CMAA EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RESOURCE
●● The patient must sign a release form
Answer: In order to release medical information to another source:
A. The patient must deliver the records to the requestor
B. The patient must sign a release form
C. The insurance company must request the records in writing
D. The physician must sign a release
●● all of the above
Answer: In order for a contract to be enforceable, the contract must
include:
A.an offer
B.a consideration
C. an acceptance
D. all of the above
●● until the patient reaches the age of majority plus the number of years
for the statue of limitations in that particular state
Answer: The medical record of a patient who is a minor should be kept:
,A. indefinatley-no medical records should ever be destroyed
B. until the patient becomes 18 years of age
C. until the patient becomes 21 years of age
D. until the patient reaches the age of majority
plus the number of years for the statue of limitations in that particular
state
●● the doctor
Answer: The medical record is owned by:
A. the state
B.the federal government
C.the patient
D. the doctor
●● risk management
Answer: Establishing and maintaining policies and procedures that
protect the medical office and staff from lawsuits is called:
A. prioritizing
B. risk management
C. liability protection
D.policies and procedures
●● the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice
,Answer: Statue of limitations refers to:
A. the limits of a particular practice
B.the limits of a particular doctor
C. the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice
D. the statue which allows patients to bring a lawsuit
●● the medical terminology used in the record
Answer: It is important for patients to understand their responsibility in
relation to their medical record. The patient needs to understand all of
the following EXCEPT:
A. how the record is accessed
B. the medical terminology used in the record
C. ownership of the record
D. purpose of the medical record
●● records should not be left hanging around the office
Answer: Confidentiality of the patient record means that;
A.the information of the record is disscused only among the office staff
B. patients may read their own records anytime they wish
C. records should not be left hanging around the office
D.only the doctor may have access to the patient record
●● before the patient has been administered any medication
, Answer: For office surgery, a consent form must be signed:
A. before the patient has been administered any medication
B. right after the procedure
C. just prior to the procedure
D. all of the above
●● living will
Answer: Mabel, a terminal patient, is adamant that should she become
incompetent, no " heroic" measures should be taken. This would be
detailed in Mebel's:
A. living will
B. durable power of attorney
C. advance directives
D. last will and testament
●● both A and C
Answer: In most states, a physician is required to report:
A. death
B. ear infections
C. specific infectious, communicable,or contagious diseases
D. both A and C
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS RESOURCE
●● The patient must sign a release form
Answer: In order to release medical information to another source:
A. The patient must deliver the records to the requestor
B. The patient must sign a release form
C. The insurance company must request the records in writing
D. The physician must sign a release
●● all of the above
Answer: In order for a contract to be enforceable, the contract must
include:
A.an offer
B.a consideration
C. an acceptance
D. all of the above
●● until the patient reaches the age of majority plus the number of years
for the statue of limitations in that particular state
Answer: The medical record of a patient who is a minor should be kept:
,A. indefinatley-no medical records should ever be destroyed
B. until the patient becomes 18 years of age
C. until the patient becomes 21 years of age
D. until the patient reaches the age of majority
plus the number of years for the statue of limitations in that particular
state
●● the doctor
Answer: The medical record is owned by:
A. the state
B.the federal government
C.the patient
D. the doctor
●● risk management
Answer: Establishing and maintaining policies and procedures that
protect the medical office and staff from lawsuits is called:
A. prioritizing
B. risk management
C. liability protection
D.policies and procedures
●● the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice
,Answer: Statue of limitations refers to:
A. the limits of a particular practice
B.the limits of a particular doctor
C. the time period allowed for beginning a lawsuit for malpractice
D. the statue which allows patients to bring a lawsuit
●● the medical terminology used in the record
Answer: It is important for patients to understand their responsibility in
relation to their medical record. The patient needs to understand all of
the following EXCEPT:
A. how the record is accessed
B. the medical terminology used in the record
C. ownership of the record
D. purpose of the medical record
●● records should not be left hanging around the office
Answer: Confidentiality of the patient record means that;
A.the information of the record is disscused only among the office staff
B. patients may read their own records anytime they wish
C. records should not be left hanging around the office
D.only the doctor may have access to the patient record
●● before the patient has been administered any medication
, Answer: For office surgery, a consent form must be signed:
A. before the patient has been administered any medication
B. right after the procedure
C. just prior to the procedure
D. all of the above
●● living will
Answer: Mabel, a terminal patient, is adamant that should she become
incompetent, no " heroic" measures should be taken. This would be
detailed in Mebel's:
A. living will
B. durable power of attorney
C. advance directives
D. last will and testament
●● both A and C
Answer: In most states, a physician is required to report:
A. death
B. ear infections
C. specific infectious, communicable,or contagious diseases
D. both A and C
