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What is the medical law? the medical administrative assistant is required to have a basic understanding of the legal principles. what is the physician-patient relationship? an implied contract in which the physician is expected to assess and treat the patient with the same amount of knowledge, skill, judgment as another physician under the same circumstamces define: implied consent apperent through their action of seeking the services of the physician

Which of the following is an OSHA regulation that must be reviewed yearly to ensure compliance? Bloodborne pathogens standard A medical administrative assistant is scheduling a patient for a procedure. Which of the following actions should the assistant take first? Obtain a written prescription from the provider A patient who has medicare and had a physical exam 10 months ago calls to schedule another physical within the week. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the medical admin...

An office manager asks an MAA to mail a letter to a patient who is being dismissed from the practice. Which of the following methods should the MAA use to mail the letter? Certified mail, first-class mail, priority, or standard? Certified Mail A MAA should verify a patient's CPT code for which of the following processes: Coordination of Benefits, Determining Eligibility of services, Obtaining prior authorization, or receiving a referral? Obtaining prior authorization Prior to an invasive proc...

A medical administrative assistant should verify a patient's CPT code for, which of the following Processes? Obtaining Prior authorization Prior to an invasive procedure, a patient asks a medical administrative assistant about other options that are available. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? Advise the patient to ask the provider about alternatives Which of the following abbreviations should a medical administrative assistant use to document a patient history of a st...

For which of the following tasks should a MAA use Microsoft access ? Creating a database Which of the following medical terms refers to the removal of all or part of an organ or tissue ? Lymphadenectomy A patient who has Crohn's disease should be scheduled with which of the following specialists ? Gastroenterologist When reviewing laboratory results, a MAA should take which of the following actions after pulling the patient's chart and flagging abnormal results ? Place the results on the pr...

when should an MA assistant schedule a return appointment for a pt when pt checks out proper protocol when following up on nonpayment and of claims from third party payers notify the pt of the claim; contact third party payer when reviewing a pts history, a cmaa should identify the acronyms as setting for medical care SNF which of the following is a characteristic of a block style letter salutations is flushed left which new patient form becomes part of the pt medical record health history

Open booking - Patients are not scheduled at specific time - they are seen in oder they arrive - at patients convience Double booking - 2-3 patients are scheduled to come at the same time to see same physician Cluster or Categorization booking - A number of patients who have specific needs together at the same time of day Wave scheduling Patients are scheduled at the same time each hour to create short term flexibility Modified wave booking Two patients to come at 9:00 am and one patient at ...

What qualities should an MA posess? Dependability Courtesy Initiative Interpersonal Skills An implied contract in which the physician is expected to assess and treat the patient with the same amount of knowledge, skill, and judgement as another physician under the same circumstances. Physician-Patient Relationship What are the rules that must be followed under the Physician-Patient Relationship? The patient is expected to compensate the physician for all services provided. The patient is expec...

Which of the following types of referrals is used in an emergent situation? STAT Which of the following schedules more than one patient at the same time with the same provider while still allowing adequate time within the hour to see all scheduled patients? Wave booking Which of the following is an OSHA regulation that must be reviewed yearly to ensure compliance? Blood borne pathogens standard Which of the following methods organizes patient records in chronological order according to the de...

Which of the following types of referrals is used in an emergent situation? Stat Which type of schedule schedules more than one patient at the same time with the same provider while still allowing adequate time within the hour to see all scheduled patients? Wave Scheduling What term indicates the improper release of PHI? Breach in Confidentiality What prefix means "muscle" My/o-