Amca cmac exam study guide and practice exam questions and answers .
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Amca cmac exam study guide and practice exam questions and
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To comply with HIPAA, a medical office must always furnish what information to a new
patient to be seen for treatment?
Select one:
a. the provision of privacy practices document
b. certifications and licensure documents of ...
Amca cmac exam study guide and practice exam questions and
answers 2024-2025.
To comply with HIPAA, a medical office must always furnish what information to a new
patient to be seen for treatment?
Select one:
a. the provision of privacy practices document
b. certifications and licensure documents of medical staff
c. office policy manual
d. a copy of each staff member's malpractice insurance policy
e. clinical daily equipment control log - ANSWER- a. the provision of privacy practices
document
Verbally divulging information about a patient to someone not directly involved in the
patient's care is an example of which improper conduct?
Select one:
a. libel
b. malfeasance
c. misfeasance
d. invasion of privacy
e. defamation - ANSWER- d. invasion of privacy
What is the space inside the skull that houses the brain?
Select one:
a. Nasal cavity
b. Cranial cavity
c. Thoracic cavity
d. Orbital cavity - ANSWER- b. Cranial cavity
Which of the following concepts typically define ethics?
,Select one:
a. Legal actions to civil wrongs
b. Practical actions to taken
c. Guidelines for occupational professionalism
d. Principles of right and wrong - ANSWER- d. Principles of right and wrong
Any breach by medical office staff of patient confidentiality may result in charges of:
Select one:
a. theft
b. malfeasance
c. negligence
d. assault
e. malpractice - ANSWER- c. negligence
Which is a sedative? - ANSWER- Barbiturate
Which is NOT a common route for the administration of parental medications? -
ANSWER- Oral
What is the function of hemoglobin? - ANSWER- Carry oxygen from the lungs and to
carry carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs
What is a jagged, open wound of the skin called? - ANSWER- Laceration
What are the sterile materials used to cover an incision called? - ANSWER- dressings
,What tests is most likely to test for inflammation, infectious disease, & malignant
neoplasms? - ANSWER- ESR
What is the unauthorized release of confidential patient information called? - ANSWER-
Invasion of privacy
Which of the following situations would present a civil rather than a criminal liability for a
physician?
Select one:
a. A physician falsifies medical records for a workers' compensation case.
b. A physician is accused of substance abuse while on the job.
c. A physician is accused of child abuse.
d. A physician in medical practice treats patients without a valid license.
e. A surgeon performs knee replacement on the wrong knee. - ANSWER- e. A surgeon
performs knee replacement on the wrong knee.
Which of the following responses is NOT a true statement about ethics?
Select one:
a. Ethics comprises are principles of right and wrong conduct.
b. Ethics comprises philosophical thoughts and judgments.
c. Ethics relates to morals and moral judgments.
d. Ethics comprises self-imposed standards of conduct.
e. Ethics comprises formal actions of a legislative body. - ANSWER- e. Ethics
comprises formal actions of a legislative body
A medical office's policy regarding the length of time for retaining patient files should be
based on which of the following laws?
Select one:
a. Fair Credit Billing Act
b. Medical Practice Act
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. Freedom of Information Act
, e. statute of limitations - ANSWER- e. statute of limitations
The principal purpose of a living will is to:
Select one:
a. give a physician authority to make life-sustaining measures for a patient
b. give family members permission to make medical care decisions for the patient
c. keep a patient alive by whatever measures are necessary
d. make preparation of any part of a person's body for transplantation
e. let caregivers know the patient's wants with regard to lifesaving measures -
ANSWER- e. let caregivers know the patient's wants with regard to lifesaving measures
A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than one year is known as a:
Select one:
a. Felony
b. Mitigation
c. Arbitration
d. Misdemeanor - ANSWER- d. Misdemeanor
Professional negligence is also called:
Select one:
a. Malice
b. Arbitration
c. Malpractice
d. Malfunction - ANSWER- c. Malpractice
Which of the following items is the most important for assistive personnel to keep in
mind during their daily routine in medical settings?
Select one:
a. Consent
b. Privilege granted to a physician
c. Burglary
d. Confidentiality - ANSWER- d. Confidentiality
In which of the following situations is it permissible to release information from a
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