policy well pay when more
than one insurance plan is in effect
HITECH - correct answer-Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
Act; Promotes the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (EHR)
ONCHIT - correct answer-Office of National Coordination for Health Technology
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Health Information and data elements
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Results management
,Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Order management
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Decision support
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Electronic communications and connectivity
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Patient support
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Administrative processes
Core Function of EHR - correct answer-Reporting and population management
Electronic Medical Records (EMR) - correct answer-Computerized records of one physicians
encounter with a patient over time (intranet)
Electronic Health Records (EHR) - correct answer-Reflects the data from ALL sources that
have treated the individual (interoperable to other facilities)
Acute Care - correct answer-Most often refers to a hospital, treats patients with urgent
problems that cannot be handled
Personal Health Records (PHR) - correct answer-Maintained and owned by the patient
Ambulatory Care - correct answer-Refers to treatment without admission to hospital
Clinical Templates - correct answer-Allows doctors to document patient encounters into an
EHR on a structured form
RADT - correct answer-Registration, admissions, discharge, transfer
Unique Patient Identifier (UPI) - correct answer-Links all clinical observations, tests,
procedures, villains, evaluations, and diagnoses to the patient
Clinical Vocabularies - correct answer-Set a common definitions for medical terms that ease
communication by decreasing uncertainty
SNOMED-CT - correct answer-Clinical vocabulary designed to encompass all trends used in
medicine
LOINC - correct answer-Trends and codes used for electronic exchange of lab results and
clinical observations
UMLS - correct answer-Thesaurus database of medical terms
Fixed Appointment Scheduling - correct answer-One patient is scheduled for a specific
appointment time
,Cluster Scheduling - correct answer-Scheduling a group of patients cooking in for the fake
tour of service should be scheduled around the same block of time
Double Booking - correct answer-Two patients are scheduled to see the same physician at
once
Wave Scheduling Method - correct answer-Patients are scheduled for the first half of each
hour, and each patient is seen in the order they arrive
Narrative Style Charting - correct answer-Physicians dictate notes about patients care, then
gave rise notes transcribed and placed in the patients chart
SOAP - correct answer-Subjective, objective, assessment, plan
Subjective - correct answer-Any information that the patient provides including chief
complaint, or comments made during an examination
Objective - correct answer-Information based on observations made by the physician or
medical assistant (lab results, vital signs)
Assessment - correct answer-A brief summary of the patients symptoms, and may often
include a diagnosis as well as a list of other possible diagnoses
Plan - correct answer-Consists of any information regarding the prescribed plan of action for
a patient (prescriptions, instructions, referrals)
Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR) - correct answer-Charting that tracks patients
problems during the time they are receiving medical care
Progress Notes - correct answer-Daily chart notes which are used to record any information
that Irish to the various stages of a patients condition
Flow Chart - correct answer-A visual aid used to keep track of information over a period of
time
Alphabetic Filing System - correct answer-Information is filed according to the patients last
name
Numeric Filing System - correct answer-Information regarding each patient is stored used a
number, instead of the last name
A Medical Record Contains... - correct answer-Personal information, financial information,
medical information and social information
Personal/Financial Information - correct answer-Includes insurance data, marital status, next
of kin, and other items collected for personal identification
, Medical Information - correct answer-Includes the chief complaint, family/patient medical
history, results of exams, physical exam form, lab reports, etc.
Social Information - correct answer-Includes items such as race, ethnicity, hobbies, lifestyle
choices
Self-Insure - correct answer-A method in which the employer pays directly for the employees
medical bills
Medicare - correct answer-Federal program for patients that are either over the age of 65,
disabled, or considered end-stage renal disease patients
Medicaid - correct answer-Federal program, state administered, for individuals/families that
have very low income
TRICARE - correct answer-A benefit program for members of the armed forces, as well as
retired service personnel and they're families
CHAMPVA - correct answer-A benefit program for veterans with service-related disabilities
Workers' Compensation - correct answer-Coverage through employers for partners who
suffer from job-related injuries
Person Who Owns Insurance Policy - correct answer-Member, subscriber, insured,
policyholder
Dependents - correct answer-Family members who are chores tuner the members insurance
policy
Premium - correct answer-Monthly payment to the insurance company to receive coverage
(usually deducted from paycheck)
Allowed Amount - correct answer-The amount charged for service determined by the
insurance company
Provider - correct answer-Physician, specialist, or any person that provides medical care
Participating Provider (Preferred) - correct answer-Physicians who agree to accept the
allowed amount from the insurance company as a payment in full
Copayment - correct answer-A fixed amount a patient may be required to pay at the time of
their appointment
Coinsurance - correct answer-A set percentage of charges that the patient pays in surfing to
the guidelines set forth by their policy (80/20)
Deductible - correct answer-A set amount the patient may be required to pay the provider
before they can receive services
