TODAY'S MEDICAL ASSISTANT KATHY
BONEWIT-WEST 4TH EDITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024-2025
Curative treatment - ANSWER Treatment that cures disease
Symptomatic treatment - ANSWER Therapy for symptoms of a disease or condition that does not remove
the disease itself
Formulary - ANSWER A list of prescription drugs covered or preferred by managed care insurance
company
Palliative treatment - ANSWER Therapy that reduces the effects of a disease or condition but does not
remove the disease itself
Empirical - ANSWER Learned from observation or experiment
Health Insurance - ANSWER Purchase of protection for covered services related to health care
Fee-for-service - ANSWER A means of payment for health care in which the cost for each service
provided is reimbursed in full or in part
Managed care - ANSWER A system that manages the delivery of health care with the intention of
controlling costs.
Residency - ANSWER A program to provide training in a medical specialty to a physician who has finished
medical school
Utilization review - ANSWER Assessment of medical services to determine whether they are appropriate,
necessary, and of high quality.
BONEWIT-WEST 4TH EDITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024-2025
Curative treatment - ANSWER Treatment that cures disease
Symptomatic treatment - ANSWER Therapy for symptoms of a disease or condition that does not remove
the disease itself
Formulary - ANSWER A list of prescription drugs covered or preferred by managed care insurance
company
Palliative treatment - ANSWER Therapy that reduces the effects of a disease or condition but does not
remove the disease itself
Empirical - ANSWER Learned from observation or experiment
Health Insurance - ANSWER Purchase of protection for covered services related to health care
Fee-for-service - ANSWER A means of payment for health care in which the cost for each service
provided is reimbursed in full or in part
Managed care - ANSWER A system that manages the delivery of health care with the intention of
controlling costs.
Residency - ANSWER A program to provide training in a medical specialty to a physician who has finished
medical school
Utilization review - ANSWER Assessment of medical services to determine whether they are appropriate,
necessary, and of high quality.
