CMAA

An office manager asks a medical administrative assistant to mail a letter to a patient who is being dismissed from from the practice. Which methods should the assistant use to mail the letter. - Certified Mail - This type of mail provides return receipts that are used to prove the recipient received the document. A medical administrative assistant should verify a patient's CPT code of which of the following processes ? - Obtaining prior authorization- Procedural CPT codes and ICD codes ar...

Entries in the medical record should be made with: A. Yellow Highlighter B. A #2 pencil C. Black pen D. Black Sharpie Marker - C Although there are credit adjustments, most adjustments would be: A. Added to the patient's account B. Subtracted from the patient's account C. Considered a payment on the account D. Considered a deductible - B The common abbreviation for "chest x-ray" is: A. CXT B. CRAY C. CXRAY D. CXR - D When the office is not staffed (such as at night or weekends...

A medical administrative assistant's duties include all of the following except: A. Patient reception B. Filing medical records C. Performing EKGs D. Setting up appointments - C Please find below the phone call that CANNOT be handled by the medical administrative assistant. A. New patients and return appointments B. Directions to the facility C. Whether or not be the physician is a member of their health plan D. Patient requesting emergency medical advixe - D To maintain a professiona...

Entries in the medical record should be made with: A. Yellow Highlighter B. A #2 pencil C. Black pen D. Black Sharpie Marker - C Although there are credit adjustments, most adjustments would be: A. Added to the patient's account B. Subtracted from the patient's account C. Considered a payment on the account D. Considered a deductible - B The common abbreviation for "chest x-ray" is: A. CXT B. CRAY C. CXRAY D. CXR - D When the office is not staffed (such as at night or weekends...

Entries in the medical record should be made with: A. Yellow Highlighter B. A #2 pencil C. Black pen D. Black Sharpie Marker - C Although there are credit adjustments, most adjustments would be: A. Added to the patient's account B. Subtracted from the patient's account C. Considered a payment on the account D. Considered a deductible - B The common abbreviation for "chest x-ray" is: A. CXT B. CRAY C. CXRAY D. CXR - D When the office is not staffed (such as at night or weekends...

Torts comes from what latin word? - Tortum which means wrong acts Unintentional Torts are called? - Accidental acts What is libel? - the act of damaging the good reputation of someone through writing What is slander? - The act of damaging the good reputation of someone through speech/verbally What is medical malpractice? - When a medical or health care professional deviates from standards in his or her profession, thereby causing injury to a patient (big legal issuse) What is assault? - Th...