Cmaa Add On

Front 1

A provider notes a large hematoma on the right forearm of the patient during an examination. How would this be listed using the SOAP method?

Back 1

Objective

Front 2

Which form is attached to a patients chart that the provider must fill out for billing purposes?

Back 2

Encounter form

Front 3

What is an urgent referral?

Back 3

A referral that takes 24 hours to receive approval

Front 4

What specialist would a provider refer a patient to if that patient has carcinoma?

Back 4

Oncologist

Front 5

Along with a physician who else is needed to sign an advanced directive?

Back 5

Non-affiliated individual

Front 6

What is double booking patients?

Back 6

Scheduling 3 patients at the same time for the same provider

Front 7

What is mail merging?

Back 7

Creating labels for the practices word processing software features

Front 8

What condition is the mother in after giving birth?

Back 8

Postpartum

Front 9

Which mail service is commonly used by medical practices?

Back 9

First class mail

Front 10

Which condition describes narrowing of the spinal canal in the lumbar spine?

Back 10

Spinal stenosis

Front 11

A patient has Medicare that covers both in and outpatient services. What Medicare plan does he have?

Back 11

Medicare Part C

Front 12

What should the MAA do at patient check in with an established patient?

Back 12

Obtain verbal confirmation of their demographic information

Front 13

What is the suffix for "to cut into"

Back 13

-otomy

Front 14

A patient who has a pleural effusion needs what therapeutic procedure to remove the unwanted fluid?

Back 14

Thoracentesis

Front 15

What form is used in hospitals for services and procedures?

Back 15

UB-04

Front 16

What document says what procedures have been approved of by the patient in the case the patient is unable to communicate?

Back 16

Advance directives

Front 17

What is needed to schedule an appointment for a patient on an HMO plan?

Back 17

A referral

Front 18

What type of correspondence can be written and signed by the MAA?

Back 18

A letter to the patient informing them of a schedule change

Front 19

What test would you run on somebody with renal issues?

Back 19

a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test

Front 20

When is the MAA allowed to listen to voicemails on speaker?

Back 20

When it has been confirmed that there are no patients left in the practice

Front 21

Where would you find a patients substance use information?

Back 21

Under the patient's social history

Front 22

What is another name for the patient encounter form?

Back 22

Superbill

Front 23

Along with a witness and an adult patient who must be present for the patient to sign their consent?

Back 23

The provider

Front 24

What letter is sent by CERTIFIED mail

Back 24

A dismissal letter

Front 25

What is required when suturing a wound?

Back 25

Informed consent

Front 26

Who is responsible for setting standards for protection from blood born pathogens?

Back 26

OSHA

Front 27

What do you do when a patient requests a time slot that is unavailable?

Back 27

You schedule it for as close to the requested time as possible

Front 28

What is the medical term for a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the right shoulder joint?

Back 28

Arthrocentesis

Front 29

What is it called when a provider leaves town without a contact number and coverage for patients he is treating?

Back 29

Abandonment

Front 30

What is it called when a patient has a rapid heart rate?

Back 30

Tachycardia

Front 31

Microsoft Excel is a?

Back 31

Spreadsheet application

Front 32

How do you confirm a new patients appointment without violating the patients privacy?

Back 32

Speak with the patient on the phone

Front 33

What is the procedure called when a patient has their gallbladder removed?

Back 33

Cholecystectomy

Front 34

If a prescribed CPT code is not listed on the preprinted patient encounter form you would..?

Back 34

Manually add the procedure code

Front 35

If an established patient calls to cancel an appointment you should..?

Back 35

Offer the next available appointment

Front 36

What document do you need before you transmit a medical document?

Back 36

Release of information authorization form

Front 37

When can you release test results to a patients family what must you have?

Back 37

A signed release of information that identifies the family member

Front 38

Before an invasive surgery if a patient asks the MAA about other options they should..?

Back 38

Advise the patient to ask the provider for alternatives

Front 39

Stream scheduling is when..?

Back 39

Patients are assigned a specific appointment time

Front 40

You discover an error in an EHR from a previous patient visit. You..?

Back 40

Make a new entry in the EHR with the correct information