An insured account requiring a minimum balance that draws interest at a higher percentage than a regular savings account is called a __________ account.
A money market savings account is insured and requires a minimum balance, which usually draws interest at a higher rate than regular accounts.
Who is financially responsible for a minor seeking treatment for STIs without parental consent?
Parent or Legal Guardian receive the bill. Minors can never be billed.
Amounts owed to the physician are accounts
Accounts Receivable
Computer hardware can be divided into all of the following categories except one. Which is the exception?
A. Input devices
B. External components
C. Secondary storage devices
D. Network access devices
Computer hardware can be divided into the following categories: input devices, output devices, internal components, secondary storage devices, and network and internet access devices
External Components/B is wrong
What practice would not be considered ergonomically correct?
A. The chair’s backrest supports the upper body.
B. The chair’s armrest supports the forearms with the shoulders in a relaxed position.
C. Using a document holder.
D. The bottom of the monitor is at or just below eye level.
The monitor should be directly in front of the person with the top of the monitor at or just below eye level.
Who in the office is authorized to sign checks?
A. The doctor
B. Any trusted staff member
C. Only those whose names appear on the signature card
D. Any responsible medical assistant
Only those whose names appear on the signature card are authorized to sign checks
When a credit balance occurs on a patient account the healthcare facility owes the patient money. The medical assistant should investigate to determine who the money is owed to and then issue a refund. This refund would be posted to the account as a
A. charge.
B. payment.
C. adjustment.
D. payment and adjustment.
The amount refunded due to a credit balance would be posted as an adjustment.
All of the following are advantages to using laser printers except:
A. Cost
B. Speed
C. Quality of Printing
D. Efficiency
A laser printer is fast and efficient and produces a high-quality output; however, the cost often is higher than with other types of printers.
A business associate is a healthcare facility, healthcare provider, pharmacy, health (insurance) plan, or claims clearinghouse that transmits protected health information electronically.
True or False
False: A covered entity is a healthcare facility, healthcare provider, pharmacy, health (insurance) plan, or claims clearinghouse that transmits protected health information electronically.
Point-of-care products are designed to be used at or near where the patient is seen.
True or False?
True
When an account is opened at a bank, the depositor will be required to complete a(n) __________ card.
Signature cards allow the bank to compare signatures when negotiable instruments arrive at the bank for processing.
A plan in which payments are transferred, usually electronically, by a paying agency directly to the account of a recipient is called:
Direct deposit allows funds due account holders to go directly into their accounts.
Main working memory, which is lost if the power is turned off?
A. RAM
B. Cache
C. ROM
D. CPU
The random access memory (RAM) is the main working memory and is lost if power is turned off.
Which of the following keyboards helps reduce repetitive strain injuries by minimizing muscle strain?
A. QWERTY keyboard
B. Wireless keyboard
C. Split-key layout
D. Waved or curved key layout
E. Split-key layout and waved or curved key layout
Ergonomic keyboards help reduce repetitive strain injuries by minimizing muscle strain; these keyboards allow the user’s hands to be in a natural position when typing. The two most common ergonomic keyboards are the split-key model and the “waved” or “curved” key layout.
A series of computers that are linked, allowing them to share information, is a(n):
A. Database
B. Clearinghouse
C. Network
D. Internet
C. Network
The three most common types of bank accounts are checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market savings accounts.
True or False
True
Money that is owed to vendors and used for employee payroll is considered
Accounts Payable
What is the first thing the medical assistant should do when a check is returned unpaid by the bank?
A. Contact the person who wrote the check.
B. File it with the district attorney’s office.
C. Send a letter refusing to see the person as a patient until the matter is resolved.
D. Write off the account.
The person who wrote the nonsufficient funds check should be contacted before any other action. Most individuals rectify the situation quickly to avoid legal actions.
Privacy filters are also called privacy screens and are devices attached to monitors that allow visualization of the screen contents only if the user is directly in front of the screen.
True or False
True: Privacy filters are devices attached to monitors that allow visualization of the screen contents only if the user is directly in front of the screen; also called monitor filters or privacy screens.
HIPAA requirements include which of the following?
A. Hourly external hard drive backup
B. Daily offsite software backup
C. Yearly full server backup
D. All choices
D. HIPAA requires that the facility adopt a backup and recovery plan that includes daily offsite software backup for the EHR system.
Which of the following is required for a check endorsement?
A. Ink pen or rubber stamp
B. On the back of the check
C. Across the left or perforated end
D. Ink pen or rubber stamp and on the back of the check
E. are correct
Endorsements are made in ink, with either pen or rubber stamp, on the back of the check across the left (or perforated) end.
Which of the following account aging categories requires a final demand letter before the account is turned over to a collection agency?
A. 30-60
B. 60-90
C. 90-120
D. All are incorrect
90-120 days
This category includes the 12 keys at the top of the keyboard and each key has a specific purpose.
A. Function Keys
B. Numeric Keys
C. Control Keys
A. Function Keys
A communication system for connecting several computers so information can be shared.
Decryption
Ethernet
Interoperability
Interface
Boot
Ethernet is a communication system for connecting several computers so information can be shared
Define Continuity of care:
A. an aggregate of activities designed to ensure adequate quality, especially in manufactured products or in the service industries.
B. a formal examination of an organization’s or individual’s accounts.
C. medical attention that continues smoothly from one provider to another so that the patient receives the most benefit.
D. granted or endowed with a particular authority.
C. Continuity of care is medical attention that moves smoothly from one provider to another so that the patient receives the most benefit.