NJ CERTIFIED ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATOR (CALA)
FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM
COMPLETE ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
EHR - ANSWER: electronic health record - used between organizations
Confidentiality - ANSWER: the act of holding information in confidence, not to be
released to unauthorized individuals
Wave scheduling - ANSWER: A method of scheduling patients in which multiple
patients are scheduled at one same time and seen in the order they arrive at the
office
Modified wave scheduling - ANSWER: 2 patients arrive at a specified time and a 3rd
arrives 30 minutes later
Double booking scheduling - ANSWER: Two patients are given the same appointment
time
Notice of Privacy Practices - ANSWER: a document that informs patients of their
rights as outlined under HIPAA
Medical History Form - ANSWER: Provides data or info about a pt that the physician
can use to correlate the pt symptoms & formulate a tx plan. Considered the
foundation for understanding a pt health status.
no show - ANSWER: a person who fails to keep an appointment without giving
advance notice.
automated call routing - ANSWER: A software system that answers phones
automatically and routes calls to staff after the caller responds to prompts; also used
to call patients to remind them of upcoming appointments
conditioning - ANSWER: grouping related papers together, removing clips and
staples, fixing damaged records
releasing - ANSWER: marking form to be filed with a mark of designated preference
indexing and coding - ANSWER: Determining where to place the original record in
the file and whether it needs to be cross-referenced in another section. A chart
number is typically used for this.
, sorting - ANSWER: ordering papers in a filing structure and placing documents in
specific groups
storing and filing - ANSWER: securing documents permanently in the file
alphabetic filing - ANSWER: filing system based on the letters of the alphabet - most
widely used
numeric filing - ANSWER: Filing by numbers - usually color coded
subject filing - ANSWER: used for general correspondence using alphabet or
alphanumeric filing
medical release form - ANSWER: gives healthcare professionals permission to share
patient medical information
HIPAA - ANSWER: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
medical transcription - ANSWER: The conversion of verbal medical reports dictated
by healthcare providers into written form for inclusion in patients' health records
reverse chronological order - ANSWER: Arranging documents with the most recent
document on top or in the front, which means that the oldest document is on the
bottom or at the back of a section or file.
chronological order - ANSWER: Documents are arranged in the order in which they
happened
SOAP documentation - ANSWER: subjective, objective, assessment, plan
CHEDDAR documentation - ANSWER: Chief complaint, history, examination, details,
drugs, assessment, return visit
SOMR - ANSWER: Source oriented medical record
archived records - ANSWER: Records that are placed in storage and rarely accessed;
also called inactive records.
encryption - ANSWER: Process of converting readable data into unreadable
characters to prevent unauthorized access.
firewall - ANSWER: a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block
unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.
antivirus software - ANSWER: scans and searches hard drives to prevent, detect, and
remove known viruses, adware, and spyware
FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM
COMPLETE ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
EHR - ANSWER: electronic health record - used between organizations
Confidentiality - ANSWER: the act of holding information in confidence, not to be
released to unauthorized individuals
Wave scheduling - ANSWER: A method of scheduling patients in which multiple
patients are scheduled at one same time and seen in the order they arrive at the
office
Modified wave scheduling - ANSWER: 2 patients arrive at a specified time and a 3rd
arrives 30 minutes later
Double booking scheduling - ANSWER: Two patients are given the same appointment
time
Notice of Privacy Practices - ANSWER: a document that informs patients of their
rights as outlined under HIPAA
Medical History Form - ANSWER: Provides data or info about a pt that the physician
can use to correlate the pt symptoms & formulate a tx plan. Considered the
foundation for understanding a pt health status.
no show - ANSWER: a person who fails to keep an appointment without giving
advance notice.
automated call routing - ANSWER: A software system that answers phones
automatically and routes calls to staff after the caller responds to prompts; also used
to call patients to remind them of upcoming appointments
conditioning - ANSWER: grouping related papers together, removing clips and
staples, fixing damaged records
releasing - ANSWER: marking form to be filed with a mark of designated preference
indexing and coding - ANSWER: Determining where to place the original record in
the file and whether it needs to be cross-referenced in another section. A chart
number is typically used for this.
, sorting - ANSWER: ordering papers in a filing structure and placing documents in
specific groups
storing and filing - ANSWER: securing documents permanently in the file
alphabetic filing - ANSWER: filing system based on the letters of the alphabet - most
widely used
numeric filing - ANSWER: Filing by numbers - usually color coded
subject filing - ANSWER: used for general correspondence using alphabet or
alphanumeric filing
medical release form - ANSWER: gives healthcare professionals permission to share
patient medical information
HIPAA - ANSWER: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
medical transcription - ANSWER: The conversion of verbal medical reports dictated
by healthcare providers into written form for inclusion in patients' health records
reverse chronological order - ANSWER: Arranging documents with the most recent
document on top or in the front, which means that the oldest document is on the
bottom or at the back of a section or file.
chronological order - ANSWER: Documents are arranged in the order in which they
happened
SOAP documentation - ANSWER: subjective, objective, assessment, plan
CHEDDAR documentation - ANSWER: Chief complaint, history, examination, details,
drugs, assessment, return visit
SOMR - ANSWER: Source oriented medical record
archived records - ANSWER: Records that are placed in storage and rarely accessed;
also called inactive records.
encryption - ANSWER: Process of converting readable data into unreadable
characters to prevent unauthorized access.
firewall - ANSWER: a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block
unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.
antivirus software - ANSWER: scans and searches hard drives to prevent, detect, and
remove known viruses, adware, and spyware
