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1.To be successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:

a.knowledge base.b.set of skills.c.set of behaviors.d.all of these

ANS: d

Analysis:

a.Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of behaviors to be successful.b.Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of behaviors to be successful.c.Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of behaviors to be successful.d.Correct. As an MA, you must learn all of these – a knowledge base, a set of skills, and a set of behaviors - to be successful.

2.All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:

a.Filing patient records b.Phlebotomy c.Administering medications d.Wrapping instruments

ANS: a

Analysis:

a.Correct. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill.b.Incorrect. Phlebotomy is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill.c.Incorrect. Administering medications is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill.d.Incorrect. Wrapping instruments is a clinical skill. The filing of patient records is an administrative skill.

3.A system where patients pay an added fee in exchange for more personalized care and better access to their providers for medical services is referred to as which type of service?a.PCMH b.ACO c.boutique d.managed care 2 / 4

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ANS: c

Analysis:

• Incorrect. PCMH is a patient-centered medical home. This is a model of care where

doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.

• Incorrect, ACO is an accountable care organization. This is a model of care where

doctors, hospitals, and healthcare providers work to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.

• Correct. A boutique system is where patients pay an added fee in exchange for more

personalized care and better access to their providers for medical services.

• Incorrect. Managed care refers to care plans where the providers follow rules to keep

care costs down.

• Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to do which of the following

through 2028?

• grow
• decline
• stay consistent
• be eliminated

ANS: a

Analysis:

• Correct. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through

2028.

• Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through

2028.

• Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through

2028.

• Incorrect. Employment opportunities for medical assistants are expected to grow through

2028.

• Which of the following organizations provides the RMA credential?
• AAMA
• AMT
• AAPC
• NHA

ANS: b

Analysis:

• Incorrect. The AAMA provides the CMA (AAMA) credential.
• Correct. The AMT provides the RMA credential. The AAMA provides the CMA (AAMA)

credential.

• Incorrect. The AAPC provides certification to professional coders. The AAMA provides

the CMA (AAMA) credential.

• Incorrect. The NHA is an association for those working in healthcare. The AAMA provides

the CMA (AAMA) credential.

• Which of the following defines the role of the patient advocate or navigator?
• drives the patient to appointments
• assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient 3 / 4

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• acts on behalf of the provider
• keeps the patients’ medical records

ANS: b

Analysis:

• Incorrect. Driving the patient to their appointments is outside the role of the patient

advocate or navigator. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient.

• Correct. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the

patient.

• Incorrect. The patient advocate or navigator does not act on behalf of the provider. The

patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient.

• Incorrect. While keeping a copy of the patient’s medical records may be part of the role of

the advocate or navigator, their main role is to assist the patient or act on behalf of the patient. The patient advocate or navigator assists the patient or acts on behalf of the patient.

• Which of the following describes the role of an ACO?
• Provides health care with an emphasis on prevention.
• A group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, like the PCMH model who

together coordinate high-quality care to their Medicare patients.

• A system of health care that integrates the delivery and payment of health care for

covered persons (patients, or subscribers) by contracting with selected providers for comprehensive health care services at a reduced cost.

• Care centers that take care of patients with acute illness or injury and those with minor

emergencies.

ANS: b

Analysis:

• Incorrect. Many health care organizations provide care with an emphasis on prevention.

An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.

• Correct. An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and

other health care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.

• Incorrect. A system where providers contract to reduce costs is an HMO. An Accountable

Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.

• Incorrect. Care centers that take care of minor emergencies are acute care clinics. An

Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, similar to the PCMH model. Together, these models coordinate to provide high-quality care to their Medicare patients.

• What is the name of the physician specialist who looks after patients admitted to the hospital?
• physician partner
• hospitalist
• physiatrist
• hospital physician

ANS: b

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