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Challenges from the NHA Official Study Guide 3.0 || || || || || || || ||
Exam with accurate detailed solutions || || || ||
Which of the following is a responsibility of being a CMAA?
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A. Diagnosing
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B. Treating
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C. Providing patient education
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D. Managing medication - ✔✔C is correct.
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CMAA's job responsibilities include providing patient education and coaching.
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Which of the following would be included as a PCMH health care team member?
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A. Coder
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B. Pharmacist
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C. Billing specialist
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D. Third-party payer - ✔✔B is correct.
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PCMH team can include a primary care provider (physician, physician assistant, and/or nurse
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practitioners), registered nurse (RN), licensed practical nurses (LPN), certified clinical medical
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assistants (CCMA), pharmacists, medical specialist as needed, and certified medical
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administrative assistant (CMAA). || ||
Which of the following is a focus of delivery models in health care?
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A. Preventive care
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B. Auditing
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C. Third-party billing
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D. Trend forecasting - ✔✔A is correct.
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The delivery model can optimize and focus on access, managing chronic conditions, and
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preventive care. ||
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Describe a PCMH health care team. - ✔✔PCMH health care team blends multidisciplinary skills
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and several professional's insights on each patient's overall health.
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Role: Decreases costs and provides proactive preventive care
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1. Accountable Care Organizations
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2. Home Health Care
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3. Hospice
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4. Mobile Health Unit
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5. Patient Centered Medical Home - ✔✔5. Patient Centered Medical Home decreases costs and
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provides proactive preventive care.
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Role: Gives quality care to Medicare patients
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1. Accountable Care Organizations
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2. Home Health Care
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3. Hospice
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4. Mobile Health Unit
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5. Patient Centered Medical Home - ✔✔1. Accountable Care Organizations give quality care to
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Medicare patients. ||
Role: Provides postpartum care to new parents at home
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1. Accountable Care Organizations
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2. Home Health Care
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3. Hospice
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4. Mobile Health Unit
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5. Patient Centered Medical Home - ✔✔2. Home Health Care provides postpartum care to new
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parents at home. || ||
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Role: Provides support for patients who are terminally ill
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1. Accountable Care Organizations
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2. Home Health Care
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3. Hospice
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4. Mobile Health Unit
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5. Patient Centered Medical Home - ✔✔3. Hospice provides support for patients who are
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terminally ill. ||
Role: Reaches patients in rural areas or those without access to health care services
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1. Accountable Care Organizations
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2. Home Health Care
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3. Hospice
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4. Mobile Health Unit
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5. Patient Centered Medical Home - ✔✔4. Mobile Health Units reach patients in rural areas or
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those without access to health care services.
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Role: Transmits medication refills
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1. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
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2. Pharmacist
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3. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
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4. Physician Assistant - ✔✔1. CCMA will transmit medication refills (based on scope of
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practice).
Role: Fills medication orders
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1. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
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2. Pharmacist
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3. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
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4. Physician Assistant - ✔✔2. Pharmacist will fill the medication orders.
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Role: Takes message for medication requests
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1. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
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2. Pharmacist
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3. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
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4. Physician Assistant - ✔✔3. CMAA will take messages for medication requests or refills.
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Role: Writes medication orders
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1. Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
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2. Pharmacist
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3. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
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4. Physician Assistant - ✔✔4. Physician Assistant will write the medication orders.
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Which of the following is a benefit of web-based software for health records?
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A. Increased revenues
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B. Decreased need for communicating
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C. Ease of growth
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D. Capability of adding more patients - ✔✔C is correct.
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Web-based software makes updating easier, gives opportunities for ease of growth, and increases
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the potential for effectively communicating.
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Which of the following is a benefit of using an EHR versus the original EMR?
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A. Keeps information within the facility
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B. Less costs
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C. Limited accessibility
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D. Coordination of care - ✔✔D is correct.
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The EHR can share patient information across many care facilities and institutions.
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