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CCMA NHA EXAM WITH CORRECTANSERS
What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Educating
patients on how to take their medication
2. Health promotion of the patient.
3. Performing an EKG.
4. Taking patients vitals.
5. Performing urinalysis.
6. Performing a throat culture.
7. Patient education.
What is outside the scope of practice ? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Diagnosing patients.
2. Administering narcotics.
3. Interpreting laboratory results.
4. Pathogenic identification.
5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
What is assault ? - CORRECT ANSWER Open threat of bodily harm against another
person.
What is battery ? - CORRECT ANSWER An action that causes bodily harm.
How do you define fraud ? - CORRECT ANSWER Deception with the intent to deprive
another person of his or her own rights.
What is invasion of privacy ? - CORRECT ANSWER Intruding on a patients private
affairs, or disclosure of private information.
Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having permission.
Malpractice ? - CORRECT ANSWER The negligent delivery of professional services.
Negligence ? - CORRECT ANSWER The failure to do something that a reasonably
prudent individual would do under similar circumstances.
Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse ? - CORRECT ANSWER Provides a list of
organizations within the local community that can assist in the situation.
What should you do if you suspect child abuse ? - CORRECT ANSWER Report
suspected child abuse to the provider.
Tort ? - CORRECT ANSWER A civil wrong committed against a person or property.
(fraud)
Chain of custody ? - CORRECT ANSWER In legal context, refers to the chronological
documentation showing the paper trail, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and
disposition of physical or electronic evidence.
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Sample evidence must be sealed in front of patient.
(drug screen)
What is the purpose of the CLIA ? - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical laboratory
Improvement Amendment sets quality standards and issues certifications for human
laboratories.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - CORRECT ANSWER
Then right to inspect, review, and to receive a copy of your medical records and billing
records that are held by health plans and healthcare providers covered by the privacy
rule.
What are the two main purposes of HIPPA ? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. To provide
continuous health insurance coverage for workers who lose or change their job.
2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare by standardizing the
electronic transmission of administrative and financial transactions and protects the
patients personal medical information and confidentiality.
A CCMA cannot disclose what information ? - CORRECT ANSWER A Patients
information unless authorized.
Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what ? - CORRECT ANSWER
HIPPA guidelines
Even if you are related to the patient you are required to have what to obtain medical
information ? - CORRECT ANSWER Consent of the patient
The Joint Commission is responsible for what ? - CORRECT ANSWER Regulates that
identifying patients is crucial to improving patient safety.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Federal agency that oversees and regulates safety in the workplace.
2. Training provided to employee at no cost.
Quality Control (QC) promotes what ? - CORRECT ANSWER Accurate test results
What is the most important step in ensuring patient safety ? - CORRECT ANSWER Is
proper identification
Always ask for what two forms of identification to ID a patient ? - CORRECT ANSWER
FULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
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Never confirm a patients name and date of birth how ? - CORRECT ANSWER By
speaking their name and date of birth to them.
If they are not paying attention they may say yes when they didn't hear you.
What is implied consent ? - CORRECT ANSWER Extending an arm for phlebotomy
Removing clothes for a medical procedure or examination.
What is informed consent ? - CORRECT ANSWER Informing the patient of the risk,
possible outcomes, and alternative therapies.
What is written consent ? - CORRECT ANSWER Must have a patients signature to
perform procedure.
Patients bill of rights ? - CORRECT ANSWER A list of guarantees for those receiving
medical care.
What are some of the rights to the patient covered under patients bill of rights ? -
CORRECT ANSWER 1. Patients have the right to a copy of their medical records.
2.Guarantees fair treatment.
3. Autonomy over medical decisions and many more rights.
POMR Should always be filled in what order ?
(Problem Oriented Medical Record) - CORRECT ANSWER Should always be filled out
in chronological order.
Patients have a right to view their medical records at any time.
The information in the medical record belongs to who ? - CORRECT ANSWER The
medical record belongs to the patient, however the place where the information is
housed belongs to the author.
What is a CMS-1500 form used for ? - CORRECT ANSWER Basic standard claim
form used by healthcare professionals to request reimbursement for services provided
to patients.
Encounter form or Superbill is used for what ? - CORRECT ANSWER An itemized
form of services submitted to insurance carriers for reimbursement of rendered
services. A CCMA would also use this form to check out patients.
Release of information form allows what ? - CORRECT ANSWER Allows a patient
access to his own medical records and allows the patient control over to whom the
medical records are released.
Preferred provider organization (PPO) - CORRECT ANSWER Managed care
organization of providers, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who have agreed
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