NCMA Official Practice Test Questions and complete Solutions
To ensure that the medical office has the supplies it needs, the medical assistant should
... [Show More] establish a(n) _______________.
A(n) ____________ is created containing the name, address, and phone number of both the vendor and the medical practice. It will also have a pre-assigned number to track the order, the quantity of items ordered, the price of the items, and the date purchased. Periodically the medical assistant should check all equipment in the office to ensure that cords are not frayed, do not present hazards, and are in good working order. A(n) ________ will help the medical assistant track this routine inspection.
When a physician dictates an operative report and asks the medical assistant to type it up, the physician is asking the medical assistant to function as a ___________.
Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982, Peer Review Organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as ___________ review.
Which one of the following is a decision based upon bioethics?
A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?
Which of the following is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients' health information?
A business letter written in block style will have all lines ___________.
When writing a business letter, the salutation of a letter should be followed by which punctuation mark?
When handling a patient complaint, which one of the following would be most appropriate?
Body language, body posture, space and distance are all examples of _____________.
What is the suggested procedure for canceling an appointment in the appointment book?
The amount an insured patient must pay toward claims each year before the insurance company will pay for medical treatment is known as the __________.
Instructions to an insurance company about where and to whom to make payment are called __________.
The Internal Revenue Service issues a(n) ________ to medical groups or solo practices for income tax purposes.
An office appointment calendar or book must record not only the name of the patient and the start time of the appointment, but must also indicate the ________.
A twelve month period selected for financial purposes is called a(n) _____________ year.
Each prescription for a controlled substance requires the physicians signature and a(n) __________ registration number.
Determining whether a particular medical treatment (i.e. surgery, tests) will be covered under a patient's insurance policy contract involves a process known as __________.
In the reception area of a medical practice, the computer screen must never be ______________.
The temperature taken at the armpit is the __________.
What is a break in a bone without penetration of the skin surface over the fracture site called?
The abbreviation for three times a day is _________.
The abbreviation for as needed is ______.
The abbreviation for nothing by mouth is _________.
Which of these would be the best choice to administer an intradermal injection?
When you have finished using a reagent, you should ___________.
When you make a solution, be sure you label and ________.
The physician has ordered 50mg of Demerol be given to a patient. The concentration on hand is 100mg/ml. How many cc's of Demerol will be injected? [Show Less]