Chapter 1 [Intro to MA]
accrediting bureau of health education schools (ABHES) - correct answer
✔ABHES accredits private programs for medical assisting
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - correct answer ✔-
established 1956
American Medical Technologists (AMT) - correct answer ✔-established 1939
-nonprofit certification agency and professional membership association
representing individuals in allied healthcare
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - correct answer ✔credential awarded by
the Certifying Board of the AAMA when you pass the certification exam
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) - correct answer ✔-
1988
-makes credentialing for medical assistants a mandatory step in the hiring
process
Commission on Accreditation of allied health education programs (CAAHEP) -
correct answer ✔-works directly with thet Medical Assisting Educational
Review Board (MAERB)
-assures all schools provide a competency based education
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer
✔-founded in 1996
-privacy of patients' information
, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - correct answer ✔-
founded 1971
-workplace safety regulations
what is a patient navigator? - correct answer ✔someone who helps patients
find their way through the sometimes complex healthcare system and helps
them overcome barriers they may encounter in getting the diagnosis and
treatment they need in a timely manner
Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - correct answer ✔credetial awarded for
successfully passing the AMT examination
standard of care - correct answer ✔legal term that refers to the care that
would ordinarily be provided by an average, prudent healthcare provider in a
given situation
what is the purpose of the AAMA? - correct answer ✔to raise standards of
medical assisting to a more professional level
National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - correct answer ✔-established in
1989
-provides certification and continuing education services for healthcare
professionals and curricular development for educational institutions
National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) - correct answer
✔independent agency that certifies the validity of competency and knowledge
of the medical profession through examination
National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP) - correct answer
✔offers multiple credentials for healthcare professionals
accrediting bureau of health education schools (ABHES) - correct answer
✔ABHES accredits private programs for medical assisting
American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - correct answer ✔-
established 1956
American Medical Technologists (AMT) - correct answer ✔-established 1939
-nonprofit certification agency and professional membership association
representing individuals in allied healthcare
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - correct answer ✔credential awarded by
the Certifying Board of the AAMA when you pass the certification exam
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) - correct answer ✔-
1988
-makes credentialing for medical assistants a mandatory step in the hiring
process
Commission on Accreditation of allied health education programs (CAAHEP) -
correct answer ✔-works directly with thet Medical Assisting Educational
Review Board (MAERB)
-assures all schools provide a competency based education
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer
✔-founded in 1996
-privacy of patients' information
, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - correct answer ✔-
founded 1971
-workplace safety regulations
what is a patient navigator? - correct answer ✔someone who helps patients
find their way through the sometimes complex healthcare system and helps
them overcome barriers they may encounter in getting the diagnosis and
treatment they need in a timely manner
Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) - correct answer ✔credetial awarded for
successfully passing the AMT examination
standard of care - correct answer ✔legal term that refers to the care that
would ordinarily be provided by an average, prudent healthcare provider in a
given situation
what is the purpose of the AAMA? - correct answer ✔to raise standards of
medical assisting to a more professional level
National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - correct answer ✔-established in
1989
-provides certification and continuing education services for healthcare
professionals and curricular development for educational institutions
National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) - correct answer
✔independent agency that certifies the validity of competency and knowledge
of the medical profession through examination
National Association for Health Professionals (NAHP) - correct answer
✔offers multiple credentials for healthcare professionals
