MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT
PRACTICE TEST
A word used to indicate revising the next is ____.
a. enter
b. alter
c. cut
d. edit - Answer d. edit
A person appointed by a court to settle an estate is called a(n) _______.
a. administrator
b. actuary
c . accountant
d. public defender - Answer a administrator
Annual or periodic income to the insured for life or for a special long term is called a(a)
__________.
a. annuity
b. interest
c. malpractice
d. battery - Answer a. annuity
negligence by a professional is called
a. invasion of privacy.
b. slander
c. malpractice
d. battery - Answer c. malpractice
conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customary in the medical professional are
called._______.
a. ethics
b. judgment
c. tort
d. medical etiquette - Answer d. medical etiquette
consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable
results of that treatment.______. - Answer c. assumption of risk
To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention to continue or resume at
a later date is called._______.
a. suspension
b. judgment
, c. discontinue
d. deposition - Answer a. suspension
A bed patient in a hospital is called.__________.
a. inpatient
b. outpatient
c. third party payer
d. provider - Answer a. inpatient
One who acts for the insured or the carrier in a claim is called a(n)________.
a. member physician
b. adjuster
c. provider
d. subscriber - Answer b. adjuster
Payment made periodically to keep an insurance policy in force is called a ________.
a. time limit
b. premium
c. coinsurance
d. fee-for-service - Answer b. premium
An amount the insured must pay before policy benefits begins is called.________. -
Answer a. indemnity
Insurance plans that pay a physician's full charge if it does not exceed his normal
charged for the service by other physicians in the area, and is otherwise reasonable is
called.________.
a. usual, customary, and reasonable
b. comprehensive
c. dual choice
d. none of the above - Answer a. usual, customary, and reasonable
A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge from a
hospital is called a (a)
a. extended care facility
b. post care facility
c. coordination of benefits
d. hospice - Answer a. extended care facility
An interval after a payment is due to the insurance company in which the policy holder
may make payments, and still the policy remains in effect, is called.___________.
a. extended benefits
b. grace period
c. coordination of benefits
d. lapse time - Answer b. grace period
PRACTICE TEST
A word used to indicate revising the next is ____.
a. enter
b. alter
c. cut
d. edit - Answer d. edit
A person appointed by a court to settle an estate is called a(n) _______.
a. administrator
b. actuary
c . accountant
d. public defender - Answer a administrator
Annual or periodic income to the insured for life or for a special long term is called a(a)
__________.
a. annuity
b. interest
c. malpractice
d. battery - Answer a. annuity
negligence by a professional is called
a. invasion of privacy.
b. slander
c. malpractice
d. battery - Answer c. malpractice
conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customary in the medical professional are
called._______.
a. ethics
b. judgment
c. tort
d. medical etiquette - Answer d. medical etiquette
consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable
results of that treatment.______. - Answer c. assumption of risk
To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention to continue or resume at
a later date is called._______.
a. suspension
b. judgment
, c. discontinue
d. deposition - Answer a. suspension
A bed patient in a hospital is called.__________.
a. inpatient
b. outpatient
c. third party payer
d. provider - Answer a. inpatient
One who acts for the insured or the carrier in a claim is called a(n)________.
a. member physician
b. adjuster
c. provider
d. subscriber - Answer b. adjuster
Payment made periodically to keep an insurance policy in force is called a ________.
a. time limit
b. premium
c. coinsurance
d. fee-for-service - Answer b. premium
An amount the insured must pay before policy benefits begins is called.________. -
Answer a. indemnity
Insurance plans that pay a physician's full charge if it does not exceed his normal
charged for the service by other physicians in the area, and is otherwise reasonable is
called.________.
a. usual, customary, and reasonable
b. comprehensive
c. dual choice
d. none of the above - Answer a. usual, customary, and reasonable
A skilled nursing facility for patients receiving specialized care after discharge from a
hospital is called a (a)
a. extended care facility
b. post care facility
c. coordination of benefits
d. hospice - Answer a. extended care facility
An interval after a payment is due to the insurance company in which the policy holder
may make payments, and still the policy remains in effect, is called.___________.
a. extended benefits
b. grace period
c. coordination of benefits
d. lapse time - Answer b. grace period
