Legal Considerations
Which of the following best describes the tort applicable to the unprivileged touching of one person by another?
A) Battery
B) Libel
C) Invasion of privacy
D) Slander
A) Battery
Which of the following best describes a professional code of ethics?
A) Revokes the licenses of unethical practitioners
B)Provides a consistent guide of office protocol
C)Relieves lawmakers of some of their legal responsibilities
D)Brings standards of moral and ethical behavior together in one place
D)Brings standards of moral and ethical behavior together in one place
Which of the following is NOT an example of good writing tips for business letters?
A) First paragraph should identify what the letter is about.
B)Use language that readers will understand.
C) Use a free-flow style.
D) Use short sentences.
C) Use a free-flow style.
How can the medical assistant help prevent collection problems?
A)Mandate all payments at time of service.
B) Make payment arrangements before the patient is allowed to see physician.
C) Inform the patient of the payment policy at the first visit or call.
C) Inform the patient of the payment policy at the first visit or call.
Assets include which of the following?
A) Accounts receivable
B) Equipment and supplies
C) Building or property
D) All of these
E) None of these
D) All of these
Which of the following best describes the tort applicable to the unauthorized release of patient information?
A) Battery
B) Libel
C) Invasion of privacy
D) Slander
C) Invasion of privacy
Which of the following treatments is considered an ethical issue and has existing laws or regulations directly affecting the issue?
A) Fetal tissue research
B) Abortion
C) Allocation of scarce medical resources
D) All of these
D) All of these
Which of the following best describes what the style of the complimentary closing should do?
A) Be formal.
B)Be informal.
C) Take the form preferable to the writer.
D) Correspond to the salutation.
D) Correspond to the salutation.
Which of the following best describes accounts that occasionally go to an outside collection agency?
A) Accounts with a high accounts receivable ratio
B) Patients who do not pay in 30 days
C) Accounts that have sent bad checks
D) Highly delinquent accounts
D) Highly delinquent accounts
In your own words, explain what a balance sheet is?
An itemized statement of the assets, liabilities, and owner's equity of a medical facility as of a specific date.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for a physician to have his license revoked?
A) Unprofessional conduct
B) Conviction of a crime
C) Personal or professional incapacity
D) Formally withdrawing from a case
D) Formally withdrawing from a case
Which of the following is NOT considered to be one of the five Ps of ethical power?
A) Patience
B) Pride
C) Purpose
D) Power
D) Power
Which of the following is the letter style considered most efficient for the clinic setting?
A) Full block
B) Modified block
C) Hanging block
D) Simplified
A) Full block
If a patient comes in for their visit, what is considered the best time to collect a payment?
A) within 2 weeks
B) at time of service
C) prior to patient being seen
D) whenever its convenient for the patient
B) at time of service
In another attempt to protect the practice form embezzlement or other financial losses, providers can purchase what? And what does it do?
Fidelity bonds. It reimburses the practice for any monetary loss caused by the practice's employees.
Which of the following is a written order naming a specific date, time, and reason to appear in court?
A) Contract
B) Subpoena
C) Testimony
D) Tort
B) Subpoena
Which of the following refers to a physician’s directive that specifies an individual’s end-of-life wishes?
A) Brain death
B) Hospice
C) Advance directive
D) Euthanasia
C) Advance directive
Which of the following is correct when folding letters for standard window envelopes?
A) There is no special way to fold letters.
B) Fold to read name only in window.
C) Fold to read entire address in window.
D) Fold letter in half and then fold again.
C) Fold to read entire address in window.
When can statements no longer be sent or any attempt be made to collect a delinquent account?
A) When the patient dies
B) When the patient declares bankruptcy
C) When the patient skips or moves with no forwarding address
D) When the patient loses in small claims court
B) When the patient declares bankruptcy
What is the name for the itemized statement of the financial position of a business?
A) Income statement
B) Balance sheet
C) Trial balance
D) Collection ratio
B) Balance sheet
Which of the following best describes the outcome if an informed consent form was not secured as necessary before surgery was performed?
A) May lead to litigation
B) Medical assistant will be fired
C) Provider will be fired
D) injury to the patient
A) May lead to litigation
The process by which the ovum is fertilized in a culture dish, allowed to grow, and then implanted into the uterus is known as which of the following?
A) Surrogacy
B) In vitro fertilization
C) In vitro insemination
D) Ovulation
B) In vitro fertilization
Jeremy Brown, MD (Approximately 20th line)
111 S Main
Blossom, UT 10283-1120
Dear Dr. Brown,
Blossom Medical Society Meeting
Thank you for inviting me to speak at the Blossom Medical Society Meeting, June 15, 200_. As requested, my topic will describe the use of the MRI in assisting providers to make a more accurate diagnosis without resorting to invasive procedures. The exact title of my speech will be sent by e-mail next Friday.
Please have your office manager send information regarding the number of participants expected; time of meeting; location; and any other details that will assist me in preparing my speech.
I will write or call if I have any additional questions.
Yours truly,
Winston Lewis, MD
Winston Lewis, MD
WL:AL
What style of letter is this?
Modified block
Which of the following is true regarding collection ratio?
A) It shows the status of collections and possible losses.
B) it divides the current accounts receivable by the average monthly gross charges.
C) It is the amount of cash collected each day
D) It should be 90% or better.
E) Both A and D.
E) Both A and D.
what is true of the collection ration in a medical facility where the total receipts including any adjustments are $83,500 and the total charges equal $97,750?
A) it would be great at 94%
B) It shows a modest return of at 75%
C) It shows a fair return of 85%
D) It would be a quiet good at 88%
E) None of these
C) It shows a fair return of 85%