Certified Medical Administrative
Assistant Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
waveAbookingA-
AAnswer✓APatientsAareAscheduledAatAtheAsameAtimeAeachAhourAtoAcreateAshort-
termAflexibilityAeachAhour.
modifiedAwaveAbookingA-
AAnswer✓AWaveAbookingAcanAbeAmodifiedAinAaAcoupleAofAdifferentAways.AOneAexampleA
ofAthisAapproachAisAtoAscheduleAtwoApatientsAtoAcomeAatA9Aa.m.AandAoneApatientAatA9:30
Aa.m.AThisAhourlyAcycleAisArepeatedAthroughoutAtheAday.
double-bookingA-AAnswer✓ATwoApatientsAareAscheduledAtoAcomeAatAtheAsameAtimeAtoA
seeAtheAsameAphysician.
stream/time-specificAschedulingA-
AAnswer✓ASchedulingApatientsAforAspecificAtimesAatAregularAintervals.ATheAamountAofAti
meAallottedAdependsAonAtheAreasonAforAtheAvisit.
openAbookingA(tidalAwaveAscheduling)A-
AAnswer✓APatientsAareAnotAscheduledAforAaAspecificAtime,AbutA
toldAtoAcomeAinAatAintermittentAtimes.ATheyAareAseenAinAtheA
orderAinAwhichAtheyAarrive.
clusterAorAcategorizationAbookingA-
AAnswer✓ABookingAaAnumberAofApatientsAwhoAhaveAspecificAneedsA
togetherAatAtheAsameAtimeAofAday.
matrixA-AAnswer✓AAAgridAwithAtimeAslotsAblockedAoutAwhenAphysiciansAareA
unavailableAorAtheAonceAisAclosed.
templateA-AAnswer✓AAAdocumentAwithAaApresetAformatAthatAisAusedAasAaA
startingApointAsoAthatAitAdoesAnotAhaveAtoAbeArecreatedAeachAtime.
, HealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActA(HIPAA)AofA1996.A-
AAnswer✓ALegislationAthatAincludesATitleAII,AtheAfirstAparametersAdesignedAtoAprotectAthe
AprivacyAandAsecurityAofApatientAinformation.
InvoiceA-AAnswer✓AAAdocumentAthatAdescribesAitemsApurchasedAorAservicesA
renderedAandAshowsAtheAamountAdue.
electronicAmedicalArecordA(EMR)A-
AAnswer✓AAnAelectronicArecordAofAhealthAinformationAthatAisA
created,AaddedAto,Amanaged,AandAreviewedAbyAauthorizedAprovidersAandAstaffAwithinAaAsin
gleAhealthAcareAorganization.
AdvanceAdirectiveAformA-
AAnswer✓ADocumentAthatAspellsAoutAwhatAkindAofAtreatmentAaApatientAwantsAinAtheAeve
ntAthatAheAcan'tAspeakAforAhimself.AAlsoAknownAasAlivingAwill.
protectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI)A-
AAnswer✓AInformationAaboutAhealthAstatusAorAhealthAcareAthatAcanAbeAlinkedAtoAaAspec
ificAindividual.
electronicAhealthArecordA(EHR).A-AAnswer✓AAnAelectronicArecordAofAhealth-
relatedAinformationAaboutAaA
patientAthatAconformsAtoAnationallyArecognizedAinteroperabilityAstandardsAthatAcanAbeAcreat
ed,Amanaged,AandAreviewedAbyAauthorizedAprovidersAandAstaffAfromAmoreAthanAoneAhealth
AcareAorganization.
guarantorA-AAnswer✓APersonAorAentityAresponsibleAforAtheAremainingApaymentA
ofAservicesAafterAinsuranceAhasApaid.
birthdayAruleA-
AAnswer✓ATheAhealthAplanAofAtheAparentAwhoseAbirthdayAcomesAfirstAinAtheAcalendarAy
earAisAdesignatedAasAtheAprimaryAplan.
