Multiple Choice Questions

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. The American Medical Association (AMA) was founded primarily to:

• create better working conditions for physicians.
• create better standards of education for physicians.
• create a framework of medical ethics for physicians.
• create a lobbying organization for legal change in healthcare.

Nathan Smith Davis founded the AMA "to elevate the standard of medical education."

ABHES: 1.b. Compare and contrast the allied health professions and understand their relation to medical assisting

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CAAHEP: IX.C.7. Compare and contrast physician and medical assistant roles in terms of standard of care CAHIIM: I.B.4. Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of various providers and disciplines, to support documentation requirements, throughout the continuum of healthcare

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Est Time: 0-1 minute

Learning Outcome: 01.01

Topic: Healthcare Through the Ages—The Patient in Health and Disease

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• The professional group with the purpose of improving medical care through advocacy,

education, and monitoring of healthcare-related issues is:

• The Joint Commission.
• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
• The American Medical Association.
• The American Medical Association.

The AHA is the professional association of hospitals whose purpose is to improve medical care through advocacy, education, and monitoring of healthcare-related issues.

ABHES: 1.b. Compare and contrast the allied health professions and understand their relation to medical assisting

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Bloom's: Remember

CAAHEP: IX.C.7. Compare and contrast physician and medical assistant roles in terms of standard of care CAHIIM: I.B.4. Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of various providers and disciplines, to support documentation requirements, throughout the continuum of healthcare

CAHIIM: II.A.2. Identify the use of legal documents

CAHIIM: III.D.2. Analyze data to identify trends

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Est Time: 0-1 minute

Learning Outcome: 01.01

Topic: Healthcare Through the Ages—The Patient in Health and Disease

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3. Licensure, as a means to improve medical care, is:

• mandatory with standards established by the federal government.

• voluntary with standards established by the federal government.

• mandatory with standards established by individual states.

• voluntary with standards established by individual states.

Licensure is mandatory for healthcare providers with standards set by individual states.

ABHES: 4.f. Comply with federal, state, and local health laws and regulations as they relate to healthcare settings

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CAAHEP: IX.C.13. Discuss all levels of governmental legislation and regulation as they apply to medical assisting practice, including FDA and DEA regulations CAHIIM: V.A.1. Analyze policies and procedures to ensure organizational compliance with regulations and standards CAHIIM: V.A.2. Collaborate with staff in preparing the organization for accreditation, licensure, and/or certification

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Est Time: 0-1 minute

Learning Outcome: 01.01

Topic: Healthcare Through the Ages—The Patient in Health and Disease

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• Which federal program, established in 1965, provides financial assistance for healthcare for

persons 65 years of age and over and to disabled persons?

• Medicaid
• Medicare

• Social Security

• American Hospital Association

Medicare was established in 1965 to provide financial assistance for healthcare for persons 65 years of age or older and disabled persons.

ABHES: 4.f. Comply with federal, state, and local health laws and regulations as they relate to healthcare settings

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Bloom's: Remember

CAAHEP: IX.C.13. Discuss all levels of governmental legislation and regulation as they apply to medical assisting practice, including FDA and DEA regulations CAHIIM: V.A.1. Analyze policies and procedures to ensure organizational compliance with regulations and standards CAHIIM: V.A.2. Collaborate with staff in preparing the organization for accreditation, licensure, and/or certification CAHIIM: V.A.3. Adhere to the legal and regulatory requirements related to the health information management

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Est Time: 0-1 minute

Learning Outcome: 01.01

Topic: Healthcare Through the Ages—The Patient in Health and Disease

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