CCMA NHA
What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? - Answer 1. Educating patients on
how to take their medication
2. Health promotion of the patient.
3. Performing an EKG.
4. Taking patients vitals.
5. Performing urinalysis.
6. Performing a throat culture.
7. Patient education.
What is outside the scope of practice ? - Answer 1. Diagnosing patients.
2. Administering narcotics.
3. Interpreting laboratory results.
4. Pathogenic identification.
5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
What is assault ? - Answer Open threat of bodily harm against another person.
What is battery ? - Answer An action that causes bodily harm.
How do you define fraud ? - Answer Deception with the intent to deprive another person
of his or her own rights.
What is invasion of privacy ? - Answer Intruding on a patients private affairs, or
disclosure of private information.
Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having permission.
Malpractice ? - Answer The negligent delivery of professional services.
Negligence ? - Answer The failure to do something that a reasonably prudent individual
would do under similar circumstances.
Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse ? - Answer Provides a list of organizations within
the local community that can assist in the situation.
What should you do if you suspect child abuse ? - Answer Report suspected child
abuse to the provider.
Tort ? - Answer A civil wrong committed against a person or property. (fraud)
Chain of custody ? - Answer In legal context, refers to the chronological documentation
showing the paper trail, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical
or electronic evidence.
Sample evidence must be sealed in front of patient.
(drug screen)
,CCMA NHA
What is the purpose of the CLIA ? - Answer Clinical laboratory Improvement
Amendment sets quality standards and issues certifications for human laboratories.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - Answer Then right to
inspect, review, and to receive a copy of your medical records and billing records that
are held by health plans and healthcare providers covered by the privacy rule.
What are the two main purposes of HIPPA ? - Answer 1. To provide continuous health
insurance coverage for workers who lose or change their job.
2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare by standardizing the
electronic transmission of administrative and financial transactions and protects the
patients personal medical information and confidentiality.
A CCMA cannot disclose what information ? - Answer A Patients information unless
authorized.
Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what ? - Answer HIPPA
guidelines
Even if you are related to the patient you are required to have what to obtain medical
information ? - Answer Consent of the patient
The Joint Commission is responsible for what ? - Answer Regulates that identifying
patients is crucial to improving patient safety.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Answer 1. Federal agency that
oversees and regulates safety in the workplace.
2. Training provided to employee at no cost.
Quality Control (QC) promotes what ? - Answer Accurate test results
What is the most important step in ensuring patient safety ? - Answer Is proper
identification
Always ask for what two forms of identification to ID a patient ? - Answer FULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
Never confirm a patients name and date of birth how ? - Answer By speaking their
name and date of birth to them.
If they are not paying attention they may say yes when they didn't hear you.
What is implied consent ? - Answer Extending an arm for phlebotomy
Removing clothes for a medical procedure or examination.
What is informed consent ? - Answer Informing the patient of the risk, possible
outcomes, and alternative therapies.
, CCMA NHA
What is written consent ? - Answer Must have a patients signature to perform
procedure.
Patients bill of rights ? - Answer A list of guarantees for those receiving medical care.
What are some of the rights to the patient covered under patients bill of rights ? -
Answer 1. Patients have the right to a copy of their medical records.
2.Guarantees fair treatment.
3. Autonomy over medical decisions and many more rights.
POMR Should always be filled in what order ?
(Problem Oriented Medical Record) - Answer Should always be filled out in
chronological order.
Patients have a right to view their medical records at any time.
The information in the medical record belongs to who ? - Answer The medical record
belongs to the patient, however the place where the information is housed belongs to
the author.
What is a CMS-1500 form used for ? - Answer Basic standard claim form used by
healthcare professionals to request reimbursement for services provided to patients.
Encounter form or Superbill is used for what ? - Answer An itemized form of services
submitted to insurance carriers for reimbursement of rendered services. A CCMA would
also use this form to check out patients.
Release of information form allows what ? - Answer Allows a patient access to his own
medical records and allows the patient control over to whom the medical records are
released.
Preferred provider organization (PPO) - Answer Managed care organization of
providers, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who have agreed with an insurer or
a third party administrator to provide health care at a reduced rates to the insurers
administrators clients.
Medicaid provides healthcare coverage for whom ? - Answer Provides health insurance
for the medically needy.
Medicare is for ? - Answer Federal insurance plan that generally covers those over the
age of 65 and is considered an entitlement because most have paid into the system
through there employer.
Tricare is ? - Answer Healthcare for military personal and their dependents to receive
care form a civilian provider at the expense of the federal government.
