Medical Assisting Basics
This is the major reason that physicians began hiring trained medical assistants?
What is a nursing shortage?
What is clinical?
The RMA credential is provided by which organization?
Who is the AMT (American Medical Technologist)?
This physician is known as the "Prince of Physicians"
Who is Galen?
This legal term for ending a physician–patient relationship improperly is called what?
What is abandonment?
This is the minimum length of time a diploma program may last?
What is 6 weeks?
Reconciling bank statements is an example of which type of responsibility?
What is administrative or financial?
How many continuing education hours does NCCT require per year to maintain certification?
What is 14 hours?
Who is Louis Pasteur?
What document allows another person to make health care decisions for a patient?
What is a Durable Power of Attorney/Healthcare Power of Attorney?
The AAMA is headquartered in this U.S. city and state?
What is Chicago, Illinois
Which federal agency sets safety standards in the medical workplace?
Who is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
Which certification agency was founded in 1989?
What is the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)?
This scientist developed psychoanalysis and contributed to psychiatry.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Performing CPR without training and causing harm could be considered what?
What is negligence?
This type of accrediting body evaluates entire schools, not just programs.
What is institutional?
Which skill ensures compliance when handling patient information?
What is HIPAA compliance and guidelines?
What is one career opportunity for MAs in an inpatient setting?
What is a unit clerk, patient care technician, medical records clerk?
The earliest and first successfully performed heart transplant in 1967 was due to this man?
Who is Dr. Christian Barnard?
This law/act protects providers who render aid during emergencies from legal consequences.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
These two accrediting bodies specifically oversee Medical Assistant programs
What is the CAAHEP and ABHES
What term describes assigning work that an MA is competent and trained to perform?
What is delegation?
Which government agency projects employment statistics for MAs?
What is the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics?
Completed in 2001, this medicinal breakthrough studied genetics, how they work, and cloning.
What is genomic medicine?
This offense occurs when a lawful act is done incorrectly?