Assistant Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
waveAbookingA-
AAnswer✓APatientsAareAscheduledAatAtheAsameAtimeAeachAhourAtoAcreateAshort-
termAflexibilityAeachAhour.
modifiedAwaveAbookingA-
AAnswer✓AWaveAbookingAcanAbeAmodifiedAinAaAcoupleAofAdifferentAways.AOneAexampleA
ofAthisAapproachAisAtoAscheduleAtwoApatientsAtoAcomeAatA9Aa.m.AandAoneApatientAatA9:30
Aa.m.AThisAhourlyAcycleAisArepeatedAthroughoutAtheAday.
double-bookingA-AAnswer✓ATwoApatientsAareAscheduledAtoAcomeAatAtheAsameAtimeAtoA
seeAtheAsameAphysician.
stream/time-specificAschedulingA-
AAnswer✓ASchedulingApatientsAforAspecificAtimesAatAregularAintervals.ATheAamountAofAti
meAallottedAdependsAonAtheAreasonAforAtheAvisit.
openAbookingA(tidalAwaveAscheduling)A-
AAnswer✓APatientsAareAnotAscheduledAforAaAspecificAtime,AbutA
toldAtoAcomeAinAatAintermittentAtimes.ATheyAareAseenAinAtheA
orderAinAwhichAtheyAarrive.
clusterAorAcategorizationAbookingA-
AAnswer✓ABookingAaAnumberAofApatientsAwhoAhaveAspecificAneedsA
togetherAatAtheAsameAtimeAofAday.
matrixA-AAnswer✓AAAgridAwithAtimeAslotsAblockedAoutAwhenAphysiciansAareA
unavailableAorAtheAonceAisAclosed.
templateA-AAnswer✓AAAdocumentAwithAaApresetAformatAthatAisAusedAasAaA
startingApointAsoAthatAitAdoesAnotAhaveAtoAbeArecreatedAeachAtime.
, HealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActA(HIPAA)AofA1996.A-
AAnswer✓ALegislationAthatAincludesATitleAII,AtheAfirstAparametersAdesignedAtoAprotectAthe
AprivacyAandAsecurityAofApatientAinformation.
InvoiceA-AAnswer✓AAAdocumentAthatAdescribesAitemsApurchasedAorAservicesA
renderedAandAshowsAtheAamountAdue.
electronicAmedicalArecordA(EMR)A-
AAnswer✓AAnAelectronicArecordAofAhealthAinformationAthatAisA
created,AaddedAto,Amanaged,AandAreviewedAbyAauthorizedAprovidersAandAstaffAwithinAaAsin
gleAhealthAcareAorganization.
AdvanceAdirectiveAformA-
AAnswer✓ADocumentAthatAspellsAoutAwhatAkindAofAtreatmentAaApatientAwantsAinAtheAeve
ntAthatAheAcan'tAspeakAforAhimself.AAlsoAknownAasAlivingAwill.
protectedAhealthAinformationA(PHI)A-
AAnswer✓AInformationAaboutAhealthAstatusAorAhealthAcareAthatAcanAbeAlinkedAtoAaAspec
ificAindividual.
electronicAhealthArecordA(EHR).A-AAnswer✓AAnAelectronicArecordAofAhealth-
relatedAinformationAaboutAaA
patientAthatAconformsAtoAnationallyArecognizedAinteroperabilityAstandardsAthatAcanAbeAcreat
ed,Amanaged,AandAreviewedAbyAauthorizedAprovidersAandAstaffAfromAmoreAthanAoneAhealth
AcareAorganization.
guarantorA-AAnswer✓APersonAorAentityAresponsibleAforAtheAremainingApaymentA
ofAservicesAafterAinsuranceAhasApaid.
birthdayAruleA-
AAnswer✓ATheAhealthAplanAofAtheAparentAwhoseAbirthdayAcomesAfirstAinAtheAcalendarAy
earAisAdesignatedAasAtheAprimaryAplan.
