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MA Final
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48
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Professional
09/09/2011

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Term
The 6 C's
Definition
Clients words, Completeness, Conciseness, Clarity, Chronological Order, Confidentiality
Term
Truth in Lending Act
Definition
Covers credit agreements that involve more than 4 payments.
Term
If the patient needs to be seen but the physician is unavailable what do you do?
Definition
Refer the patient to another physician
Term
Public Law 95-109
Definition
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Term
Appropriate number of days send a letter stating "if you are unable to pay call our office to make arrangements."
Definition
60 Days
Term
Income earned before deductions
Definition
Gross Income
Term
What type of therapy is used for people with painful or limited movement?
Definition
Physical Therapy
Term
Guidelines for protection against hazardous wiring ensure what?
Definition
Safety of the patients and staff
Term
What is the original record for the physician's services and charges called
Definition
Fee Schedule
Term
What should you do if the Pt shows up on the wrong day?
Definition
If the patient is local try to reschedule or try to work the pt into the schedule.
Term
What are the most common office disbursements?
Definition
Payroll, rent, utilities, equipment
Term
What is the anatomical position?
Definition
Standing upright and facing forward, arms at your side and palms forward.
Term
What is form 941 used for?
Definition
To summarize the federal income and FICA taxes withheld from employee's paychecks.
Term
The elbow is what to the wrist?
Definition
Superior (Cranial)
Term
What is the problem with mercury sphygmomanometers?
Definition
The government has restricted it's use due to its effects on the environment.
Term
The normal adult heart rate range
Definition
60-100 bpm
Term
A health plan provides what?
Definition
Complete or partial payment for health care services
Term
The money the medical practice pays to run the practice is called?
Definition
Accounts payable
Term
With single entry what card shows how much the pt owes?
Definition
Patient ledger card
Term
What is substance abuse?
Definition
The intentional misuse of a controlled substance
Term
A health care provider who practices under false qualifications is guilty of what?
Definition
Fraud
Term
The degree at which the joint is able to move is called?
Definition
ROM-Range Of Motion
Term
Hyperpnea
Definition
Abnormally deep or rapid breathing
Term
That type of appointments create stress for the physician and staff?
Definition
Over-booking
Term
Two or more tissue types combine to form?
Definition
Organs
Term
The use of water to treat physical problems is called?
Definition
Hydro-therapy
Term
What history can help the physician find the cause of current medical problems?
Definition
Family medical history
Term
What is a cell that carries out it's daily functions called?
Definition
Interphase
Term
What is organized by the condition and not the body part?
Definition
The alphebetic index
Term
What is used for moist heat treatments?
Definition
Hot soak, Paraffin bath
Term
When are federal income deposits made in a physicians office?
Definition
Once a month then every 3 months
Term
Inaccuracy of linking diagnostic procedural codes can result in what?
Definition
Decreased or denied payment of a pt's claim.
Term
As an MA you answer the phone using?
Definition
Telephone etiquette
Term
With Champva and Tricare doctors may reject or accept claims on a what?
Definition
Case-by-case basis
Term
When extending credit, what is a bilateral decision?
Definition
A mutual agreement between the physician and the patient.
Term
What telephone skill is used when saying words correctly?
Definition
Eunounciation
Term
A payment a physician office makes for goods is called?
Definition
Accounts payable
Term
What is the form W-4 used for?
Definition
The employee's witholding allowance certificate
Term
The plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves?
Definition
Midsaggital
Term
What type of account is only 1 charge, usually for a small amount?
Definition
A Single entry account
Term
When taking blood pressure the first sound you hear is the?
Definition
Systolic pressure
Term
What is a chief complaint
Definition
The reason for the visit
Term
The complexity of medical decision will determine the level of service for what type of code?
Definition
E/M Codes
Term
What is a certified check?
Definition
A check stamped certified
Term
What is midsaggital
Definition
The plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.
Term
What controls expenses?
Definition
Book keeping
Term
What is the same for every cell, tissue, and organ?
Definition
DNA
Term
What is a locum tenens
Definition
A Substitute physician
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