CCMA Chapters 1-3 Questions And Answers
Medical assisting is probably not for you if you:
a. have an interest in health and medicine
b. are good at multi-tasking
c. do not like variety in your job
d. are interested in a career in an expanding field - Answer - c
Which category of skills include those that keep medical assistants practicing within
their scope of practice?
a. communication c. instruction
b. legal and ethical concepts d. operational functions - Answer - b
Which of these is an example of an administrative skill?
a. collecting specimens c. administering medications
b. performing vital signs d. filing medical records - Answer - d
Which of these is an example of a clinical skill?
a. performing patient screenings
b. performing bookkeeping and collection procedures
c. scheduling appointments
d. preparing submittal ("clean") insurance forms - Answer - a
Medical assistants are generally allowed to:
a. perform examinations
b. diagnose illnesses
c. prescribe treatment
d. assist in the administration of treatment - Answer - d
The majority of medical assistants work in which type of environment?
a. surgical c. ambulatory care
b. insurance company d. laboratory - Answer - c
The expenses involved in running a business have made which of the following rare
today?
a. solo practices c. multiprovider clinics
b. partnerships d. hospitals - Answer - a
Urgent care centers:
a. originated about 10 years ago
b. are usually open only on weekends
c. typically require patients to make an appointment
d. take care of patients with acute illness or injury - Answer - d
, The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a team-based model of care led by:
a. a surgeon
b. the patient
c. a personal physician
d. a health insurance company representative - Answer - c
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of medical assistants is
expected to ______ from 2008 to 2018.
a. grow 118 percent c. remain about the same
b. grow 34 percent d. shrink 17 percent - Answer - b
For good grooming, it is recommended that you brush and floss your teeth at least ____
a day.
a. once c. three times
b. twice d. five times - Answer - b
To be more efficient with your time, it is recommended that you do not:
a. focus on your most important tasks each day
b. learn to say no to low-priority requests
c. stay away from bad habits that rob you of your time
d. be a perfectionist for tasks that don't require your best effort - Answer - d
Which of these tasks is typically the lowest priority?
a. working on pending files that have tasks
b. performing procedures and dismissing patients
c. rooming patients
d. assisting the provider with emergencies and procedures - Answer - A
The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) traces its roots back to:
a. 1935 c. 1975
b. 1955 d. 1995 - Answer - B
Candidates for the CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam are allowed a ____-day period in
which to take the exam.
a. 30 c. 90
b. 60 d. 120 - Answer - c
Which organization offers the Registered Medical Assistant certification?
a. American Medical Technologists (AMT)
b. American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
c. National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
d. American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Answer - a
Which organization offers its members with active certification status free access to the
My Professional Center (MPC) web site?
a. American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
Medical assisting is probably not for you if you:
a. have an interest in health and medicine
b. are good at multi-tasking
c. do not like variety in your job
d. are interested in a career in an expanding field - Answer - c
Which category of skills include those that keep medical assistants practicing within
their scope of practice?
a. communication c. instruction
b. legal and ethical concepts d. operational functions - Answer - b
Which of these is an example of an administrative skill?
a. collecting specimens c. administering medications
b. performing vital signs d. filing medical records - Answer - d
Which of these is an example of a clinical skill?
a. performing patient screenings
b. performing bookkeeping and collection procedures
c. scheduling appointments
d. preparing submittal ("clean") insurance forms - Answer - a
Medical assistants are generally allowed to:
a. perform examinations
b. diagnose illnesses
c. prescribe treatment
d. assist in the administration of treatment - Answer - d
The majority of medical assistants work in which type of environment?
a. surgical c. ambulatory care
b. insurance company d. laboratory - Answer - c
The expenses involved in running a business have made which of the following rare
today?
a. solo practices c. multiprovider clinics
b. partnerships d. hospitals - Answer - a
Urgent care centers:
a. originated about 10 years ago
b. are usually open only on weekends
c. typically require patients to make an appointment
d. take care of patients with acute illness or injury - Answer - d
, The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a team-based model of care led by:
a. a surgeon
b. the patient
c. a personal physician
d. a health insurance company representative - Answer - c
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of medical assistants is
expected to ______ from 2008 to 2018.
a. grow 118 percent c. remain about the same
b. grow 34 percent d. shrink 17 percent - Answer - b
For good grooming, it is recommended that you brush and floss your teeth at least ____
a day.
a. once c. three times
b. twice d. five times - Answer - b
To be more efficient with your time, it is recommended that you do not:
a. focus on your most important tasks each day
b. learn to say no to low-priority requests
c. stay away from bad habits that rob you of your time
d. be a perfectionist for tasks that don't require your best effort - Answer - d
Which of these tasks is typically the lowest priority?
a. working on pending files that have tasks
b. performing procedures and dismissing patients
c. rooming patients
d. assisting the provider with emergencies and procedures - Answer - A
The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) traces its roots back to:
a. 1935 c. 1975
b. 1955 d. 1995 - Answer - B
Candidates for the CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam are allowed a ____-day period in
which to take the exam.
a. 30 c. 90
b. 60 d. 120 - Answer - c
Which organization offers the Registered Medical Assistant certification?
a. American Medical Technologists (AMT)
b. American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
c. National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
d. American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Answer - a
Which organization offers its members with active certification status free access to the
My Professional Center (MPC) web site?
a. American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