What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? - Answer 1. Educating patients on
how to take their medication
2. Health promotion of the patient.
3. Performing an EKG.
4. Taking patients vitals.
5. Performing urinalysis.
6. Performing a throat culture.
7. Patient education.
What is outside the scope of practice ? - Answer 1. Diagnosing patients.
2. Administering narcotics.
3. Interpreting laboratory results.
4. Pathogenic identification.
5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
What is assault ? - Answer Open threat of bodily harm against another person.
What is battery ? - Answer An action that causes bodily harm.
How do you define fraud ? - Answer Deception with the intent to deprive another person
of his or her own rights.
What is invasion of privacy ? - Answer Intruding on a patients private affairs, or
disclosure of private information.
Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having permission.
Malpractice ? - Answer The negligent delivery of professional services.
Negligence ? - Answer The failure to do something that a reasonably prudent individual
would do under similar circumstances.
Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse ? - Answer Provides a list of organizations within
the local community that can assist in the situation.
What should you do if you suspect child abuse ? - Answer Report suspected child
abuse to the provider.
Tort ? - Answer A civil wrong committed against a person or property. (fraud)
Chain of custody ? - Answer In legal context, refers to the chronological documentation
showing the paper trail, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical
or electronic evidence.
Sample evidence must be sealed in front of patient.
(drug screen)
,CCMA NHA
What is the purpose of the CLIA ? - Answer Clinical laboratory Improvement
Amendment sets quality standards and issues certifications for human laboratories.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - Answer Then right to
inspect, review, and to receive a copy of your medical records and billing records that
are held by health plans and healthcare providers covered by the privacy rule.
What are the two main purposes of HIPPA ? - Answer 1. To provide continuous health
insurance coverage for workers who lose or change their job.
2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare by standardizing the
electronic transmission of administrative and financial transactions and protects the
patients personal medical information and confidentiality.
A CCMA cannot disclose what information ? - Answer A Patients information unless
authorized.
Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what ? - Answer HIPPA
guidelines
Even if you are related to the patient you are required to have what to obtain medical
information ? - Answer Consent of the patient
The Joint Commission is responsible for what ? - Answer Regulates that identifying
patients is crucial to improving patient safety.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Answer 1. Federal agency that
oversees and regulates safety in the workplace.
2. Training provided to employee at no cost.
Quality Control (QC) promotes what ? - Answer Accurate test results
What is the most important step in ensuring patient safety ? - Answer Is proper
identification
Always ask for what two forms of identification to ID a patient ? - Answer FULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
Never confirm a patients name and date of birth how ? - Answer By speaking their
name and date of birth to them.
If they are not paying attention they may say yes when they didn't hear you.
What is implied consent ? - Answer Extending an arm for phlebotomy
Removing clothes for a medical procedure or examination.
What is informed consent ? - Answer Informing the patient of the risk, possible
outcomes, and alternative therapies.
, CCMA NHA
What is written consent ? - Answer Must have a patients signature to perform
procedure.
Patients bill of rights ? - Answer A list of guarantees for those receiving medical care.
What are some of the rights to the patient covered under patients bill of rights ? -
Answer 1. Patients have the right to a copy of their medical records.
2.Guarantees fair treatment.
3. Autonomy over medical decisions and many more rights.
POMR Should always be filled in what order ?
(Problem Oriented Medical Record) - Answer Should always be filled out in
chronological order.
Patients have a right to view their medical records at any time.
The information in the medical record belongs to who ? - Answer The medical record
belongs to the patient, however the place where the information is housed belongs to
the author.
What is a CMS-1500 form used for ? - Answer Basic standard claim form used by
healthcare professionals to request reimbursement for services provided to patients.
Encounter form or Superbill is used for what ? - Answer An itemized form of services
submitted to insurance carriers for reimbursement of rendered services. A CCMA would
also use this form to check out patients.
Release of information form allows what ? - Answer Allows a patient access to his own
medical records and allows the patient control over to whom the medical records are
released.
Preferred provider organization (PPO) - Answer Managed care organization of
providers, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who have agreed with an insurer or
a third party administrator to provide health care at a reduced rates to the insurers
administrators clients.
Medicaid provides healthcare coverage for whom ? - Answer Provides health insurance
for the medically needy.
Medicare is for ? - Answer Federal insurance plan that generally covers those over the
age of 65 and is considered an entitlement because most have paid into the system
through there employer.
Tricare is ? - Answer Healthcare for military personal and their dependents to receive
care form a civilian provider at the expense of the federal government.
